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Quantitative Rules Govern Protein Expression and Activity Across the Bacterial Phylogeny
- This event already took place in April 2024
- Carson Family Auditorium (CRC)
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- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
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Terry Hwa, Ph.D., distinguished professor, University of California, San Diego
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Distinct bacterial species thrive under distinct growth conditions. Even species sharing similar optimal conditions can grow at vastly different rates; e.g., Vibrio natriegens grows more than 50% faster than E. coli and B. subtilis in the same common growth media at 37C. What do the super-fast growers do differently? Quantitative proteomics reveal surprisingly rigid programs of proteome allocation for bacteria irrespective of the phylogeny, distinguished mainly by the speed of their enzymes and by their metabolic orientations.
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