The Tailocin Tale: Peeling off Phage Tails.
| Autor: | Ghequire MGK; Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, University of Leuven, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium. Electronic address: maarten.ghequire@biw.kuleuven.be., De Mot R; Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, University of Leuven, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Trends in microbiology [Trends Microbiol] 2015 Oct; Vol. 23 (10), pp. 587-590. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tim.2015.07.011 |
| Abstrakt: | Bacteria produce a variety of particles resembling phage tails that are functional without an associated phage head. Acquired from diverse bacteriophage sources, these stand-alone units were sculpted to serve different ecological roles. Such tailocins mediate antagonism between related bacteria as well as interactions with eukaryotic cells. (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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