Unraveling the essential role of CysK in CDI toxin activation.
Johnson, P.M., Beck, C.M., Morse, R.P., Garza-Sanchez, F., Low, D.A., Hayes, C.S., Goulding, C.W.(2016) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113: 9792-9797
- PubMed: 27531961 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607112113
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5J43, 5J5V - PubMed Abstract: 
Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is a widespread mechanism of bacterial competition. CDI(+) bacteria deliver the toxic C-terminal region of contact-dependent inhibition A proteins (CdiA-CT) into neighboring target bacteria and produce CDI immunity proteins (CdiI) to protect against self-inhibition ...