{"title":"Convergence and divergence in the metabolic network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis","authors":"Catherine B. Hubert, Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.coisb.2021.100384","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Metabolism is still often regarded as a set of canonical reactions, identical in all organisms, yet that is far from correct. Metabolism and the metabolic networks required for cellular functions vary dramatically even within species. This diversity is also present in bacterial pathogens. This mini-review explores the role of metabolic convergence and divergence in shaping the metabolic network of </span><span><em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em></span> and its ability to survive in the host. With the help of a few selected examples, we aim to illustrate the magnitude of changes observed in <em>M. tuberculosis</em> metabolic network.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37400,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Systems Biology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100384"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Systems Biology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452310021000780","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Metabolism is still often regarded as a set of canonical reactions, identical in all organisms, yet that is far from correct. Metabolism and the metabolic networks required for cellular functions vary dramatically even within species. This diversity is also present in bacterial pathogens. This mini-review explores the role of metabolic convergence and divergence in shaping the metabolic network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its ability to survive in the host. With the help of a few selected examples, we aim to illustrate the magnitude of changes observed in M. tuberculosis metabolic network.
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Current Opinion in Systems Biology is a new systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up-to-date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Systems Biology. It publishes polished, concise and timely systematic reviews and opinion articles. In addition to describing recent trends, the authors are encouraged to give their subjective opinion on the topics discussed. As this is such a broad discipline, we have determined themed sections each of which is reviewed once a year. The following areas will be covered by Current Opinion in Systems Biology: -Genomics and Epigenomics -Gene Regulation -Metabolic Networks -Cancer and Systemic Diseases -Mathematical Modelling -Big Data Acquisition and Analysis -Systems Pharmacology and Physiology -Synthetic Biology -Stem Cells, Development, and Differentiation -Systems Biology of Mold Organisms -Systems Immunology and Host-Pathogen Interaction -Systems Ecology and Evolution