UbiB proteins mediate an ATP-dependent decarboxylation step in bacterial ubiquinone biosynthesis
Katayoun Kazemzadeh, Bruno Faivre, Sophie-Carole Chobert…·Ludovic Pélosi
This study identifies UbiB as an ATP-dependent decarboxylase in bacterial ubiquinone biosynthesis, showing it can replace the UbiX/UbiD system in Escherichia coli.