Molecular Microbiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Microbiology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Mechanistic insights from molecular microbiology into the production of immunological and neuronal diversity37
The Complex and Challenging World of the Host–Pathogen Interaction37
Methionine oxidation in bacteria: A reversible post‐translational modification34
The optimization of microbial functions through rational environmental manipulations31
Lysosomal swelling and lysis mediate delivery of C3 toxins to their cytoplasmic targets29
The interaction between the histone acetyltransferase complex Hat1‐Hat2 and transcription factor AmyR provides a molecular brake to regulate amylase gene expression29
Co‐evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction29
Modulation of bacterial membrane proteins activity by clustering into plasma membrane nanodomains28
The regulatory network comprising ArcAB‐RpoS‐RssB influences motility in Vibrio cholerae27
ISG15 At the Crossroads of Innate Immunity and Host Survival in Response to Typhoid Toxin26
Super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy for investigating bacterial cell biology26
Leishmania mexicana N‐Acetyltransferease 10 Is Important for Polysome Formation and Cell Cycle Progression25
Post‐translational modification by the Pgf glycosylation machinery modulates Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 physiology and virulence25
Molecular microbiology interview—Ines Diaz del Olmo—Awardee of the best poster presentation at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting 202325
Interpreting the role of antioxidants in vivo: A cautionary tale23
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces delayed lipid droplet accumulation in dendritic cells depending on bacterial viability and virulence22
Interview with Enzo Breviglieri Sichi de Mello, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil22
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Mechanisms of chlorate toxicity and resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa21
Type IV Pili‐Associated Secretion of a Biofilm Matrix Protein From Clostridium perfringens That Forms 21
Redefining the bacteriophage mv4 site‐specific recombination system and the sequence specificity of its attB and core‐attP sites20
PLP Homeostasis Protein Is Required for Efficient Maturation of Aromatic Amino Acid Aminotransferase in Salmonella enterica20
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The FsrA ‐Mediated Iron‐Sparing Response Regulates the Biosynthesis of the Epipeptide EPE in 20
Processing of the alaW alaX operon encoding the Ala2 tRNAs in Escherichia coli requires both RNase E and RNase P20
Genetic analysis of translation initiation in bacteria: An initiator tRNA‐centric view20
Physical models of bacterial chromosomes20
Perspective elucidating the physiology of a microbial cell: Neidhardt's Holy Grail20
Structure–function relationships underpin disulfide loop cleavage‐dependent activation of Legionella pneumophila lysophospholipase A PlaA19
Manganese‐dependent transcription regulation by MntR and PerR in Thermus thermophilusHB819
Exploitation of the host exocyst complex by bacterial pathogens19
The small protein MntS evolved from a signal peptide and acquired a novel function regulating manganese homeostasis in Escherichia coli19
Profiling the Pyrenophora tritici‐repentis secretome: The Pf2 transcription factor regulates the secretion of the effector proteins ToxA and ToxB19
Multiple regulatory inputs including cell envelope stress orchestrate expression of the Escherichia coli rpoN operon18
Tapping lipid droplets: A rich fat diet of intracellular bacterial pathogens18
Tartrolon sensing and detoxification by the Listeria monocytogenes timABR resistance operon18
The Power Duo: How the Interplay Between Nucleoid‐Associated Proteins and Small Noncoding RNAs Orchestrates the Cellular Regulatory Symphony18
Transcription–translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives18
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The ClpX chaperone and a hypermorphic FtsA variant with impaired self‐interaction are mutually compensatory for coordinating Staphylococcus aureus cell division18
Cyclic di‐GMP signaling—Where did you come from and where will you go?17
Expansion microscopy of apicomplexan parasites17
Serine proteases autotransporter of Enterobacteriaceae: Structures, subdomains, motifs, functions, and targets17
The TonB‐ dependent uptake of pyrroloquinoline‐quinone ( PQQ ) and secretion of gluconate by 17
Identification, characterization and classification of prokaryotic nucleoid‐associated proteins17
Correction to “ FabR senses long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids to control virulence in pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida 16
The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host‐mediated O‐linked glycosylation16
The Plasmodium falciparumCCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates male gametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA‐binding proteins16
The binding affinity‐dependent inhibition of cell growth and viability by DNA sulfur‐binding domains16
Remote Regulation by VirB, the Transcriptional Anti‐Silencer of Shigella Virulence Genes, Provides Mechanistic Information16
Recruitment of both the ESCRT and autophagic machineries to ejecting Mycobacterium marinum16
DNA Binding by BosR Controls RpoS ‐Dependent and ‐Independent Gene 15
Identification of EppR, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone DNA Polymerase Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii15
LapB (YciM) orchestrates protein–protein interactions at the interface of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid biosynthesis15
Aspects of oral streptococcal metabolic diversity: Imagining the landscape beneath the fog15
Phenotypic plasticity: The role of a phosphatase family Rap in the genetic regulation ofBacilli15
Endoplasmic reticulum localized TMEM33 domain‐containing protein is crucial for all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite15
Perfectly Coupled Transcriptional Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthesis in Enterocci, Streptocci, and Lactococci14
Cell death induction facilitates egress of Coxiella burnetii from infected host cells at late stages of infection14
Strict Aerobic Lifestyle and Anaerobic Survival of Bacteria: Inseparable Twins?14
Regulatory interactions between daptomycin‐ and bacitracin‐responsive pathways coordinate the cell envelope antibiotic resistance response of Enterococcus faecalis14
The Pxp Complex Detoxifies 5‐Oxoproline and Promotes the Growth of Clostridioides difficile14
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Proteolytic activity of surface‐exposed HtrA determines its expression level and is needed to survive acidic conditions in Clostridioides difficile14
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Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression14
Roles and interactions of the specialized initiation factors EIF4E2 , EIF4E5, and 13
In Vivo Cross‐Linking Sheds Light on the Salmonella Divisome in Which PBP3 and PBP3SAL Compete for Occupancy13
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The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in 13
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Environmental Control of Queuosine Levels in Streptococcus mutanstRNAs13
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Specificity of Membrane‐Associated J‐Domain Protein, Caj1, in Amphotericin B Tolerance in Budding Yeast12
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Spatial and temporal localization of cell wall associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis12
Functional and Pangenomic Exploration of Roc Two‐Component Regulatory Systems Identifies Novel Players Across Pseudomonas Species12
Luminal Phospholipase D Attacks Bacterial Membranes in Dictyostelium discoideum Phagosomes12
Rop‐Mediated Suppression of RpoS Production Increases Resistance to Nitric Oxide12
Bacterial Toxin Exploits Host Membrane Phospholipid as a Receptor for Binding, Entry, and Cytopathogenicity12
Mycoplasma invasion into host cells: An integrated model of infection strategy12
Studying lysine acetylation of citric acid cycle enzymes by genetic code expansion12
Understanding Cell Communication Among Protozoan Parasites12
Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from red blood cells11
Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection11
Tag Recycling in the Pup‐Proteasome System is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Survival Under Starvation Conditions11
Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila11
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Ribosome profiling in the Symbiodiniacean dinoflagellate Fugacium kawagutii shows coordinated protein synthesis of enzymes in different pathways at different times of day11
The Bradyrhizobium japonicum fsrB gene is essential for utilization of structurally diverse ferric siderophores to fulfill its nutritional iron requirement11
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Interview with Gabriel G. Araujo, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil10
Comparative Multi‐Omics Survey Reveals Novel Specialized Metabolites and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Under GacS Control in Pseudomonas donghuensis Strain SVBP610
Two neglected but valuable genetic tools for Escherichia coli and other bacteria: In vivo cosmid packaging and inducible plasmid replication10
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The galactose metabolism genes UGE1 and UGM1 are novel virulence factors of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola10
Phosphoproteomic Analysis of GAP50 ‐Deficient Parasites Reveals the Inner Membrane Complex Is Involved in Ion Regulation in To10
Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities10
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Excess copper catalyzes protein disulfide bond formation in the bacterial periplasm but not in the cytoplasm10
Transcriptional and functional characterizations of multiple flagellin genes in spirochetes10
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Cortactin: A universal host cytoskeletal target of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacterial pathogens9
Molecular mapping of virus‐infected cells with immunogold and metal‐tagging transmission electron microscopy9
Molecular Microbiology of the host‐pathogen interaction in neglected tropical diseases9
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Apoptosis‐inducing factor‐like protein‐mediated stress and metronidazole‐responsive programmed cell death pathway in Entamoeba histolytica9
Flagellar motor remodeling during swarming requires FliL9
Defining the regulatory mechanisms of sigma factor RpoS degradation in Azotobacter vinelandii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa9
Molecular Microbiology of Microbiomes9
The transcription factor Ofi1 is critical for white‐opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans9
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Discovery of a novel transcriptional regulator of sugar catabolism in archaea9
The Hemoprotein Hhy1 Promotes Heme‐Dependent Catalase Activity of Ctt19
An Improved Description of the Small RNA Landscape of the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus9
Distinct subunit architecture and assembly pattern of DNA gyrase from mycobacteria9
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Uncovering the Significance of JNK/AKT Axis in the Autophagic Regulation of Leishmania major Infection9
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Multiple Effects of L‐Leucine in Escherichia coli Lead to L‐Leucine‐Sensitive Growth in the Absence of Unphosphorylated PtsN8
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In Vivo Nitrosative Stress‐Induced Expression of a Photolyase Promotes Vibrio cholerae Environmental Blue Light Resistance8
Nucleoid‐associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor8
Meet early career researcher—Ismath Sadhir—Awardee of the molecular microbiology poster prize at the EMBO workshop bacterial morphogenesis, survival and virulence: Dynamic genomes an8
The LysR‐type transcriptional regulator LelA co‐regulates various effectors in different Legionella species8
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PorA of the Type IX Secretion Is a Ligand of the PorXY Two‐Component Regulatory System in Porphyromonas gingivalis8
Correction to “Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α‐Ga8
The accessory protein TagV is required for full Type VI secretion system activity in Serratia marcescens8
Reciprocal sharing of extracellular proteases and extracellular matrix molecules facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation8
In Hyphomicrobium denitrificans Two Related Sulfane‐Sulfur Responsive Transcriptional Repressors R8
SanA Plays a Role in Peptidoglycan Integrity in Escherichia coli8
Secrets of getting started: Regulation of the first committed step of peptidoglycan synthesis by protein phosphorylation in Enterococcus and other Gram‐positive bacteria8
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Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair8
Correction to “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression”8
Tn Smu1 is a functional integrative and conjugative element in Streptococ8
The AraC‐type transcription factor TagK is a new player in the signaling cascade that induces the anti‐eukaryotic T6SS of Xanthomonas citri8
Tetraether archaeal lipids promote long‐term survival in extreme conditions8
Atypical Mycobacterium abscessusBlaRI Ortholog Mediates Regulation of Energy Metabolism but Not β‐Lactam Resistance7
