Cassette recombination dynamics within chromosomal integrons are regulated by toxin-antitoxin systems.
Egill Richard, Baptiste Darracq, Eloi Littner, Claire Vit, Clémence Whiteway, Julia Bos, Florian Fournès, Geneviève Garriss, Valentin Conte, Delphine Lapaillerie, Vincent Parissi, François Rousset, Ole Skovgaard, David Bikard, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, , Céline Loot
The paper shows toxin-antitoxin systems regulate cassette recombination dynamics in chromosomal integrons by killing cells when excision rates are too high.
Science Advances · Jan 12, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetics