MicrobiologyThe EMBO JournalPeer-reviewed
Toxin-mediated depletion of nicotinamide dinucleotides drives persister formation in a human pathogen
Isabella Santi, Raphael Dias Teixeira, Pablo Manfredi…·Urs Jenal
This study shows that the RES domain TA system in P. aeruginosa promotes persister formation by depleting NAD and NADP under nutrient stress, enhancing bacterial survival during antibiotic treatment.
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