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. 2023 Aug;31(8):767-768.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.05.012. Epub 2023 Jun 1.

Spore germination receptors - a new paradigm

Anne Moir  1
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Spore germination receptors - a new paradigm

Anne Moir. Trends Microbiol. 2023 Aug.
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Abstract

David Rudner and his team (Gao et al.) predict a pentameric structure for the GerA alanine-responsive germination receptor of Bacillus subtilis and demonstrate that it behaves as a nutrient-gated ion channel, finally establishing a function for this novel family of receptors and focussing research on early ion movements in germination.

Keywords: germination; ion channel.

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