Uridine Catabolism Breaks the Bonds of Commensalism.
Résumé
How gut cells distinguish between beneficial symbionts and deleterious pathobionts is a central question. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Kim et al. (2020) demonstrate that the nucleoside catabolism pathway controlling bacterial uracil and ribose production is an essential trigger of the commensal to pathogen transition.
Domaines
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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