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Repurposing a chromosome segregation ParB-CTPase fold into an ATPase toxin for contact-dependent growth inhibition in plant and animal pathogens
Jovana Kaljević, Julia E. A. Mundy, Boris Stojilković…·Tung B. K. Le
The paper shows that the ParB-CTPase fold can be repurposed as an ATPase toxin in bacterial contact-dependent growth inhibition systems, with toxic effects in both plant and animal cells.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.05.722872