TB Research

Molecular insights into ferric-siderophore transport by the putative TonB-dependent transporter in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

Gauri Shankar, Yusuf Akhter

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 2024-03

Abstract

pathogenesis, so this work may inform novel therapeutic strategies that disrupt siderophore uptake pathways.

MeSH terms

  • Siderophore
  • Ferric
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Virulence
  • Ligand (biochemistry)
  • Bacterial outer membrane
  • Biophysics
  • Transporter
  • Docking (animal)
  • Chemistry
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Biochemistry
  • ATP-binding cassette transporter
  • Extracellular
  • Biology
  • Microbiology