Friedreich Ataxia and close related scientific news. Topics related to rare diseases.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Recapitulating the frataxin activation mechanism in an engineered bacterial cysteine desulfurase supports the architectural switch model
Shachin Patra, Cheng-Wei Lin, Manas K. Ghosh, Steven M. Havens, Seth A. Cory, David H. Russell, David P. Barondeau
bioRxiv 2020.10.06.326603; doi:10.1101/2020.10.06.326603
Overall, these studies indicate a weakening of the homodimeric interface was a key development during the evolution of the eukaryotic system and provide new insights into the role of FXN.