Phosphotransferase-dependent accumulation of (p)ppGpp in response to glutamine deprivation in Caulobacter crescentus

Séverin Ronneau; Kenny Petit; Xavier De Bolle; Régis Hallez

doi:10.1038/ncomms11423

Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

Phosphotransferase-dependent accumulation of (p)ppGpp in response to glutamine deprivation in Caulobacter crescentus

Séverin Ronneau,
Kenny Petit,
Xavier De Bolle,
Régis Hallez

Affiliations

Séverin Ronneau: Bacterial Cell cycle and Development (BCcD), URBM, University of Namur
Kenny Petit: Bacterial Cell cycle and Development (BCcD), URBM, University of Namur
Xavier De Bolle: Bacterial Cell cycle and Development (BCcD), URBM, University of Namur
Régis Hallez: Bacterial Cell cycle and Development (BCcD), URBM, University of Namur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11423
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The small molecule (p)ppGpp is commonly produced by bacteria as a signal of nutrient starvation. Here, Ronneau et al. show that (p)ppGpp accumulation in the model bacterium Caulobacter crescentusis modulated by a nitrogen-related phosphotransferase system in response to glutamine deprivation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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