The exploitation of host autophagy and ubiquitin machinery by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sha** immune responses and host defense during infection

M Shariq, N Quadir, A Alam, S Zarin, JA Sheikh… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Intracellular pathogens have evolved various efficient molecular armaments to subvert
innate defenses. Cellular ubiquitination, a normal physiological process to maintain …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis-macrophage interaction: Molecular updates

H Bo, UAE Moure, Y Yang, J Pan, L Li… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of Tuberculosis (TB), remains a
pathogen of great interest on a global scale. This airborne pathogen affects the lungs, where …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Protein PE6 (Rv0335c), a Novel TLR4 Agonist, Evokes an Inflammatory Response and Modulates the Cell Death Pathways in …

N Sharma, M Shariq, N Quadir, J Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is an intracellular pathogen that exploits moonlighting
functions of its proteins to interfere with host cell functions. PE/PPE proteins utilize host …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis RipA Dampens TLR4-Mediated Host Protective Response Using a Multi-Pronged Approach Involving Autophagy, Apoptosis, Metabolic …

M Shariq, N Quadir, N Sharma, J Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Reductive evolution has endowed Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) with moonlighting in
protein functions. We demonstrate that RipA (Rv1477), a peptidoglycan hydrolase, activates …

Antibodies as key mediators of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Q Wang, D Nag, SL Baldwin, RN Coler… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with the bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (M. tb) in the respiratory tract. There was an estimated 10.6 million people …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific protein Rv1509 evokes efficient innate and adaptive immune response indicative of protective Th1 immune signature

J Ahmad, J Samal, JA Sheikh, SK Arora… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dissecting the function (s) of proteins present exclusively in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
tb) will provide important clues regarding the role of these proteins in mycobacterial …

Structural and Biophysical properties of therapeutically important proteins Rv1509 and Rv2231A of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

N Rastogi, S Zarin, A Alam, GV Konduru… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Through comparative analyses using BLASTp and BLASTn of the 25 target sequences, our
research identified two unique post-transcriptional modifiers, Rv1509 and Rv2231A, which …

Chemical and Biological Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific ESAT6-Like Proteins and Their Potentials in the Prevention of Tuberculosis and …

AS Mustafa - Medical Principles and Practice, 2023 - karger.com
Abstract Early Secreted Antigenic Target 6 kDa (ESAT6) is a potent immunogenic protein
secreted by the bacteria causing tuberculosis, ie, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Another …

An Immunoinformatics-Based Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Region of Difference-2 Uncharacterized Protein (Rv1987) as a Potential Subunit Vaccine Candidate for …

AM Arega, AK Dhal, KP Pattanaik, S Nayak… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis and develops
resistance to many of the existing drugs. The sole licensed TB vaccine, BCG, is unable to …

Mechanisms of immune evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: the impact of T7SS and cell wall lipids on host defenses

AA Malik, M Shariq, JA Sheikh, U Jaiswal… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is one of the most successful human pathogens, causing
a severe and widespread infectious disease. The frequent emergence of multidrug-resistant …