A research team including the involvement of the UAB has identified the P116 protein, by which the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae obtains cholesterol and other lipids needed to survive. The study, led by the IBMB-CSIC and the Buchmann Institute in Germany, has managed to decipher the structure and functioning of this protein that is so essential to the bacterium. The results have biotechnological implications and will help to develop new tools to fight against Mycoplasma infections.
