Applications of toxin-antitoxin systems in synthetic biology
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are ubiquitous in bacteria and archaea. Most are composed of two neighboring genetic elements, a stable toxin capable of inhibiting crucial cellular processes, including replication, transcription, translation, cell division and membrane integrity, and an unstable antito...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Engineering Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370323000012 |