Title |
Toward Understanding the Essence of Post-Translational Modifications for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Immunoproteome
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Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, August 2014
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DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00361 |
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Authors |
Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Véronique Corbière, Kaat Smits, Jacqueline A. M. van Gaans-van den Brink, Martien C. M. Poelen, Francoise Mascart, Hugo D. Meiring, Camille Locht |
Abstract |
CD4(+) T cells are prominent effector cells in controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection but may also contribute to immunopathology. Studies probing the CD4(+) T cell response from individuals latently infected with Mtb or patients with active tuberculosis using either small or proteome-wide antigen screens so far revealed a multi-antigenic, yet mostly invariable repertoire of immunogenic Mtb proteins. Recent developments in mass spectrometry-based proteomics have highlighted the occurrence of numerous types of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in proteomes of prokaryotes, including Mtb. The well-known PTMs in Mtb are glycosylation, lipidation, or phosphorylation, known regulators of protein function or compartmentalization. Other PTMs include methylation, acetylation, and pupylation, involved in protein stability. While all PTMs add variability to the Mtb proteome, relatively little is understood about their role in the anti-Mtb immune responses. Here, we review Mtb protein PTMs and methods to assess their role in protective immunity against Mtb. |
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