Alarmone
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An alarmone is an
ppGpp), the archetypical alarmone. ppGpp will bind to RNA polymerase β and β´ subunits, changing promoter preference. It will decrease transcription of rRNA and other genes but will increase transcription of genes involved in amino acid biosyntheses and metabolisms involved in famine.[2]
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External links
- Alarmone in the Biology Online Dictionary
- Alarmone, Nature.com Glossary
- Artsimovitch I, Patlan V, Sekine S, Vassylyeva MN, Hosaka T, Ochi K, Yokoyama S, Vassylyev DG (2004). "Structural basis for transcription regulation by alarmone ppGpp". Cell. 117 (3): 299–310. S2CID 17943818.