RNA polymerase stalling-derived genome instability underlies ribosomal antibiotic efficacy and resistance evolution.

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Bacteria often evolve antibiotic resistance through mutagenesis. However, the processes causing the mutagenesis have not been fully resolved. Here, we find that a broad range of ribosome-targeting antibiotics cause mutations through an underexplored pathway. Focusing on the clinically important aminoglycoside gentamicin, we find that the translation inhibitor causes genome-wide premature stalling of RNA...

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