MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Highly specific mRNA cleavage by the MazF endoribonuclease orchestrates stationary transcriptome remodeling and rapid regrowth in Gram-positive bacteria
Regev Frenkel, Shira Omer Bendori, Tom Borenstein…·Avigdor Eldar
This study shows that MazF toxin in Gram-positive bacteria specifically cleaves mRNAs to regulate stress response and enable rapid regrowth.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.06.743204