Antibacterial T6SS effectors with a VRR-Nuc domain induce target cell death via DNA Double-Strand Breaks
J. T. Hespanhol, D. E. Sanchez-Limache, G. G. Nicastro, L. Mead, E. E. Llontop, G. Chagas-Santos, C. S. Farah, R. F. de Souza, R. d. S. Galhardo, A. Lovering, E. Bayer-Santos
The paper identifies T6SS effectors in Salmonella that induce DNA double-strand breaks and cell death in competitors.
bioRxiv · Dec 26, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology