Aggregating sequences that occur in many proteins constitute weak spots of bacterial proteostasis

Aggregation is sequence-specific and nucleated by short aggregating protein segments (APR). Here authors use a multidisciplinary approach to show that in E.coli some frequently occurring APRs lead to protein aggregation and ultimately bacterial cell death, which could serve as antibacterial strategy...

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Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Ladan Khodaparast, Laleh Khodaparast, Rodrigo Gallardo, Nikolaos N. Louros, Emiel Michiels, Reshmi Ramakrishnan, Meine Ramakers, Filip Claes, Lydia Young, Mohammad Shahrooei, Hannah Wilkinson, Matyas Desager, Wubishet Mengistu Tadesse, K. Peter R. Nilsson, Per Hammarström, Abram Aertsen, Sebastien Carpentier, Johan Van Eldere, Frederic Rousseau, Joost Schymkowitz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2018-02-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03131-0