The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA
The antidiabetic drug, metformin, helps E. coli gather vitamin B12 from the environment by increasing the expressions of transporter genes in a RcdA-dependent manner.
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| author | Luxia Yao Yihan Wang Shenlu Qin Shihao Zhu Lianfeng Wu |
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| description | The antidiabetic drug, metformin, helps E. coli gather vitamin B12 from the environment by increasing the expressions of transporter genes in a RcdA-dependent manner. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce5b7c54b23d41e78e96f98337a13aa12023-01-29T12:19:38ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422023-01-016111010.1038/s42003-023-04475-0The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdALuxia Yao0Yihan Wang1Shenlu Qin2Shihao Zhu3Lianfeng Wu4Fudan UniversityKey Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake UniversityKey Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake UniversityKey Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake UniversityKey Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake UniversityThe antidiabetic drug, metformin, helps E. coli gather vitamin B12 from the environment by increasing the expressions of transporter genes in a RcdA-dependent manner.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04475-0 |
| spellingShingle | Luxia Yao Yihan Wang Shenlu Qin Shihao Zhu Lianfeng Wu The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA Communications Biology |
| title | The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA |
| title_full | The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA |
| title_fullStr | The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA |
| title_full_unstemmed | The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA |
| title_short | The antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin B12 from the environment through RcdA |
| title_sort | antidiabetic drug metformin aids bacteria in hijacking vitamin b12 from the environment through rcda |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04475-0 |
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