diff --git a/content/3.defense-systems/abiq.md b/content/3.defense-systems/abiq.md index 4826ad63bdabfedcae8a4e5654cce88b2a6dc7d7..1aa0d2349cc9c25b66854f6d1fa7485bea5c6319 100644 --- a/content/3.defense-systems/abiq.md +++ b/content/3.defense-systems/abiq.md @@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ AbiQ was discovered in 1998 on *Lactococcus lactis* plasmid :ref{doi=10.1128/AEM AbiQ is one of the so-called "Abi" systems for "Abortive infection" discovered in the 90's in research related to the dairy industry :ref{doi=10.1016/j.mib.2005.06.006}. AbiQ is classified as abortive infection in :ref{doi=10.1016/j.mib.2023.102312}. -AbiQ is composed of a single protein AbiQ and a RNA anti toxin (antiQ) :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129}. +AbiQ is composed of a single protein AbiQ and an RNA antitoxin (antiQ) :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129}. ## Molecular mechanism -AbiQ act as an anti-toxin type III. AbiQ is a RNAase that will bind its antitoxin antiQ :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129}. +AbiQ act as an anti-toxin type III. AbiQ is an RNAase that will bind its antitoxin antiQ :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129}. -The AbiQ is constitutively expressed and bind to its antiQ RNA resulting in a inactivated AbiQ. -To get activated, AbiQ need the concentration of antiQ to decrease. -However, during phage infection, the expression of the antiQ is constant and the author do not know how the AbiQ is activated :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129}. +The AbiQ is constitutively expressed and bind to its antiQ RNA resulting in an inactivated AbiQ. +To get activated, AbiQ needs the concentration of antiQ to decrease. +However, during phage infection, the expression of the antiQ is constant and the authors do not know how the AbiQ is activated :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129}. ## Example of genomic structure @@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ The system was detected in 111 different species. Proportion of genome encoding the AbiQ system for the 14 phyla with more than 50 genomes in the RefSeq database. -<<<<<<< content/3.defense-systems/abiq.md ## Structure -### Experimentaly determined structure +### Experimentally determined structure From :ref{doi=10.1111/mmi.12129} in *Lactococcus lactis*: @@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ dataUrl: /abiq/4glk_LlAbiQ_1mer.cif --- :: -======= ->>>>>>> content/3.defense-systems/abiq.md ## Structure ### AbiQ