A catalog of small proteins from the global microbiome

Abstract Small open reading frames (smORFs) shorter than 100 codons are widespread and perform essential roles in microorganisms, where they encode proteins active in several cell functions, including signal pathways, stress response, and antibacterial activities. However, the ecology, distribution...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Yiqian Duan, Célio Dias Santos-Júnior, Thomas Sebastian Schmidt, Anthony Fullam, Breno L. S. de Almeida, Chengkai Zhu, Michael Kuhn, Xing-Ming Zhao, Peer Bork, Luis Pedro Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51894-6