Journal of Bacteriology, April 2001, p. 2700-2703, Vol. 183, No. 8
0021-9193/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.8.2700-2703.2001
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Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
Received 3 October 2000/Accepted 30 January 2000
The direct interaction of the Escherichia coli cytotoxin RelE with its specific antidote, RelB, was demonstrated in two ways: (i) copurification of the two proteins and (ii) a positive yeast two-hybrid assay involving the relB and relE genes. In addition, the purified RelE protein exhibited ribosome-binding activity in an in vitro assay, supporting previous observations suggesting that it is an inhibitor of translation.
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