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After the discovery of Septu, two studies discovered separately another form of Septu :ref{doi=10.1093/nar/gkab883,10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.065}. This new subtype encodes a third protein with a reverse transcriptase domain. This system is either referred as Septu Type II :ref{doi=10.1093/nar/gkab883} or as [Retron](/defense-systems/retron) subtype RT-I-A :ref{doi=10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.065,10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.065}.
Interestingly, the ATPase domain of PtuA has no ATPase activity. However, the experimentally determined structure shows that 4 ATPs bind inside the PtuA hexamer :ref{doi=10.1038/s41594-023-01172-8}. The authors then show that the endonuclease activity of PtuAB is down-regulated by ATP in a concentration-dependent manner.
Authors :ref{doi=10.1038/s41594-023-01172-8} hypothesize that the PtuAB complex is inactive in noninfected cells by the physiological concentration of ATP. During phage infection, the pool of ATP can be depleted leading to the activation of the PtuAB complex and the phage DNA cleavage by PtuB HNH endonuclease.
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