luxA gene from Enhygromyxa salina encodes a functional homodimeric luciferase
A. Yudenko, S. V. Bazhenov, V. A. Aleksenko, I. M. Goncharov, O. Semenov, A. Remeeva, V. V. Nazarenko, E. Kuznetsova, V. V. Fomin, M. N. Konopleva, R. Al Ebrahim, N. N. Sluchanko, Y. Ryzhykau, Y. S. Semenov, A. Kuklin, , I. Gushchin
The study identifies EsLuxA from Enhygromyxa salina as a functional homodimeric luciferase that produces light in vitro and in vivo, suggesting a simplified evolutionary pathway for bioluminescence.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2023Biochemistry