Heme and hemoglobin utilization by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Iron is essential for growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but most of the iron in the human body is stored in heme within hemoglobin. Here, Mitra et al. identify two heme uptake mechanisms in M. tuberculosis, one dependent on the inner-membrane Dpp importer and the other dependent on host albumin.
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| Formato: | Artigo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglês |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-09-01
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| Colección: | Nature Communications |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12109-5 |
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