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SUBMITTER: Sasabe J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5074547 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sasabe Jumpei J Miyoshi Yurika Y Rakoff-Nahoum Seth S Zhang Ting T Mita Masashi M Davis Brigid M BM Hamase Kenji K Waldor Matthew K MK
Nature microbiology 20160725 10
L-Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins synthesized in ribosomes in all kingdoms of life, but d-amino acids (d-aa) have important non-ribosome-based functions(1). Mammals synthesize d-Ser and d-Asp, primarily in the central nervous system, where d-Ser is critical for neurotransmission(2). Bacteria synthesize a largely distinct set of d-aa, which become integral components of the cell wall and are also released as free d-aa(3,4). However, the impact of free microbial d-aa on host physi ...[more]