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Tuberculosis
Researchers from Institute of Microbial Technology describe findings in tuberculosis
May 13th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Interdomain interaction reconstitutes the functionality of PknA, a eukaryotic type Ser/Thr kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Biological Chemistry. "Eukaryotic type Ser/Thr protein kinases have recently been shown to regulate a variety of cellular functions in bacteria. PknA, a transmembrane Ser/Thr protein kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, when constitutively expressed in Escherichia coli resulted in cell elongation and therefore has been thought to be regulating morphological changes associated with cell division," researchers in Chandigarh, India report. ...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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