RelA-SpoT Homologue toxins pyrophosphorylate the CCA end of tRNA to inhibit protein synthesis
T. Kurata, T. Brodiazhenko, S. R. A. Oliveira, M. Roghanian, K. J. Turnbull, O. Bulvas, H. Takada, R. Pohl, A. Garcia-Pino, D. Rejman, T. Tenson, G. C. Atkinson, V. Hauryliuk
The paper investigates how four RSH toxins inhibit bacterial growth by pyrophosphorylating tRNA, disrupting protein synthesis and amino acid sensing.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2021Microbiology