Toxin-Antitoxin Systems [systémy toxin-antitoxin]

topical
3
Terms

systém toxin-antitoxin

Definition

Mechanisms that allow bacteria and archaea to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions via a toxin, produced during adverse conditions, that inhibits a specific vital process, and a partner antitoxin that blocks the effects of the toxin, under normal growth conditions.

DUI
D000075704 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000631333
History note
2018
Public note
2018