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. 2020 Apr 15;84(2):e00090-19. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00090-19

FIG 7.

FIG 7

GNAT toxins acetylate tRNAs to halt translation. (A) AtaT acetylates the initiator tRNA, preventing binding to the initiation factor 2 (IF2), thus impairing initiation of translation. (B) TacT and ItaT acetylate charged tRNAs to prevent elongation.