Scientists identify what flips switch to activate retron's toxins to prevent viral spread - The Science Board
7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by The Science Advisory Board staff writers
by The Science Advisory Board staff writers
European Molecular Biology Laboratory researchers have identified what flips the switch to activate a retron’s toxins to prevent a viral spread, using genetics, proteomics, and bioinformatics.
Researchers have found that some retrons encode toxin proteins, which they keep inactive with the help of a small DNA fragment, and when a bacterial virus (phage) attacks bacteria the DNA can sense t… [+759 chars]
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