The PhoP-dependent ncRNA Mcr7 modulates the TAT secretion system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The PhoPR two-component system is essential for virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis where it controls expression of approximately 2% of the genes, including those for the ESX-1 secretion apparatus, a major virulence determinant. Mutations in phoP lead to compromised production of pathogen-specif...

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Main Authors: Luis Solans, Jesús Gonzalo-Asensio, Claudia Sala, Andrej Benjak, Swapna Uplekar, Jacques Rougemont, Christophe Guilhot, Wladimir Malaga, Carlos Martín, Stewart T Cole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24874799/pdf/?tool=EBI