MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing Bacillus subtilis spore
S. C. Massoni, N. J. Evans, I. Hantke, C. Fenton, J. H. Torpey, K. M. Collins, E. M. Krysztofinska, J. H. Muench, A. Thapaliya, S. Martinez-Lumbreras, S. H. Martin, C. Slater, X. Wang, R. Fekade, S. Obwar, , A. H. Camp
This study identifies MdfA as a ClpC adaptor protein in Bacillus subtilis that promotes spore metabolic dormancy by inducing ClpCP-mediated degradation of metabolic enzymes.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2024Microbiology