MicrobiologybioRxiv
The alarmone (p)ppGpp is part of the heat shock response of Bacillus subtilis
H. Schäfer, B. Beckert, W. Steinchen…·K. Turgay
This study shows that (p)ppGpp, a bacterial alarmone, mediates the heat shock response in B. subtilis by reducing translation and enhancing stress tolerance.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008275