The Endosymbiont Amoebophilus asiaticus Encodes an S-Adenosylmethionine Carrier That Compensates for Its Missing Methylation Cycle

All organisms require S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as a methyl group donor and cofactor for various biologically important processes. However, certain obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria and also the amoeba symbiont Amoebophilus asiaticus have lost the capacity to synthesize this cofactor and he...

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Main Authors: Haferkamp, Ilka, Penz, Thomas, Geier, Melanie, Ast, Michelle, Mushak, Tanja, Horn, Matthias, Schmitz-Esser, Stephan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697640/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23667233
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00195-13
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