ArticlemBio2018
The ColM Family, Polymorphic Toxins Breaching the Bacterial Cell Wall.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- The yxiD gene from Bacillus subtilis 6633 encodes a polymorphic toxin with tRNase activity and is neutralized by the cognate immunity protein YxxD.Nucleic acids research · 2025Article
- Parallel within-host evolution alters virulence factors in an opportunistic Klebsiella pneumoniae during a hospital outbreak.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Systematic discovery of antibacterial and antifungal bacterial toxins.Nature microbiology · 2024Article
- The Biology of Colicin M and Its Orthologs.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- CbrA Mediates Colicin M Resistance in Escherichia coli through Modification of Undecaprenyl-Phosphate-Linked Peptidoglycan Precursors.Journal of bacteriology · 2020Article
- Polymorphic Toxins and Their Immunity Proteins: Diversity, Evolution, and Mechanisms of Delivery.Annual review of microbiology · 2020Review
- A novel class of polymorphic toxins in Bacteroidetes.Life science alliance · 2020Article
- Pseudomonas bacteriocin syringacin M released upon desiccation suppresses the growth of sensitive bacteria in plant necrotic lesions.Microbial biotechnology · 2020Article
- Broad and Efficient Control of Klebsiella Pathogens by Peptidoglycan-Degrading and Pore-Forming Bacteriocins Klebicins.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Impact of FiuA Outer Membrane Receptor Polymorphism on the Resistance ofJournal of bacteriology · 2019Article
- A Colicin M-Type Bacteriocin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Targeting the HxuC Heme Receptor Requires a Novel Immunity Partner.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2018Article
- Lectin-Like Bacteriocins.Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Review
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Abstract
Bacteria host an arsenal of antagonism-mediating molecules to combat for ecologic space. Bacteriocins represent a pivotal group of secreted antibacterial peptides and proteins assisting in this fight, mainly eliminating relatives. Colicin M, a model for peptidoglycan-interfering bacteriocins in Gram-negative bacteria, appears to be part of a set of polymorphic toxins equipped with such a catalytic domain (ColM) targeting lipid II. Diversifying recombination has enabled parasitism of different receptors and has also given rise to hybrid bacteriocins in which ColM is associated with another toxin module. Remarkably, ColM toxins have recruited a diverse array of immunity partners, comprising cytoplasmic membrane-associated proteins with different topologies. Together, these findings suggest that different immunity mechanisms have evolved for ColM, in contrast to bacteriocins with nuclease activities.
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