To cause tuberculosis, the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis must obtain nutrients from host cells. This is facilitated at least in part by protein complexes known as transporters. The structure of ...

Scientists at James Cook University have uncovered new insights into how the body contains latent tuberculosis, using a ...

Besides their normal role, pump overexpression confers drug resistance. Knowing the structure is a step to disabling the pumps with inhibitors BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tuberculosis is the world’s leading ...

Scientists uncover how Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria uses fats for energy, mapping a key protein and opening new paths for drug development against the deadly infection.