Aminoacylated tRNA tails trigger auxiliary bacterial immunity
Yan Yan, Balwina Koopal, Sobita Kunwar, Oleg Dmytrenko, Eric Jenkins, Maximilian Feussner, Anne-Sophie Gribling-Burrer, Victor Sadilek, Natalie Yoho, Amanda Martin, Bingbing Yu, Florian Praetorius, Redmond P. Smyth, Ryan N. Jackson, Jack P. K. Bravo, Chase L. Beisel
The paper shows that cleaved aminoacylated tRNA tails trigger auxiliary bacterial immunity by activating Adt1, leading to mRNA cleavage and cellular dormancy.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology