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ArticlemBio2018

The Persistence-Inducing Toxin HokB Forms Dynamic Pores That Cause ATP Leakage.

Dorien Wilmaerts, Mariam Bayoumi, Liselot Dewachter, Wouter Knapen, Jacek T Mika, Johan Hofkens, Peter Dedecker, Giovanni Maglia, Natalie Verstraeten, Jan Michiels

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Article in mBio, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. YbiB: a novel interactor of the GTPase ObgE.Nucleic acids research · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dorien WilmaertsCenter for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
Mariam BayoumiBiochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Liselot DewachterCenter for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
Wouter KnapenCentre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jacek T MikaMolecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Johan HofkensMolecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Peter DedeckerBiochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Giovanni MagliaBiochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Natalie Verstraeten *Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
Jan Michiels *Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium jan.michiels@kuleuven.vib.be.
KU Leuven · BEVIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial populations harbor a small fraction of cells that display transient multidrug tolerance. These so-called persister cells are extremely difficult to eradicate and contribute to the recalcitrance of chronic infections. Several signaling pathways leading to persistence have been identified. However, it is poorly understood how the effectors of these pathways function at the molecular level. In a previous study, we reported that the conserved GTPase Obg induces persistence in

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateBacterial ToxinsCell MembraneDrug ToleranceEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsPorinsAdenosine TriphosphateBacterial ToxinsEscherichia coli ProteinsHokB protein, E coliPorinspersistencepore-forming peptidetoxin-antitoxin modules

Identifiers

PMID30108166
PMCPMC6094483
OpenAlexW2886035775

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