The unusual convergence of steroid catabolic pathways in Mycobacterium abscessus
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2207505119
Abstract: Significance Cholesterol catabolism, a potential therapeutic target in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains underexplored in nontuberculosis mycobacteria. Our study revealed that the opportunistic pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus contains catabolic pathways for cholesterol and 4-androstenedione, and that among strains… read more here.
Keywords: convergence steroid; unusual convergence; catabolic pathways; mycobacterium abscessus ... See more keywords