Activation Mechanism and Structural Assembly of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ClpP1P2 Protease and Its Associated ATPases.
Katharina Weinhäupl, Tatos N. Akopian, Dmitry A. Semchonok, Olga Krandor, Rocío Arranz, M. Teresa Bueno-Carrasco, Marcos Gragera, Maelenn Chevreuil, Bertrand D. E. Raynal, Samuel Zinga, Yuxin Liu, Jack Hung-Sen Lai, Wengen Wu, William W. Bachovchin, Diego F. Gauto, , Hugo Fraga
This study identifies trehalose as an activator of ClpC1P1P2 and ClpXP1P2 protease complexes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, revealing a new mechanism for in vivo activation without the need for peptide activators.
Cell Reports · May 30, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry