{
  "id": 9304551,
  "title": "Identifying a novel mechanism of L-leucine uptake in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> using a chemical genomic approach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/identifying-a-novel-mechanism-of-l-leucine-uptake-in-i-mycobacterium",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "eLife",
    "slug": "elife",
    "url": "https://elifesciences.org/articles/107025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amino acid biosynthesis is vital for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) proliferation and tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis. However, it is not clear how amino acids are transported in Mtb, particularly the branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) that contribute to the production of the cell-wall lipid component precursors, such as acetyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA. While performing the screening of an…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}