Mechanism of phage sensing and abortion by toxin-antitoxin-chaperone systems
Toomas Mets, Tatsuaki Kurata, Karin Ernits, M. J. O. Johansson, Sophie Z. Craig, Gabriel Medina Evora, Jessica A. Buttress, Roni Odai, Kyo Coppieters ’t Wallant, Jose Alberto Nakamoto, Lena Shyrokova, Artyom A. Egorov, Christopher R. Doering, Tetiana Brodiazhenko, Michael T. Laub, , Vasili Hauryliuk
This study identifies and characterizes two Escherichia coli TAC systems that mediate antiphage defense by recognizing phage proteins and modifying mRNA to inhibit translation.
Cell Host & Microbe · May 30, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology