MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
An N-degron proteolytic pathway modulates recipient susceptibility to T6SS DNase effectors
Yung‐Hui Victoria Wen, Hsiao‐Han Lin, Xing-Tai Zheng…·Erh‐Min Lai
This study identifies the ClpAP protease and its adaptor ClpS as factors enhancing T6SS-mediated bacterial competition by modulating Tde2 DNase effector toxicity through proteolytic degradation of inhibitory substrates.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.17.719174