Mucin induces CRISPR-Cas defense in an opportunistic pathogen

Autor: Gabriel Magno de Freitas Almeida, Ville Hoikkala, Janne Ravantti, Noora Rantanen, Lotta-Riina Sundberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31330-3
Popis: It is unknown what circumstances promote particular bacterial defenses against bacterial viruses (phages). Almeida & Hoikkala et al. show that mucin, derived from mucus, greatly accelerates CRISPR-Cas defenses against phage in an opportunistic pathogen.
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