Diverse viral cas genes antagonize CRISPR immunity
M. A. Katz, E. M. Sawyer, A. Kozlova, M. C. Williams, S. R. Margolis, L. Oriolt, M. Johnson, J. Bondy-Denomy, A. J. Meeske
The paper identifies novel anti-CRISPR genes in Listeria isolates that antagonize diverse CRISPR-Cas systems, revealing evolutionary mechanisms of Acrs through cas gene co-option.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2023Microbiology