Abstract:Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) that lives intracellularly. MTB can inhibit lysosomal enzymes and phagolysosomal fusion, which is challenging to eliminate. These are due to ESAT-6/CFP-10 originating from the RD1 region genome that expresses the Esx-1 type VII secretion system. Esx-1 encodes Esx-A (ESAT-6) and Esx-B (CFP-10), potential vaccine candidates still under research and development. ESAT-6/CFP-10 is predicted to affect macrophage phagocytic activity… Show more
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