Zinc and copper toxicity in host defense against pathogens: Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a model example of an emerging paradigm

Olivier Neyrolles (1) , Elisabeth Mintz (2) , Patrice Catty (2)

1 IPBS - Institut de pharmacologie et de biologie structurale
2 LCBM - UMR 5249 - Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux

Mots clés: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; macrophage; P-type ATPase; zinc; copper; HEAVY-METAL RESISTANCE; NUTRITIONAL IMMUNITY; IDENTIFICATION; MECHANISMS; VIRULENCE; ATPASES; PROTEIN; EFFLUX; GENES; IRON

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Maladies infectieuses

Olivier Neyrolles, Elisabeth Mintz, Patrice Catty. Zinc and copper toxicity in host defense against pathogens: Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a model example of an emerging paradigm. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2013, 3 (89), pp.3841717. ⟨10.3389/fcimb.2013.00089⟩. ⟨hal-01105449⟩