It is important to note that a highly electrophilic metabolite has a tendency to react with tissue nucleophilic groups such as -OH, -NH 2 and -SH and precipitate toxicities such as tissue necrosis, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, teratogenesis, etc
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The peptide specifically identifies and binds to senescent cells through recognition of FOXO4 transcription factors
Collectively, these structural and dynamic insights establish a foundation for understanding the mechanisms underlying catalytic Thi4 function and provide a rationale for how mutations, such as D168G, improve Thi4 function in model organisms grown in aerobic conditions