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Arginine dephosphorylation propels spore germination in bacteria

Arginine dephosphorylation propels spore germination in bacteria

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Arginine dephosphorylation propels spore germination in bacteria

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Arginine dephosphorylation propels spore germination in bacteria

Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2019-07, Vol.116 (28), p.14228-14237

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Bacterial spores can remain dormant for years but possess the remarkable ability to germinate, within minutes, once nutrients become available. However, it still remains elusive how such instant awakening of cellular machineries is achieved. Utilizing Bacillus subtilis as a model, we show that YwlE arginine (Arg) phosphatase is crucial for spore ge...

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Arginine dephosphorylation propels spore germination in bacteria

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6628785

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6628785

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1817742116

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