Rippling life on a dormant planet: hibernation of ribosomes, RNA polymerases, and other essential enzymes

Throughout the tree of life, cells and organisms enter states of dormancy or hibernation as a key feature of their biology: from a bacterium arresting its growth in response to starvation, to a plant seed anticipating placement in fertile ground, to a human oocyte poised for fertilization to create...

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Main Authors: Karla Helena-Bueno, Lewis I. Chan, Sergey V. Melnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1386179/full