MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Post-translational toxin-antitoxin control and RecBCD surveillance underlie phage defense in a constitutively armed Type VI retron
Fernando Manuel García-Rodríguez, Francisco Martínez‐Abarca, Rafael Molina, Nicolás Toro
This study identifies a post-translational toxin-antitoxin mechanism in Retron-Sen3 that activates phage defense independently of ssDNA synthesis and RecBCD surveillance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.27.721009