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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Main Authors: Llorenç Fernández-Coll, Michael Cashel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.592718/full

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