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Bradyrhizobium japonicumHmuP is an RNA‐binding protein that positively controls hmuR operon expression by suppression of a negative regulatory RNA7
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transposon Sequencing Database (MtbTnDB): A Large‐Scale Guide to Genetic Conditional Essentiality7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Relies on a Phosphoketolase to Support Anaerobic Survival Under Reductive Stress7
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Quorum sensing signal synthases enhance Vibrio parahaemolyticus swarming motility7
RFX transcription factor in the human‐associated yeast Candida albicans regulates adhesion to oral epithelium7
Hypothiocyanite and host–microbe interactions7
Differential survival of Staphylococcal species in macrophages7
An introduction to scanning transmission electron microscopy for the study of protozoans7
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Identification of an ERGIC ‐Like Compartment in Fission Yeast: Emp43 Functions as a Lectin‐Like Cargo Receptor for Glycosylated Proteins7
Glycosyl transferase GT2 genes mediate the biosynthesis of an unusual (1,3;1,4)‐β‐glucan exopolysaccharide in the bacterium Sarcina ventriculi7
Riboflavin salvage by Borrelia burgdorferi supports carbon metabolism and is essential for survival in the tick vector7
Everything OLD is new again: How structural, functional, and bioinformatic advances have redefined a neglected nuclease family7
Anchors: A way for FtsZ filaments to stay membrane bound7
The Plasmodium GRASP Homolog Modulates Liver Stage Development, Subsequent Blood Infection and Virulence in Mice7
TasA Fibre Interactions Are Necessary for Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Structure7
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DNA Packaging Specificity in the λ‐Like Phages: Gifsy‐16
How Pathogens Maintain Proteostasis During Infection6
Transcription factor CreA is involved in the inverse regulation of biofilm formation and asexual development through distinct pathways in Aspergillus fumigatus6
Understudied proteins and understudied functions in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis—A major challenge in current research6
Whole‐genome CRISPR screens to understand Apicomplexan–host interactions6
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NrdR in Streptococcus and Listeria spp.: DNA6
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Regulation of DNA Topology in Archaea: State of the Art and Perspectives6
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Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Macrophages During Mycobacterium avium Versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis 6
Bacterial macromolecular machineries6
Interview with Leticia Veloso R. Franco, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil6
Electron microscopy: The key to resolve RNA viruses replication organelles6
A long journey to the colon: The role of the small intestine microbiota in intestinal disease6
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That's no moon, it's a Starship: Giant transposons driving fungal horizontal gene transfer6
ppGpp is a dual‐role regulator involved in balancing iron absorption and prodiginine biosynthesis in Pseudoalteromonas6
The Complexity of erm ‐Mediated Resistance: Structural and Functional Perspectives From β‐Hemolyti6
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Cortactin: A major cellular target of viral, protozoal, and fungal pathogens6
Escherichia coliDNA repair helicase Lhr is also a uracil‐DNA glycosylase6
In Salmonella Typhimurium, YiiD Modulates cAMP Leve5
ThyD Is a Thylakoid Membrane Protein Influencing Cell Division and Acclimation to High Light in the Multicellular Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 71205
“We've got to get out”—Strategies of human pathogenic fungi to escape from phagocytes5
Sequential action of antibacterial effectors in Dictyostelium discoideum phagosomes5
Cytosolic Factors Controlling PASTA Kinase‐Dependent ReoM Phosphorylation5
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Roles of the transcriptional regulators Fts1, YlNrg1, YlTup1, and YlSsn6 in the repression of the yeast‐to‐filament transition in the dimorphic yeast Yarrowia lipol5
Capturing chromosome conformation in Crenarchaea5
Putative prefoldin complex subunit 5 of Plasmodium berghei is crucial for microtubule formation and parasite development in the mosquito5
New insights into the Tat protein transport cycle from characterizing the assembled Tat translocon5
Diversity in new flagellum tip attachment in bloodstream form African trypanosomes5
