Evolutionary changes in key enzyme may help bacteria make proteins faster
Phys.org • 10/29/2026 – 10/30/2026
Summary
Researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan; the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, Croatia; and ETH Zürich, Switzerland, report that evolutionary changes in the key protein synthesis enzyme, isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IleRS), may assist bacteria in fine-tuning the speed of protein production.
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