An archaeal ADP-dependent serine kinase involved in cysteine biosynthesis and serine metabolism

Archaea metabolism has unique adaptations to hostile environments. Here Makino et al. describe an unusual ADP-dependent kinase that phosphorylates free serine to O-phosphoserine and participates in an additional cysteine biosynthetic pathway in the archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuki Makino, Takaaki Sato, Hiroki Kawamura, Shin-ichi Hachisuka, Ryo Takeno, Tadayuki Imanaka, Haruyuki Atomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13446