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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Escherichia Coli
SUBMITTER:
Qiang Chen
PROVIDER: PXD056215 | iProX | Wed Sep 25 00:00:00 BST 2024
REPOSITORIES: iProX

Pu Huan H Chen Yuxin Y Zhao Xinjun X Dai Lunzhi L Tong Aiping A Tang Dongmei D Chen Qiang Q Yu Yamei Y
Nature communications 20250401 1
Widespread in bacteria and archaea, toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems have been recently demonstrated to function in phage defense. Here we characterize the anti-phage function of a type IV TA system, ShosTA. Using structural and biochemical approaches, we show that ShosT couples phosphoribosyltransferase and pyrophosphatase activities to disrupt purine metabolism, resulting in DNA duplication, cell filamentation and ultimate cell death. ShosA binds DNA and likely recruits other proteins to facilitat ...[more]