The Perilipin-Like PPE15 Protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is Required for Triacylglycerol Accumulation Under Dormancy-Inducing Conditions

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes latent tuberculosis infection in one-third of the world population and remains quiescent in the human body for decades. The dormant pathogenaccumulates lipid droplets containing triacylglycerol. In mammals, perilipin regulates lipid droplet homeostasis but no...

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Published in:Mol Microbiol
Main Authors: Daniel, Jaiyanth, Kapoor, Nidhi, Sirakova, Tatiana, Sinha, Rajesh, Kolattukudy, Pappachan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5019126/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27325376
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13422
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