Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Antitoxin-induced auto-phosphorylation neutralizes the nucleotidyltransferase toxin AbiEii from Streptococcus agalactiae to safeguard global translation
Tom J. Arrowsmith, Xibing Xu, Sam C Went…·Tim R. Blower
This study identifies antitoxin-induced auto-phosphorylation as the mechanism by which AbiEii toxin is neutralized, reclassifying Abi systems as Type VII toxin-antitoxin systems.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.19.700257