Polynucleotide Phosphorylase Mediates a New Mechanism of Persister Formation in Escherichia coli

ABSTRACT Despite the identification of many genes and pathways involved in the persistence phenomenon in bacteria, the mechanisms of persistence are not well understood. Here, using Escherichia coli, we identified polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) as a key regulator of persister formation. We co...

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Main Authors: Nan Wu, Yumeng Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Youhua Yuan, Shuang Liu, Tao Xu, Peng Cui, Wenhong Zhang, Ying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01546-22