Bacterial Backstabbing: EF-Tu, Brute?
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Bacterial Backstabbing: EF-Tu, Brute?
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.10.007