Trehalose Recycling Promotes Energy-Efficient Biosynthesis of the Mycobacterial Cell Envelope
Amol Arunrao Pohane, Caleb R. Carr, Jaishree Garhyan, Benjamin M. Swarts, M. Sloan Siegrist
Abstract
The mycomembrane layer of the mycobacterial cell envelope is a barrier to environmental, immune, and antibiotic insults. There is considerable evidence of mycomembrane plasticity during infection and in response to host-mimicking stresses.
Topics & Concepts
TrehaloseImmune systemCell envelopeMicrobiologyEnvelope (radar)Cell wallChemistryCell biologyBiologyImmunologyBiochemistryComputer scienceRadarTelecommunicationsEscherichia coliGeneMycobacterium research and diagnosisAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology