You are interested in developing a new antibiotic for treating bacterial illnesses in humans, which is specifically toxic to bacterial cells. What processes or proteins would you want to inhibit in bacteria to generate this antibiotic?

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Sigma factors are essential for the initiation of transcription in bacteria. Inhibiting sigma factor binding to the holoenzyme would prevent bacterial RNA polymerase from initiating transcription, thereby inhibiting bacterial growth.

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