| Literature DB >> 31295418 |
Senén D Mendoza1, Joseph Bondy-Denomy2.
Abstract
How RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas13 functions as a phage defense system has been mysterious. Recently in Nature, Meeske et al. (2019) demonstrate that Cas13 provides potent immunity to dsDNA phages without cutting their genome. By sensing phage transcripts and destroying RNA nonspecifically to arrest the cell into dormancy, Cas13 provides herd immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31295418 PMCID: PMC6842608 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.06.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Host Microbe ISSN: 1931-3128 Impact factor: 21.023