Possible Roles for Basal Levels of (p)ppGpp: Growth Efficiency Vs. Surviving Stress
Two (p)ppGpp nucleotide analogs, sometimes abbreviated simply as ppGpp, are widespread in bacteria and plants. Their name alarmone reflects a view of their function as intracellular hormone-like protective alarms that can increase a 100-fold when sensing any of an array of physical or nutritional da...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.592718/full |