Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …

ADP-ribosylation, a multifaceted posttranslational modification involved in the control of cell physiology in health and disease

B Lüscher, M Bütepage, L Eckei, S Krieg… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) regulate protein functions and interactions. ADP-
ribosylation is a PTM, in which ADP-ribosyltransferases use nicotinamide adenine …

TADB 2.0: an updated database of bacterial type II toxin–antitoxin loci

Y Xie, Y Wei, Y Shen, X Li, H Zhou, C Tai… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract TADB2. 0 (http://bioinfo-mml. sjtu. edu. cn/TADB2/) is an updated database that
provides comprehensive information about bacterial type II toxin–antitoxin (TA) loci …

Cellular nanosponges for biological neutralization

S Wang, D Wang, Y Duan, Z Zhou, W Gao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biological neutralization represents a general strategy that deploys therapeutic agents to
bind with harmful molecules or infectious pathogens, block their bioactivity, and thus prevent …

Biological functions of type II toxin-antitoxin systems in bacteria

M Kamruzzaman, AY Wu, JR Iredell - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
After the first discovery in the 1980s in F-plasmids as a plasmid maintenance system, a
myriad of toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems has been identified in bacterial chromosomes and …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial toxin-antitoxin modules: classification, functions, and association with persistence

G Singh, M Yadav, C Ghosh, JS Rathore - Current Research in Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules are ubiquitous gene loci among bacteria and are comprised of
a toxin part and its cognate antitoxin part. Under normal physiological conditions, antitoxin …

Bacterial community interactions during chronic respiratory disease

AL Welp, JM Bomberger - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chronic respiratory diseases including chronic rhinosinusitis, otitis media, asthma, cystic
fibrosis, non-CF bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a major …

Engineered toxin–intein antimicrobials can selectively target and kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria in mixed populations

R López-Igual, J Bernal-Bayard… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Targeted killing of pathogenic bacteria without harming beneficial members of host
microbiota holds promise as a strategy to cure disease and limit both antimicrobial-related …

TADB 3.0: an updated database of bacterial toxin–antitoxin loci and associated mobile genetic elements

J Guan, Y Chen, YX Goh, M Wang, C Tai… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract TADB 3.0 (https://bioinfo-mml. sjtu. edu. cn/TADB3/) is an updated database that
provides comprehensive information on bacterial types I to VIII toxin–antitoxin (TA) loci …

Protein acetylation in bacteria

CM VanDrisse… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Acetylation is a posttranslational modification conserved in all domains of life that is carried
out by N-acetyltransferases. While acetylation can occur on N α-amino groups, this review …