MicrobiologybioRxiv
EfgA is a conserved formaldehyde sensor that halts bacterial translation in response to elevated formaldehyde
J. Bazurto, D. D. Nayak, T. Ticak…·C. J. Marx
This study identifies EfgA as a formaldehyde sensor in Methylorubrum extorquens that inhibits translation under formaldehyde stress, without enzymatic detoxification.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001208