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Firefly communication was discussed in more detail in a video produced by Science Friday featuring James Llyod and Marc Branham of the University of Florida, Gainsville. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpywSqvXDqc]] | Firefly communication was discussed in more detail in a video produced by Science Friday featuring James Llyod and Marc Branham of the University of Florida, Gainsville. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpywSqvXDqc]] | ||
Some regions of the luciferase sequence conservation are found in acyl-CoA ligases and a family of peptide synthases, suggesting they may have a similar secondary function. Acyl-CoA ligases are found to activate many different substrates, ultimately transferring them to a thiol group of CoA. In eukaryotes, this mechanism can be found in the activation step of fatty acids either for the synthesis of cellular lipids or for fatty acid degradation via beta-oxidation. The family of peptide ligases that contain sequence similarities have been found to participate in antibiotic synthesis in microorganisms. <ref name=Conti1996 /> | |||
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