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EroS Enzyme from Aliivibrio fischeri Plays Cupid to Choanoflagellates
Author(s) -
Rossiter Sean E.,
Wuest William M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201700552
Subject(s) - enzyme , chemistry , stereochemistry , biochemistry
Cupid's bow : A collaborative effort by the King and Clardy laboratories has serendipitously identified a bacterial chondroitinase that triggers the choanoflagellate S. rosetta to swarm and sexually reproduce. This unprecedented interaction between a bacterium and a choanoflagellate could give insights into a key evolutionary leap—sexual reproduction.