Something old, something new, something borrowed; how the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus responds to oxidative stress.

To avoid molecular damage of biomolecules due to oxidation, all cells have evolved constitutive and responsive systems to mitigate and repair chemical modifications. Archaea have adapted to some of the most extreme environments known to support life, including highly oxidizing conditions. However, i...

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Main Authors: Walid S Maaty, Blake Wiedenheft, Pavel Tarlykov, Nathan Schaff, Joshua Heinemann, Jim Robison-Cox, Jacob Valenzuela, Amanda Dougherty, Paul Blum, C Martin Lawrence, Trevor Douglas, Mark J Young, Brian Bothner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2739297?pdf=render