Apr 4, 2006
Tuberculosis Waste Disposal Defeats Immune System
The first detailed structure of a crucial protein-cleaving component, the proteasome, commonly known as the cellular waste disposal unit, of the tuberculosis bacterium has been obtained by US researchers. The existence of a proteasome in this microbe, only hinted at previously, could offer new targets for drug research to treat the disease.
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