Screening Mycobacterium tuberculosis secreted proteins identifies Mpt64 as eukaryotic membrane-binding virulence factor
Chelsea E. Stamm, Breanna L. Pasko, Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn, Luis H. Franco, Vidhya R. Nair, Bethany A. Weigele, Neal M. Alto, Michael U. Shiloh
The paper identifies Mpt64 as a M. tuberculosis secreted protein that binds eukaryotic membranes and is necessary for bacterial survival in macrophages.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology