The language of bacterial defences expands
- Resource Type
- News
- Authors
- Wassarman, Douglas R.; Kranzusch, Philip J.
- Source
- Nature: International weekly journal of science. 622(7984):705-706
- Subject
- Microbiology
Virology
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
1476-4687
Cells use specialized nucleotide signals to activate defences. A bacterial study reveals a previously unknown class of signals, formed by linking molecules of ATP and S-adenosyl methionine.
Previously unknown second-messenger molecule for bacterial defence found.