鉴定了EcpK,这是一个细菌氨酸伪激酶,在Myxococcus xanthus中对外聚糖生物合成很重要

Luca Blöcher1, Johannes Schwabe1, Timo Glatter2

  • 1Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany.

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概括

细菌使用聚糖合物共聚合酶 (PCP) 进行生物合成,通常由细菌氨酸激酶 (BYKs) 调节. 这项研究揭示了一种新的BY伪基因酶,EcpK,它通过蛋白质相互作用构建PCP,独立于酸化,在Myxococcus xanthus.

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