Energy metabolism in extant life is centered around phosphate and the energy-dense
phosphoanhydride bonds of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a deeply conserved and ancient …

Acidocalcisomes are organelles conserved during evolution and closely related to the so-
called volutin granules of bacteria and archaea, to the acidocalcisome-like vacuoles of …

Lanthanides (Ln) are a new group of life metals, and many questions remain regarding how
they are acquired and used in biology. Methylotrophic bacteria can acquire, transport …

抗环境胁迫是微生物提高环境适应性和增加生存机会的一个重要策略, 探明微生物抗环境胁迫的
过程及分子机制对于了解微生物进化和开发微生物资源具有重要意义. 多聚磷酸盐 …

Agrobacterium tumefaciens synthesizes polyphosphate (polyP) in the form of one or two
polyP granules per cell during growth. The A. tumefaciens genome codes for two …

Synthesis of polyphosphate (polyP) is an ancient and universal stress and starvation
response in bacteria. In many bacteria, polyP chains come together to form granular …

In the process of evolution, living organisms develop mechanisms for population
preservation to survive in unfavorable conditions. Spores and cysts are the most obvious …

Aims Several studies have linked gut microbes to human diseases. Most of the mechanisms
by which lactic acid bacteria have beneficial effects on the human body are related to …

Polyphosphate kinases (PPKs) catalyze the reversible transfer of the γ-phosphate moiety of
ATP (or of another nucleoside triphosphate) to a growing chain of polyphosphate (polyP). In …

An astonishing variety of functions has been attributed to polyphosphate (polyP) in
prokaryotes. Besides being a reservoir of phosphorus, functions in exopolysaccharide …