Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains five resuscitation-promoting factor (Rpf)-like proteins, RpfA-E, that are implicated in resuscitation of this organism from dormancy via a mechanism involving hydrolysis of the peptidoglycan ...

The ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to enter into a dormant state has resulted in one third of the world’s population being infected with latent tuberculosis. As such, the study of the molecular mechanisms that ...