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Assembly dynamics and stability of the pneumococcal epsilon zeta antitoxin toxin (PezAT) system from Streptococcus pneumoniae [PDF]

, 2010
The pneumococcal epsilon zeta antitoxin toxin (PezAT) system is a chromosomally encoded, class II toxin antitoxin system from the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumnoniae.
Mutschler, H., Reinstein, J., Meinhart, A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Molecular stripping underpins derepression of a toxin-antitoxin system. [PDF]

Nat Struct Mol Biol
Transcription factors control gene expression; among these, transcriptional repressors must liberate the promoter for derepression to occur. Toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules are bacterial elements that autoregulate their transcription by binding the promoter in a T:A ratio-dependent manner, known as conditional cooperativity.
Grabe GJ, Giorgio RT, Wieczór M, Gollan B, Sargen M, Orozco M, Hare SA, Helaine S.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

HEPN-MNT Toxin-Antitoxin System: The HEPN Ribonuclease Is Neutralized by OligoAMPylation [PDF]

, 2021
Prokaryotic toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are composed of a toxin capable of interfering with key cellular processes and its neutralizing antidote, the antitoxin. Here, we focus on the HEPN-MNT TA system encoded in the vicinity of a subtype I-D CRISPR-Cas
Songailiene, Inga, Šulčius, Sigitas, Siksnys, Virginijus, Sasnauskas, Giedrius, Tamulaitiene, Giedre, Juozapaitis, Jonas, Venclovas, Česlovas, Ruksenaite, Audrone   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Orphan Toxin OrtT (YdcX) of Escherichia coli Reduces Growth during the Stringent Response

Toxins, 2015
Toxin/antitoxin (TA) systems are nearly universal in prokaryotes; toxins are paired with antitoxins which inactivate them until the toxins are utilized. Here we explore whether toxins may function alone; i.e., whether a toxin which lacks a corresponding ...
Sabina Islam, Michael J. Benedik, Thomas K. Wood   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asking the 5 W's for designing next‐generation bioprocessing

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Biotechnology is expanding beyond traditional, centralized fermentation and toward next‐generation bioprocessing paradigms that emphasize flexible deployment outside the laboratory with application‐specific performance. However, many bioprocesses fail to translate beyond proof‐of‐concept into industrially viable systems because early design ...
Sangdo Yook, Karoline Maria Vieira Nogueira, Raj Sukumar, Jenna Miller, Hal S. Alper   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

TASmania: A bacterial Toxin-Antitoxin Systems database

PLOS Computational Biology, 2019
Bacterial Toxin-Antitoxin systems (TAS) are involved in key biological functions including plasmid maintenance, defense against phages, persistence and virulence. They are found in nearly all phyla and classified into 6 different types based on the mode of inactivation of the toxin, with the type II TAS being the best characterized so far.
Hatice Akarsu, Patricia Bordes, Moise Mansour, Donna-Joe Bigot, Pierre Genevaux, Laurent Falquet   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Vaginal host–microbe signatures linked to placental outcomes in mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ascending placentitis is a leading cause of late‐term pregnancy loss in mares. Although pathogens are presumed to ascend from the caudal reproductive tract, the association between the vaginal microbiome and placentitis has not been systematically examined.
Machteld van Heule, Babiche Heil, Jamie K. Norris, Kristene Gedye, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ward De Spiegelaere, Peter Daels, Pouya Dini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Biochemistry of VapBC Toxin-Antitoxins [PDF]

, 2011
The VapBC toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems were first identified in 2005 and little is known about their contemporary biological function, despite the fact that VapBC TAs are the largest TA family and are widespread in bacteria and archaea (Arcus, Rainey ...
McKenzie, Joanna Leigh
core  

Characterization of HicAB toxin-antitoxin module of Sinorhizobium meliloti

BMC Microbiology, 2019
Background Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are little genetic units generally composed of two genes encoding antitoxin and toxin. These systems are known to be involved in many functions that can lead to growth arrest and cell death.
Manon Thomet, Annie Trautwetter, Gwennola Ermel, Carlos Blanco   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering Bacteria for Medicine: Delivery, Diagnosis, and Therapy

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With rapid advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering, genetically engineered bacteria (GEB) have emerged as a promising platform for biological therapy, addressing key limitations of conventional drug delivery systems and demonstrating significant clinical potential.
Shiyu Xia, Guiling Fu, Xiaoyue Ding, Wen Yang, Ruijie Bai, Yawei Cai, Jing xuan Zhang, Yanxia Wei, Conghui Han, Yi‐Zhou Gao, Ying Li, Zuobin Zhu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source