Xenogeneic silencing strategies in bacteria are dictated by RNA polymerase promiscuity

Autor: David Forrest, Emily A. Warman, Amanda M. Erkelens, Remus T. Dame, David C. Grainger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28747-1
Popis: Bacteria use specific silencing proteins to prevent spurious transcription of horizontally acquired DNA. Here, Forrest et al. describe differences in silencing strategies between E. coli and Bacillus subtilis, driven by the respective specificities of the silencing protein and the RNA polymerase in each organism.
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