Bacterial backstabbing: EF-Tu, brute?
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Abstract
Bacterial type VI secretion is an offensive and defensive weapon that utilizes a molecular warhead to inject toxins into neighboring cells. In this issue of Cell, Whitney et al. report a new class of toxin that disrupts the core metabolism of recipient cells and uncover a surprising requirement for EF-Tu.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Toxins
- NAD+ Nucleosidase
- Peptide Elongation Factor Tu
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Type VI Secretion Systems