Ancient nitrogenases are ATP dependent

ABSTRACT Life depends on a conserved set of chemical energy currencies that are relics of early biochemistry. One of these is ATP, a molecule that, when paired with a divalent metal ion such as Mg2+, can be hydrolyzed to support numerous cellular and molecular processes. Despite its centrality to ex...

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Main Authors: Derek F. Harris, Holly R. Rucker, Amanda K. Garcia, Zhi-Yong Yang, Scott D. Chang, Hannah Feinsilber, Betül Kaçar, Lance C. Seefeldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-07-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01271-24