CbtA toxin of Escherichia coli inhibits cell division and cell elongation via direct and independent interactions with FtsZ and MreB.

The toxin components of toxin-antitoxin modules, found in bacterial plasmids, phages, and chromosomes, typically target a single macromolecule to interfere with an essential cellular process. An apparent exception is the chromosomally encoded toxin component of the E. coli CbtA/CbeA toxin-antitoxin...

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Main Authors: Danielle M Heller, Mrinalini Tavag, Ann Hochschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5624674?pdf=render