MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Antagonistic small proteins enable magnesium-dependent tuning of two-component signaling
Lisa Werland, Gabriele Malengo, Wenting Liu…·Jing Yuan
The paper shows how two small proteins, SafA and MgrB, work together with magnesium to control the PhoQ/PhoP signaling system in E. coli, enhancing sensitivity to environmental changes.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.06.723403