A new type of DNA phosphorothioation-based antiviral system in archaea

The prokaryote defence system Dnd relies on phosphorothioation (PT) of DNA backbone to distinguish between self and non-self DNA. Here, Xiong et al. describe a previously uncharacterized PT-based antiviral system that is independent of the canonical Dnd and is widespread in Archaea and Bacteria.

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Autores principales: Lei Xiong, Siyi Liu, Si Chen, Yao Xiao, Bochen Zhu, Yali Gao, Yujing Zhang, Beibei Chen, Jie Luo, Zixin Deng, Xiangdong Chen, Lianrong Wang, Shi Chen
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/d5520ef95b4f42e68fb602a3ec748976
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Sumario:The prokaryote defence system Dnd relies on phosphorothioation (PT) of DNA backbone to distinguish between self and non-self DNA. Here, Xiong et al. describe a previously uncharacterized PT-based antiviral system that is independent of the canonical Dnd and is widespread in Archaea and Bacteria.