Pervasive phosphorylation by phage T7 kinase disarms bacterial defences
Source: Nature.com· Tara Bartolec, Karin Mitosch, Clément Potel, Federico Corona, Alessio Ling Jie Yang, Nicolai Karcher, Mira Lea Burtscher, Alexandra Koumoutsi, Isabelle Becher, Lena Sarah Müller, Jacob Bobonis, Manjeet Kumar, Marco Galardini, Athanasios Typas, Mikhail M. Savitski· August 19, 2026
The T7 bacteriophage deactivates bacterial defence systems through T7K phosphorylation of nearly all host and phage proteins during infection.
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