Protein That Makes Phosphate Chains In Yeast Revealed; Implications On Crops, Human Diseases
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 20:21
in Biology & Nature
Polyphosphate, a long chain of phosphate molecules, is found in all life forms, and serves a multitude of purposes, from energy storage to stress response to bone calcification. Researchers in Germany are now the first to uncover how this chain is assembled in eukaryotes. The study has a wide range of potential implications ranging from improving crops to fighting diseases.