A metazoan ortholog of SpoT hydrolyzes ppGpp and functions in starvation responses
Sun, D.W., Lee, G., Lee, J.H., Kim, H.Y., Rhee, H.W., Park, S.Y., Kim, K.J., Kim, Y., Kim, B.Y., Hong, J.I., Park, C., Choy, H.E., Kim, J.H., Jeon, Y.H., Chung, J.(2010) Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 17: 1188-1194
- PubMed: 20818390 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1906
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
In nutrient-starved bacteria, RelA and SpoT proteins have key roles in reducing cell growth and overcoming stresses. Here we identify functional SpoT orthologs in metazoa (named Mesh1, encoded by HDDC3 in human and Q9VAM9 in Drosophila melanogaster) ...