Proteins are synthesized by ribosomes, and then commonly undergo further modifications. A new example of how these host-cell processes can e subverted by a pathogenic bacterium has come to light.
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Rood, J. Listeria does it again. Nature 464, 1138–1139 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/4641138a
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