Publications by authors named "Carmen Peraglie"
J Biol Chem
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Photosynthetic organisms like cyanobacteria adjust their carbohydrate metabolism based on light conditions, switching between making and breaking down carbohydrates.
- A study on the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 revealed two iso-enzymes of phosphofructokinase (PFK) that uniquely use ADP instead of ATP and have different regulatory mechanisms affecting their activity in light and darkness.
- This finding is significant as it shows a previously undocumented ADP dependence in the PFK-A enzyme family, suggesting a unique evolutionary adaptation in some cyanobacteria and a few related bacteria.
