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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ser/Thr Protein Kinase B Mediates an Oxygen-Dependent Replication Switch.
Document Type
Article
Source
PLoS Biology. Jan2014, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Diagrams, 5 Graphs.
Subject
*MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis
*PROTEIN kinases
*PROTEIN kinase B
*CHROMOSOME replication
*DRUG tolerance
*THREONINE
Language
ISSN
1544-9173
Abstract
: Mtb growth and replication are sensitive to altered levels of the Ser/Thr kinase PknB, and this sensitivity increased under hypoxic conditions. Thus, PknB is a critical regulator of the oxygen-dependent replication switch of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]