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Genetic Evidence for SecY Translocon-Mediated Import of Two Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition (CDI) Toxins.
mBio - 2 Feb 2021
Jones Allison M, Virtanen Petra, Hammarlöf Disa, Allen William J, Collinson Ian, Hayes Christopher S, Low David A, Koskiniemi Sanna
Abstract excerpt
The C-terminal (CT) toxin domains of contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) CdiA proteins target Gram-negative bacteria and must breach both the outer and inner membranes of target cells to exert growth inhibitory activity. Here, we examine two CdiA-CT toxins that exploit the bacterial general protein secretion machinery after delivery into the periplasm. A Ser281Phe amino acid substitution in transmembrane...
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