Abstract

Bacteria have evolved anti-viral defenses, but the mechanisms of sensing and stopping infection are still under investigation. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Mets, Kurata, Ernits etal. describe how direct sensing of a phage protein by a bacterial toxin-antitoxin-associated chaperone unleashes toxin activity to prevent infection.

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