Non-specific degradation of transcripts promotes plasmid clearance during type III-A CRISPR–Cas immunity

Nature Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 656-662

  Rostøl, Jakob T ^a   Marraffini, Luciano A ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAS10 NUCLEASE; CRISPR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; CSM6 RNASE; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; PLASMIDS; RIBONUCLEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 85060800960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0353-x     Document Type: Article

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