Three Dimensional Structure of the MqsR:MqsA Complex: A Novel TA Pair Comprised of a Toxin Homologous to RelE and an Antitoxin with Unique Properties

Breann L. Brown; Simina Grigoriu; Younghoon Kim; Jennifer M. Arruda; Andrew Davenport; Thomas K. Wood; Wolfgang Peti; Rebecca Page

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000706

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Three Dimensional Structure of the MqsR:MqsA Complex: A Novel TA Pair Comprised of a Toxin Homologous to RelE and an Antitoxin with Unique Properties

Breann L. Brown ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Breann L. Brown, Simina Grigoriu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Simina Grigoriu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Breann L. Brown, Simina Grigoriu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Younghoon Kim,

Affiliation Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Jennifer M. Arruda,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Andrew Davenport,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Thomas K. Wood,

Affiliations Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America, Department of Biology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Wolfgang Peti,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Rebecca Page

* E-mail: rebecca_page@brown.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Three Dimensional Structure of the MqsR:MqsA Complex: A Novel TA Pair Comprised of a Toxin Homologous to RelE and an Antitoxin with Unique Properties

Breann L. Brown,
Simina Grigoriu,
Younghoon Kim,
Jennifer M. Arruda,
Andrew Davenport,
Thomas K. Wood,
Wolfgang Peti,
Rebecca Page

Published: December 24, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000706

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