The ART of RNAylation: covalent RNA-protein linkage in bacteriophage infection

Trends Biochem Sci. 2023 Nov 16:S0968-0004(23)00284-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2023.10.011. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBacteriophages have been a treasure trove for the discovery of fundamental biological principles and the expansion of our enzymatic toolkit since the dawn of molecular biology. In a recent study by Wolfram-Schauerte et al. these ubiquitous bacteria-infecting viruses reveal yet another new biological concept: post-translational modification through covalent RNA-protein linkages.PMID:37980188 | DOI:10.1016/j.tibs.2023.10.011
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