MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
PII signal transduction superfamily acts as a valve plug to control bicarbonate and ammonia homeostasis among different bacterial phyla
M. Haffner, W.-T. Hou, O. Mantovani…·K. A. Selim
The paper identifies SbtB as a PII-like protein that acts as a unidirectional valve to control bicarbonate transport via SbtA in cyanobacteria, with similar mechanisms observed in Bacillus for ammonium transport.
DOI 10.1101/2023.08.10.552651