Mycobacterium tuberculosis overcomes phosphate starvation by extensively remodelling its lipidome with phosphorus-free lipids
Robert M. Gray, Debbie M. Hunt, Mariana Silva dos Santos, Jiuyu Liu, Aleksandra Agapova, Angela Rodgers, Antony Fearns, Julio Ortiz Canseco, Acely Garza-Garcı́a, James I. MacRae, Maximiliano Gabriel Gutierrez, Richard E. Lee Jr., Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho
This study shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis remodels its lipidome to survive phosphate starvation by using phosphorus-free lipids and host-derived phosphate sources.
Nature Communications · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology