A riboswitch gives rise to multi-generational phenotypic heterogeneity in an auxotrophic bacterium
Auxotrophic bacteria rely on transporters to acquire essential compounds from their environment. Here, Hernandez-Valdes et al. show that a riboswitch generates long-term, stable heterogenous expression of a high-affinity methionine transporter in auxotrophic Lactococcus lactis.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15017-1 |