MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewed
The antagonistic transcription factors, EspM and EspN, regulate the ESX-1 secretion system in M. marinum
Kathleen R. Nicholson, Rachel M. Cronin, Rebecca J. Prest…·Patricia A. DiGiuseppe Champion
This study identifies EspN as a critical transcription factor regulating the ESX-1 system in M. marinum, which is essential for macrophage infection and disease burden, but its activity is masked by EspM under laboratory conditions.