The study led by researchers from the Zaidín Experimental Station identifies a superfamily of proteins with more than 6,300 receptors
News date: Monday, August 5, 2024
The search for new tools to combat pathogenic bacteria is a global priority. Bacteria need to adapt to different environments in order to survive and, therefore, they use bacterial receptors in order to adjust their physiology and ensure their survival in changing environments. A multidisciplinary team from the Zaidín Experimental Station (EEZ-CSIC), of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), in collaboration with the Crystallographic Studies Laboratory of the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences (IACT-CSIC) and Ohio State University (USA) has identified a large family of bacterial receptors with common characteristics. Specifically, they have proven that they have the ability to bind to purines, a type of organic molecules, through a specific pattern conserved in bacterial proteins. These purines include degradation products of nucleic acids and plant compounds such as caffeine and theophylline. This significant advance, published in the journal Nature Communications
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