Whole genome CRISPRi screening identifies druggable vulnerabilities in an isoniazid resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Abstract Drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are a major global health problem. Resistance to the front-line antibiotic isoniazid is often associated with mutations in the katG-encoded bifunctional catalase-peroxidase. We hypothesise that perturbed KatG activity would generate colla...

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Main Authors: XinYue Wang, William J. Jowsey, Chen-Yi Cheung, Caitlan J. Smart, Hannah R. Klaus, Noon EJ Seeto, Natalie JE Waller, Michael T. Chrisp, Amanda L. Peterson, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Emily Strong, Brunda Nijagal, Nicholas P. West, Jason H. Yang, Peter C. Fineran, Gregory M. Cook, Simon A. Jackson, Matthew B. McNeil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54072-w
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