Competition among viral elements for VIPR RNA-directed genome silencing
Santiago C. Lopez, Ella Brie T. Mayor, Kenneth J. Loi, Emily G. Armbruster, Evan Yen, Peter H. Yoon, Jennifer A. Doudna
The paper shows that VIPR systems in E. coli mediate competition between phages and their satellite counterparts, with satellites using decoy RNAs to counteract repression.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology