The ratio between CcdA and CcdB modulates the transcriptional repression of the ccd poison–antidote system
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- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (1) , 73-82
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02492.x
Abstract
The ccd operon of the F plasmid encodes CcdB, a toxin targeting the essential gyrase of Escherichia coli, and CcdA, the unstable antidote that interacts with CcdB to neutralize its toxicity. Although...Keywords
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