Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) resides in human macrophages where it exploits host lipids for survival. Little is known about the interaction between M.tb and macrophage plasmalogens, the subclass of glycerophospholipids having a vinyl-ether bond at sn-1. Lysoplasmalogens, produced from plasmalog...
ORGANISM(S): Mycobacterium tuberculosis