Metabolic fate of human immunoactive sterols in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
T. Varaksa, S. Bukhdruker, I. Grabovec, E. Marin, A. Kavaleuski, A. Gusach, K. Kovalev, I. Maslov, A. Luginina, D. Zabelskiy, R. Astashkin, M. Shevtsov, S. Smolskaya, A. Kavaleuskaya, P. Shabunya, , N. Strushkevich
The paper identifies Mtb enzymes that metabolize human immune oxysterols and vitamin D3 derivatives, revealing a potential drug target for tuberculosis treatment.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2020Biochemistry