Here the authors investigate the regulatory mechanisms of acetyl-CoA (Ac-CoA) biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis, probing the interaction between acetyl-CoA synthetase (AcsA) and acetyltransferase (AcuA). They capture a stable AcsA-AcuA complex that inhibits AcsA activity in the absence of Ac-CoA.
- Liujuan Zheng
- Yifei Du
- Gert Bange