Decreasing Serine Levels During Growth Transition Triggers Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis
J. Greenwich, A. Reverdy, K. Gozzi, G. Di Cecco, T. F. Tashjian, V. Godoy-Carter, Y. Chai
This study shows that decreasing serine levels during growth transition triggers biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by causing ribosome pausing on specific serine codons, leading to reduced sinR translation and biofilm induction.
bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2019Microbiology