The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tse4 toxin assembles ion-selective and voltage-sensitive ion channels to couple membrane depolarisation with K+ efflux
Jéssica Rojas-Palomino, Carmen Velázquez, Jon Altuna-Alvarez, Amaia Gonzalez Magaña, Maialen Zabala-Zearreta, Matthias Müller, María Queralt-Martín, Antonio Alcaraz, David Albesa-Jové
This study identifies Tse4 as a pore-forming toxin that forms ion-selective channels, linking membrane depolarisation to K+ efflux in competing bacteria.
PLoS Pathogens · Jun 4, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology