Mechanism of threonine ADP-ribosylation of F-actin by a Tc toxin

oleh: Alexander Belyy, Florian Lindemann, Daniel Roderer, Johanna Funk, Benjamin Bardiaux, Jonas Protze, Peter Bieling, Hartmut Oschkinat, Stefan Raunser

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01

Deskripsi

Entomopathogenic bacteria used for pest control secrete potent Tc toxins. Here, the authors combine biochemistry, solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy and cryo-EM to show in atomic detail how the toxin disrupts the host cell cytoskeleton and kills the target cell.