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AAA+ proteases are quality control machineries consisting of substrate-binding ATPase modules for protein unfolding and a proteolytic chamber. New research now shows a redox switch in the
_Escherichia coli_ Lon protease that controls this process, widening the exit pore and activating proteolysis during transition from anaerobic to aerobic environments. Access through your
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