Aisling Brady et al.
Current biology : CB, 31(22), 5037-5045 (2021-09-26)
Some Bacillus-infecting bacteriophages use a peptide-based communication system, termed arbitrium, to coordinate the lysis-lysogeny decision. In this system, the phage produces AimP peptide during the lytic cycle. Once internalized by the host cell, AimP binds to the transcription factor AimR