Multifaceted Roles of chs Genes in Regulating Cell Growth, Mycelial Morphology, Monascus Pigments and Citrinin Biosynthesis in Monascus purpureus5
The two‐component system CroRS acts as a master regulator of cell envelope homeostasis to confer antimicrobial tolerance in the bacterial pathogen Enterococcus faecalis5
Borrelia burgdorferi PlzA is a cyclic‐di‐GMP dependent DNA 5
Exploring the role of E. faecalis enterococcal polysaccharide antigen (EPA) and lipoproteins in evasion of phagocytosis5
Three‐dimensional chromosome re‐modelling: The integral mechanism of transcription regulation in bacteria5
Distinct but Redundant Roles of ER Cargo Receptors p24 and Erv29 in Facilitating Proper Secretion of Cellulases in Trichoderma reesei5
Interview with Julia Takuno Hespanhol, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil5
Heterogeneity of the group B streptococcal type VII secretion system and influence on colonization of the female genital tract5
Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium falciparum‐Infected Red Blood Cells Changes the Expression of Cytokine‐, Histone‐ and Antiviral Protein‐Encoding Genes in Brain Endothelial Cells5
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Listeria monocytogenes two component system PieRS regulates secretion chaperones PrsA1 and PrsA2 and enhances bacterial translocation across the intestine5
Pilotins are mobile T3SS components involved in assembly and substrate specificity of the bacterial type III 5
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Study of NIT domain‐containing chemoreceptors from two global phytopathogens and identification of NIT domains in eukaryotes5
Divergent unsaturated fatty acid synthesis in two highly related model pseudomonads5
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Protein acylation links metabolism and the control of signal transduction, transcription regulation, growth, and pathogenicity in Actinobacteria4
Correction to ‘ TasA Fibre Interactions Are Necessary for Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Structure’4
Autoregulation of the Master Regulator Spo0A Controls Cell‐Fate Decisions in Bacillus subtilis4
Nuclear entry and egress of parvoviruses4
The Human‐Specific miR‐6762‐5p Is an Activator of RhoA GTPase Enhancing Shigella flexneri Intercellular Spreading4
The Ti Plasmid‐Encoded VirJ Functions as a Lysyl‐Phosphatidylglycerol Hydrolase in Agrobacterium t4
Gene transfer agents: The ambiguous role of selfless viruses in genetic exchange and bacterial evolution4
High‐throughput functional genomics: A (myco)bacterial perspective4
Mechanisms of host cell exit by intracellular pathogens4
RecA levels modulate biofilm development in Acinetobacter baumannii4
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Moving on: How malaria parasites exit the liver4
Evidence that the PatB (CnfR) factor acts as a direct transcriptional regulator to control heterocyst development and function in the cyanobacterium Nostoc PCC 71204
Where is the EXIT? Phenotypic screens for new egress factors in apicomplexan parasites4
Ancestral TALE homeobox protein transcription factor regulates actin dynamics and cellular activities of protozoan parasite Entamoeba invadens4
The LeuO regulator and quiescence: About transcriptional roadblocks, multiple promoters, and crispr‐cas4
Multifaceted Evolution of the PhoPQ Two‐Component System in Salmonella enterica Enhanced the Expression of Horizontally Acquired Virulence Genes4
FlhG Cooperates With the Cell Cycle Regulator GpsB to Confine Peritrichous Flagella in B. subtilis4
The regulation of bacterial two‐partner secretion systems4
Advantages and limitations of UV cross‐linking analysis of protein–RNA interactomes in microbes4
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Multiple mechanisms for overcoming lethal over‐initiation of DNA replication4
A Small RNA Derived From the 5′ End of the IS 200 tnpA 4
New insights into the disulfide stress response by the Bacillus subtilis Spx system at a single‐cell level4
Interactions between paralogous bacterial enhancer‐binding proteins enable metal‐dependent regulation of alternative nitrogenases in Azotobacter vinelandii4
The Enteric Bacterium Enterococcus faecalis Elongates and Incorporates Exogenous Short and Medium Chain Fatty Acids Into Membrane Lipids4
Regulatory Activity Switching by NtrX Rescues the Stress Phenotypes Caused by Loss of ChvIG in 4
Correction to “ SUMOylation of yeast Pso2 enhances its translocation and accumulation in the mitochondria and suppresses methyl methanesulfonate‐indu4
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