Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is produced by both bacteria and their eukaryotic hosts,
and it appears to play multiple important roles in the interactions between those organisms …

Leukocytes are immune cells derived from hematopoietic stem cells of the bone marrow
which play essential roles in inflammatory and immune responses. In contrast to anucleate …

The bioleaching process is carried out by aerobic acidophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria that are
mainly mesophilic or moderately thermophilic. However, many mining sites are located in …

The prokaryotic ubiquitous Toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules encodes for a stable toxin and an
unstable antitoxin. VapBC subfamily is the most abundant Type II TA system in M …

Background Platelets secrete many pro‐wound healing molecules such as growth factors
and cytokines. We found that releasates from activated human platelets induced the …

The ppk1 gene encodes polyphosphate kinase (PPK1), which is the major catalytic enzyme
that Escherichia coli utilizes to synthesize inorganic polyphosphate (polyP). The aim of this …

Simple Summary Inorganic polyphosphate, a linear polymer of orthophosphoric acid, plays
an important role in microorganisms' stress resistance. Vtc4 protein synthetizes inorganic …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. smegmatis form drug-tolerant biofilms through
dedicated genetic programs. In support of a stepwise process regulating biofilm production …

Novel antibacterial agents are urgently needed to address the infections caused by multi-
drug resistant bacteria. Urinary tract infections are common infectious diseases in clinical …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) complex, is a zoonotic
disease that remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Latent tuberculosis …