Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Omics analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates uncovers Rv3094c, an ethionamide metabolism-associated gene

  • Li Wan,
  • Peilei Hu,
  • Lili Zhang,
  • Zhao-Xi Wang,
  • Joy Fleming,
  • Bo Ni,
  • Jianjun Luo,
  • Cha-Xiang Guan,
  • Liqiong Bai,
  • Yunhong Tan,
  • Haican Liu,
  • Na Li,
  • Tongyang Xiao,
  • Hua Bai,
  • Yong-An Zhang,
  • Xian-En Zhang,
  • Kanglin Wan,
  • Lijun Bi,
  • Songying Ouyang,
  • Hongtai Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04433-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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A multi-omic analysis of 11 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates with different drug resistance profiles leads to the discovery of Rv3094c, an enzyme capable of activating the clinically relevant Mtb drug, ethionamide.