Jekyll and Hyde flip of the script when bacteria invert gene sequences

Chia-Chi Chang () and Robert R. Jenq ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 634, issue 8032, 42-43

Abstract: If a cell can diversify its own genome, this can be advantageous in the face of changing environmental conditions. Bacteria have been found that can alter encoded proteins by using the trick of sequence inversion inside genes.

Keywords: Microbiology; Biotechnology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-02807-6

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