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Enzyme Research
Studies from University of Basel in the area of enzyme research described
April 14th, 2009
A new study, 'Differential expression of a virulence factor in pathogenic and non-pathogenic mycobacteria,' is now available. According to a study from Basel, Switzerland, "The pathogenicity of mycobacterial infections depends on virulence factors that mediate survival inside host macrophages. These virulence factors are generally believed to be specific for pathogenic species and absent or mutated in non-pathogenic strains." "The serine/threonine protein kinase G (PknG) mediates survival of mycobacteria within macrophages by blocking lysosomal delivery. Here we describe a gene of the non-pathogenic species Mycobacterium smegmatis that is 78% identical with pknG...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-14)
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