Evolution: A quantity-quality trade-off constrains the evolution of immortality in bacterial endospores

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作者
Bonive-Boscan, Alejandro D. [1 ]
Lopez-Garrido, Javier [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Evolutionary Biol, Plon, Germany
关键词
DIPICOLINIC ACID; SPORES; RESISTANCE; DNA;
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10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.006
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Bacterial endospores are extremely resilient cells, capable of withstanding the most dramatic environmental challenges. New work identifies a trade-off between resistance to UV radiation and germination efficiency, a trade-off mediated by an unexpected sporulation 'contingency locus'.
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