Shutoff of host transcription triggers a toxin-antitoxin system to cleave phage RNA and abort infection

Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are widespread in bacteria, but their activation mechanisms and bona fide targets remain largely unknown. Here, we characterize a type III TA system, toxIN, that protects E. coli against multiple bacteriophages, including T4. Using RNA sequencing, we find that the endori...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guegler, Chantal K, Laub, Michael T
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/143445