The mycobacterial cell envelope /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Daffé, Mamadou, Reyrat, Jean-Marc
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The global architecture of the mycobacterial cell envelope
  • Wall ultrastructure and periplasm
  • Biosynthesis of the arabinogalactan-peptidoglycan complex of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • A comprehensive overview of mycolic acid structure and biosynthesis
  • Cording, cord factors, and trehalose dimycolate
  • Structure, biosynthesis, and activities of phosphatidyl-myo-Inositol-based lipoglycans
  • Antibiotics and new inhibitors of the cell wall
  • Enigmatic proteins from the surface : the Erp, PE, and PPE protein families
  • Mycobacterial porins
  • Iron uptake in mycobacteria / Luis E.N. Quadri
  • The ABC transporter systems
  • The MmpL protein family
  • ESAT-6 and the mycobacterial ESX secretion systems
  • Mycobacterial sigma factors and surface biology
  • Biosynthesis of mycobacterial lipids by multifunctional polyketide synthases
  • The constituents of the cell envelope and their impact on the host immune system
  • Biosynthesis and roles of phenolic glycolipids and related molecules in Mycobacterium tuberculosiś
  • Sulfated metabolites from Mycobacterium tuberculosis : sulfolipid-1 and beyond
  • The mycobacterial heparin-binding hemagglutinin : a virulence factor and antigen useful for diagnostics and vaccine development
  • The role of mycobacterial kinases and phosphatases in growth, pathogenesis, and cell wall metabolism
  • Glycopeptidolipids : a complex pathway for small pleiotropic molecules
  • The mycolactones : biologically active polyketides produced by Mycobacterium ulcerans and related aquatic mycobacteria
  • Epilogue: The envelope : beyond the veil