TB Research

Inhibiting the stringent response blocks <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> entry into quiescence and reduces persistence

Noton K. Dutta, Lee G. Klinkenberg, Maria-Jesus Vazquez, Delfina Segura-Carro, Gonzalo Colmenarejo, Fernando Ramón, Beatriz Rodríguez-Miquel, Lydia Mata-Cantero, et al. (17 authors)

Science Advances · 2019-03

Abstract

The stringent response enzyme is a promising new target for Mycobacterium tuberculosis persisters.

MeSH terms

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Stringent response
  • Tuberculosis
  • Microbiology
  • Persistence (discontinuity)
  • Biology
  • Mycobacterium
  • Virology
  • Immunology