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Keeping the wolves at bay: antitoxins of prokaryotic type II toxin-antitoxin systems

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2016
In their initial stages of discovery, prokaryotic toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems were confined to bacterial plasmids where they function to mediate the maintenance and stability of usually low- to medium-copy number plasmids through the post-segregational ...
Wai Ting eChan, Manuel eEspinosa, Chew Chieng eYeo   +2 more
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Oral Phageome as Potential Modulators of Periodontal Dysbiosis. A Systematic Review

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The oral phageome, comprising bacteriophages inhabiting the oral cavity, has been proposed as a potential modulator of periodontal health and disease. This systematic review synthesizes current evidence on interactions between bacteriophages, key periodontal bacteria, and the host in periodontitis.
Marco Bonilla, Sara El‐Amrani, Pablo Galindo‐Moreno, Francisco Mesa   +3 more
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Unrelated toxin–antitoxin systems cooperate to induce persistence [PDF]

, 2015
Persisters are drug-tolerant bacteria that account for the majority of bacterial infections. They are not mutants, rather, they are slow-growing cells in an otherwise normally growing population.
Savageau, Michael A, Fasani, Rick A
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Combining cysteine scanning with chemical labeling to map protein-protein interactions and infer bound structure in an intrinsically disordered region

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome harbours nine toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems of the mazEF family. These consist of two proteins, a toxin and an antitoxin, encoded in an operon.
Shahbaz Ahmed, Gopinath Chattopadhyay, Kavyashree Manjunath, Munmun Bhasin, Neelam Singh, Mubashir Rasool, Sayan Das, Varsha Rana, Neha Khan, Debarghya Mitra, Aparna Asok, Ramandeep Singh, Raghavan Varadarajan   +12 more
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Multi‐Induction Strategies in Crops: Mechanisms, Synergistic Effects, and Sustainable Applications for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2026.
This review analyzes single/combined abiotic (light, water, nutrients, hormones) and biotic (microbes, yeast) elicitors regulating signaling, gene expression, and metabolism to boost plant secondary metabolites. It highlights synergistic multielicitor strategies for crop quality and functional foods, while critically addressing current limitations and ...
Yifei Sun, Daoyan Xiao, Xingyue Li, Zhaofei Wang, Maoqin Xia, Chao Song, Hong‐Lei Li   +6 more
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Toxin-Antitoxin Systems: Classification, Biological Function and Application in Biotechnology

, 2013
The toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are systems in which an unstable antitoxin inhibits a stable toxin. This review aims to introduce the TA system and its biological application in bacteria. For this purpose, first we introduce a new classification for the
Sobhan Ghafourian, Mohammad Raftari, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Zamberi Sekawi   +3 more
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Bacterial type I toxin-antitoxin systems [PDF]

RNA Biology, 2012
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) loci encode two-component systems that consist of a stable "toxin" whose ectopic overexpression either kills cells or confers growth stasis, and an unstable "antitoxin". TA systems have been initially discovered on plasmids, where they confer stability of maintenance through post-segregational killing (PSK). Plasmid loss results in
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Bioinformatics‐Driven Design and Evaluation of Recombinant Multi‐Epitope Immunogens Derived From Snake Venom Toxins as Potential Antivenom Candidates

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, Volume 94, Issue 7, Page 1403-1426, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Snakebite envenomation is a major public health concern, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income regions where access to safe and effective antivenoms is limited. Traditional antivenoms, derived from immunization with crude venom, often trigger adverse reactions and lack specificity against key venom components.
Hanan Maoz, Amir Elalouf
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Exploring the Potential of Zero‐Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials in Photoluminescent, Electrochemiluminescent and Electrochemical Sensors

Advanced Materials Interfaces, Volume 13, Issue 11, 9 June 2026.
Zero‐dimensional carbon nanomaterials are presented as multifunctional platforms linking structure, property, and sensing performance. Surface engineering and heteroatom doping modulate electron‐transfer and luminescent behavior, enabling electrochemical, photoluminescent, and electrochemiluminescent detection. Fundamental design principles, analytical
Gustavo Martins, Jeferson Luiz Gogola, Ava Gevaerd, Cristiane Kalinke, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira, Fabio Roberto Caetano, Bruno Campos Janegitz, Márcio Fernando Bergamini, Luiz Humberto Marcolino‐Junior   +8 more
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Towards Exploring Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Geobacillus: A Screen for Type II Toxin-Antitoxin System Families in a Thermophilic Genus

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019
The toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems have been attracting attention due to their role in regulating stress responses in prokaryotes and their biotechnological potential. Much recognition has been given to type II TA system of mesophiles, while thermophiles have received merely limited attention.
Rawana Alkhalili, Joel Wallenius, Björn Canbäck   +2 more
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