Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
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    Indole produced during dysbiosis mediates host–microorganism chemical communication

    Rui-Qiu Yang, Yong-Hong Chen ... Cheng-Gang Zou
    In C. elegans, neuronic TRPA-1 senses bacterial accumulation by detecting indole production to up-regulate lysozyme genes via FOXO/DAF-16 in the intestine, thereby delaying microbial dysbiosis.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Growth inhibitory factor/metallothionein-3 is a sulfane sulfur-binding protein

    Yasuhiro Shinkai, Yunjie Ding ... Yoshito Kumagai
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    The catalytic mechanism of the RNA methyltransferase METTL3

    Ivan Corbeski, Pablo Andrés Vargas-Rosales ... Amedeo Caflisch
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    A 2-Hydroxybutyrate- mediated feedback loop regulates muscular fatigue

    Brennan J Wadsworth, Marina Leiwe ... Randall S Johnson