在α-蛋白质细菌中,nodD类的lysR型转录调节者的模块化进化和调控多样化

Nelly Koech1, John Muoma1, Aparna Banerjee2

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Science, Masinde MuliroUniversity of Science & Technology, P.O. Box 190, Kakamega, 50100, Kenya.

Archives of microbiology
|October 21, 2025
PubMed
概括

对于树枝生物共生至关重要的nodD基因具有古老的起源和多样化的进化路径,涉及基因重复和水平基因转移. 它的调节功能超越了共生,影响细菌中的各种细胞过程.

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