Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications
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To contend with the diversity and ubiquity of bacteriophages and other mobile genetic elements, bacteria have developed an arsenal of immune defence mechanisms. Bacterial defences include CRISPR–Cas, restriction–modification and a growing list of mechanistically diverse systems, which constitute the bacterial ‘immune system’. As a response, bacteriophages and mobile genetic elements have evolved direct and indirect mechanisms to circumvent or block bacterial defence pathways and ensure successful infection. Recent advances in methodological and computational approaches, as well as the increasing availability of genome sequences, have boosted the discovery of direct inhibitors of bacterial defence systems. In this Review, we discuss methods for the discovery of direct inhibitors, their diverse mechanisms of action and perspectives on their emerging applications in biotechnology and beyond.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Nature Reviews Genetics |
Vol/bind | 25 |
Udgave nummer | 4 |
Sider (fra-til) | 237-254 |
Antal sider | 18 |
ISSN | 1471-0056 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
We thank C. Smart, L. Payne and S. Crellin for helpful discussions. Research on phage defence and anti-defence systems conducted in the Fineran laboratory is supported by a University of Otago Research Grant, Bioprotection Aotearoa and the Marsden Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand (Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, Te Apārangi). D.M.-M. was supported by a University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship and a Postgraduate Publishing Bursary. R.P.-R. was supported by a Lundbeck Foundation grant, MIMOSAS project [R347-2020-2346].
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