The second messenger c-di-AMP controls natural competence via ComFB signaling protein
S. Samir, S. Doello, E. Zimmer, M. Haffner, A. M. Enkerlin, T. Mueller, L. Dengler, S. P. Lambidis, S. Sivabalasarma, S.-V. Albers, K. A. Selim
The paper shows that c-di-AMP regulates natural competence in cyanobacteria via the ComFB signaling protein, which is essential for pilus biogenesis and DNA uptake.
bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2023Microbiology