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A Toxin-Antitoxin Module in Bacillus subtilis Can Both Mitigate and Amplify Effects of Lethal Stress

BACKGROUND: Bacterial type-2 (protein-protein) toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules are two-gene operons that are thought to participate in the response to stress. Previous work with Escherichia coli has led to a debate in which some investigators conclude that the modules protect from stress, while others...

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Autores principales: Wu, Xiangli, Wang, Xiuhong, Drlica, Karl, Zhao, Xilin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3163665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21897862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023909