The highly diverse antiphage defence systems of bacteria

H Georjon, A Bernheim - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Bacteria and their viruses have coevolved for billions of years. This ancient and still ongoing
arms race has led bacteria to develop a vast antiphage arsenal. The development of high …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in gene editing tools, implications and success in plants: a review

SJ Bhuyan, M Kumar, P Ramrao Devde… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Genetic modifications are made through diverse mutagenesis techniques for crop
improvement programs. Among these mutagenesis tools, the traditional methods involve …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral type III CRISPR signalling via conjugation of ATP and SAM

H Chi, V Hoikkala, S Grüschow, S Graham, S Shirran… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR systems are widespread in the prokaryotic world, providing adaptive immunity
against mobile genetic elements,. Type III CRISPR systems, with the signature gene cas10 …

Ribosomal stalk-captured CARF-RelE ribonuclease inhibits translation following CRISPR signaling

I Mogila, G Tamulaitiene, K Keda, A Timinskas… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Prokaryotic type III CRISPR-Cas antiviral systems employ cyclic oligoadenylate (cAn)
signaling to activate a diverse range of auxiliary proteins that reinforce the CRISPR-Cas …

Type III-B CRISPR-Cas cascade of proteolytic cleavages

JA Steens, JPK Bravo, CRP Salazar, C Yildiz… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The generation of cyclic oligoadenylates and subsequent allosteric activation of proteins that
carry sensory domains is a distinctive feature of type III CRISPR-Cas systems. In this work …

DNA-targeting short Argonautes complex with effector proteins for collateral nuclease activity and bacterial population immunity

M Prostova, A Kanevskaya, V Panteleev… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Two prokaryotic defence systems, prokaryotic Argonautes (pAgos) and CRISPR–Cas, detect
and cleave invader nucleic acids using complementary guides and the nuclease activities of …

Substrate selectivity and catalytic activation of the type III CRISPR ancillary nuclease Can2

K Jungfer, A Sigg, M Jinek - Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Type III CRISPR-Cas systems provide adaptive immunity against foreign mobile
genetic elements through RNA-guided interference. Sequence-specific recognition of RNA …

Coordinated proteome change precedes cell lysis and death in a mat-forming cyanobacterium

J Zorz, AJ Paquette, T Gillis, A Kouris, V Khot… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cyanobacteria form dense multicellular communities that experience transient conditions in
terms of access to light and oxygen. These systems are productive but also undergo …

Function of the RNA-targeting class 2 type VI CRISPR Cas system of Rhodobacter capsulatus

J Kretz, J Börner, T Friedrich, M McIntosh… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria use CRISPR Cas systems to defend against invading foreign nucleic acids, eg,
phage genomes, plasmids or mobile genetic elements. Some CRISPR Cas systems were …

[HTML][HTML] Interference Requirements of Type III CRISPR-Cas Systems from Thermus thermophilus

K Karneyeva, M Kolesnik, A Livenskyi, V Zgoda… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the diverse prokaryotic adaptive immunity mechanisms, the Type III CRISPR-Cas
systems are the most complex. The multisubunit Type III effectors recognize RNA targets …