Scientists show how bacterial 'attack dog' toxin disrupts protein synthesis
Monday, July 6, 2020 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
A team of Skoltech researchers from the Severinov Laboratory and their colleagues have identified the way in which a component of a two-part bacterial self-defense system from the toxin-antitoxin family works, leading to cell dormancy that helps fight off bacterial viruses, antibiotics and other insults.