# Evolutionary changes in key enzyme may help bacteria make proteins faster

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- Published: 2026-10-29T23:40:05+00:00
- Category: Science
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Evolutionary changes in a key protein synthesis enzyme, isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IleRS), may help bacteria fine-tune how quickly proteins are made, report researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan; the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, Croatia; and ETH Zürich, Switzerland.

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