MicrobiologyCell DiscoveryPeer-reviewed
The second messenger c-di-AMP controls natural competence via ComFB signaling protein
Sherihan Samir, Sofía Doello, Andreas M. Enkerlin…·Khaled A. Selim
The paper shows that c-di-AMP regulates natural competence in cyanobacteria via the ComFB signaling protein, which is essential for pilus biogenesis and DNA uptake.