The serine transporter SdaC prevents cell lysis upon glucose depletion in Escherichia coli

Abstract The amino acid serine plays diverse metabolic roles, yet bacteria actively degrade exogenously provided serine via deamination to pyruvate. Serine deamination is thought to be a detoxification mechanism due to the ability of serine to inhibit several biosynthetic reactions, but this pathway...

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Main Authors: Michelle A. Kriner, Arvind R. Subramaniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.960