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Type II bacterial toxin–antitoxins: hypotheses, facts, and the newfound plethora of the PezAT system

Toxin–antitoxin (TA) systems are entities found in the prokaryotic genomes, with eight reported types. Type II, the best characterized, is comprised of two genes organized as an operon. Whereas toxins impair growth, the cognate antitoxin neutralizes its activity. TAs appeared to be involved in plasm...

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Autores principales: Chan, Wai Ting, Garcillán-Barcia, Maria Pilar, Yeo, Chew Chieng, Espinosa, Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10532202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37715317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuad052