Colicin D
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| - | Colicin D is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by ''E. coli'' which acts against other nearby ''E. coli'' to kill them with its [[tRNase | + | Colicin D is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by ''E. coli'' which acts against other nearby ''E. coli'' to kill them with its [[tRNase activity]]; it digests specific tRNAs, inhibiting protein synthesis and leading to the death of the cell. |
==Synthesis and release== | ==Synthesis and release== | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 25 March 2011
Colicin D is a type of Colicin, a bacteriocin made by E. coli which acts against other nearby E. coli to kill them with its tRNase activity; it digests specific tRNAs, inhibiting protein synthesis and leading to the death of the cell.
