Ap4A
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Diadenosine tetraphosphate or Ap4A is a putative alarmone
, ubiquitous in nature being common to everything from bacteria to humans.
Alarmone
Alarmone is an intracellular signal molecule that is produced due to harsh environmental factors. They regulate the gene expression at transcription level. Alarmones are produced in high concentrations when harsh environmental factors occur in bacteria and plants, such as lack of amino acids to...
, ubiquitous in nature being common to everything from bacteria to humans.