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Structure-function relations in the NTPase domain of the antiviral tRNA ribotoxin Escherichia coli PrrC.
Virology - 5 Jun 2012
Meineke Birthe, Shuman Stewart
Abstract excerpt
Breakage of tRNA by Escherichia coli anticodon nuclease PrrC (EcoPrrC) underlies a host antiviral response to phage T4 infection. Expression of EcoPrrC is cytocidal in yeast, signifying that PrrC ribotoxicity crosses phylogenetic domain boundaries. EcoPrrC consists of an N-terminal NTPase module that resembles ABC transporters and a C-terminal nuclease module that is sui generis. PrrC homologs are prevalent in...
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