From dab4e44651f91ee7d4096352ff814b93bccc499c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ftesson <florian.tesson@cri-paris.org> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 16:31:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update abie.md --- content/3.defense-systems/abie.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/3.defense-systems/abie.md b/content/3.defense-systems/abie.md index e8f45950..a74e3561 100644 --- a/content/3.defense-systems/abie.md +++ b/content/3.defense-systems/abie.md @@ -10,18 +10,34 @@ tableColumns: Activator: Unknown Effector: Unknown PFAM: PF08843, PF09407, PF09952, PF11459, PF13338, PF17194 +contributors: + - Florian Tesson +relevantAbstracts: + - doi: 10.1023/A:1002027321171 + - doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.06.006 + - doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt1419 + - doi: 10.1128/aem.61.12.4321-4328.1995 --- # AbiE -AbiE is a family of an anti-phage defense systems. They act through a Toxin-Antitoxin mechanism, and are comprised of a pair of genes, with one gene being toxic while the other confers immunity to this toxicity. -It is classified as an Abortive infection system. +## AbiE +AbiE was discovered in 1995 on a Lactococcal plasmid :ref{doi=10.1128/aem.61.12.4321-4328.1995} together with [AbiN](/defense-systems/abin). + +AbiE 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}. AbiE is classified as abortive infection in :ref{doi=10.1016/j.mib.2023.102312}. + +AbiE is composed of two proteins: AbiEi and AbiEii. AbiEii is annotated as a nucleotidyltransferase. + + + + ## Molecular mechanism +AbiE is a family of an anti-phage defense systems. They act through a Toxin-Antitoxin mechanism, and are comprised of a pair of genes, with one gene being toxic while the other confers immunity to this toxicity :ref{doi=10.1093/nar/gkt1419}. -AbiE systems are encoded by two mandatory genes, abiEi and abiEii (1,2). The latter encodes for AbiEii, a GTP-binding nucleotidyltransferase (NTase) which expression induce a reversible growth arrest. On the other hand, abiEi encodes for a AbiEi a transcriptional autorepressor that binds to the promoter of the abiE operon. +AbiEii is a GTP-binding nucleotidyltransferase (NTase) which expression induce a reversible growth arrest :ref{doi=10.1093/nar/gkt1419}. On the other hand, AbiEi js a transcriptional autorepressor that binds to the promoter of the abiE operon. -Based on this mechanisms, AbiE systems are classified as Type IV Toxin-Antitoxin system, where the antitoxin and toxin are both proteins that do not directly interact with each other. +Based on this mechanisms, AbiE systems are classified as Type IV Toxin-Antitoxin system, where the antitoxin and toxin are both proteins that do not directly interact with each other :ref{doi=10.1093/nar/gkt1419}. ## Example of genomic structure @@ -86,15 +102,4 @@ end style Title3 fill:none,stroke:none,stroke-width:none style Title4 fill:none,stroke:none,stroke-width:none </mermaid> -## Relevant abstracts - -::relevant-abstracts ---- -items: - - doi: 10.1023/A:1002027321171 - - doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.06.006 - - doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt1419 - ---- -:: -- GitLab