The exploitation of host autophagy and ubiquitin machinery by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in shaping 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 …

DNA methyltransferases: from evolution to clinical applications

VM Del Castillo Falconi, K Torres-Arciga… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that living beings have used in different
environments. The MTases family catalyzes DNA methylation. This process is conserved …

The M. tuberculosis Rv1523 Methyltransferase Promotes Drug Resistance Through Methylation-Mediated Cell Wall Remodeling and Modulates Macrophages …

S Ali, A Ehtram, N Arora, P Manjunath, D Roy… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The acquisition of antibiotics resistance is a major clinical challenge limiting the effective
prevention and treatment of the deadliest human infectious disease tuberculosis. The …

Protein adaptations in extremophiles: an insight into extremophilic connection of mycobacterial proteome

A Kumar, A Alam, D Tripathi, M Rani, H Khatoon… - Seminars in cell & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The biological paradox about how extremophiles persist at extreme ecological conditions
throws a fascinating picture of the enormous potential of a single cell to adapt to homeostatic …

Proteome Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cells Exposed to Nitrosative Stress

AG Birhanu, M Gómez-Muñoz, S Kalayou, T Riaz… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are secreted by human cells in response to infection by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Although RNS can kill Mtb under some circumstances …

Post translational modifications in tuberculosis: ubiquitination paradox

M Shariq, N Quadir, JA Sheikh, AK Singh, WR Bishai… - Autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Innate immune signaling and xenophagy are crucial innate defense strategies exploited by
the host to counteract intracellular pathogens with ubiquitination as a critical regulator of …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Methyltransferase Rv1515c Can Suppress Host Defense Mechanisms by Modulating Immune Functions Utilizing a Multipronged …

A Rani, A Alam, F Ahmad, MP, A Saurabh… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) gene Rv1515c encodes a conserved hypothetical
protein exclusively present within organisms of MTB complex and absent in non-pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] TN strain proteome mediated therapeutic target mapping and multi-epitopic peptide-based vaccine development for Mycobacterium leprae

M Bhattacharya, AR Sharma, P Ghosh, P Patra… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leprosy is a significant universal health problem that is remarkably still a concern in
developing countries due to infection frequency. New therapeutic molecules and next …

[HTML][HTML] Forensic epigenetic analysis: the path ahead

S Sabeeha, SE Hasnain - Medical principles and practice, 2019 - karger.com
Unlike DNA fingerprinting, which scores for differences in the genome that are phenotype
neutral, epigenetic variations are gaining importance in forensic investigations. Methylation …

Expression of a unique M. tuberculosis DNA MTase Rv1509 in M. smegmatis alters the gene expression pattern and enhances virulence

P Manjunath, J Ahmad, J Samal, A Rani… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) genome encompasses 4,173 genes, about a quarter of
which remain uncharacterized and hypothetical. Considering the current limitations …