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Mini-hairpin peptide structure found to stall protein synthesis in E. coli
Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...
Scientists reveal new toxin that damages the gut
More information: Akila U. Pilapitiya et al, The crystal structure of the toxin EspC from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli ...
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A Novel Gut-Damaging Toxin is Discovered
A computer-generated illustration (based on SEM images) depicting a group of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing (ESBLs) ...
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How Common E. Coli Strain Uses ‘Double-Attack’ to Destroy Gut From Within
Scientists have solved the 3D structure of EspC, a powerful toxin produced by EPEC, a diarrheal E. coli strain that kills ...
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The lactose operon of Escherichia coli.
The genes lacZ, lacY and lacA are transcribed from a single promoter (P) that produces a single mRNA from which the three proteins are translated. The operon is regulated by Lac repressor, the ...
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Bacteria Toxin Uses “Molecular Scissors” To Damage Gut
Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut ...
Discovery of molecular switch explains how bacteria control their protein biosynthesis through cell metabolism
Protein biosynthesis—the process whereby cells produce protein molecules ... including Salmonella species and Escherichia ...