BiochemistryCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewed
Aromatic Patch in WhiB-Like Transcription Factors Facilitates Primary Sigma Factor Interaction in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Daisy Guiza Beltran, Tao Wan, Javier Seravalli…·Limei Zhang
This study identifies an aromatic patch in Mtb Wbl proteins that mediates interaction with the primary sigma 70 factor, revealing a conserved binding mechanism and evolutionary relationship with actinobacterial phages.
DOI 10.1038/s42003-026-09698-5