A widespread toxin-antitoxin system exploiting growth control via alarmone signalling
S. Jimmy, C. K. Saha, C. G. Stavropoulos, S. R. A. Oliveira, T. Kurata, A. Koh, A. Cepauskas, H. Takada, T. Tenson, H. Strahl, A. Garcia-Pino, V. Hauryliuk, G. C. Atkinson
The paper identifies toxin-antitoxin systems in bacteria using alarmone signalling, showing how SASs function as toxins and their antitoxins counteract them.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology