PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis

PPE50 is a diverse novel subfamily of PE/PPE proteins in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that show a phylogeographic distribution indicative host-pathogen co-evolution.

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Main Authors: Christopher D’Souza, Jody E. Phelan, Paula-Josefina Gomez-Gonzalez, Joseph Thorpe, Taane G. Clark, Anthony G. Tsolaki
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08383-3
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spelling doaj-art-9fe848821aba4f1db6a5d9a1419a4d942025-08-20T03:43:21ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422025-07-018111210.1038/s42003-025-08383-3PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosisChristopher D’Souza0Jody E. Phelan1Paula-Josefina Gomez-Gonzalez2Joseph Thorpe3Taane G. Clark4Anthony G. Tsolaki5Department of Biosciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University of LondonLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDepartment of Biosciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University of LondonPPE50 is a diverse novel subfamily of PE/PPE proteins in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that show a phylogeographic distribution indicative host-pathogen co-evolution.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08383-3
spellingShingle Christopher D’Souza
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PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis
Communications Biology
title PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis
title_full PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis
title_fullStr PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis
title_short PPE50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host-pathogen co-evolution in tuberculosis
title_sort ppe50 variants as novel phylogeographic signatures of host pathogen co evolution in tuberculosis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08383-3
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