CtpB is a plasma membrane copper (I) transporting P-type ATPase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Biol. Res; 53 (), 2020
BACKGROUND: The intracellular concentration of heavy-metal cations, such as copper, nickel, and zinc is pivotal for the mycobacterial response to the hostile environment inside macrophages. To date, copper transport mediated by P-type ATPases across the mycobacterial plasma membrane has not been sufficie...