A widespread family of WYL-domain transcriptional regulators co-localises with diverse phage defence systems and islands
D. M. Picton, J. D. Harling-Lee, S. J. Duffner, S. C. Went, R. D. Morgan, J. C. D. Hinton, T. R. Blower
The paper identifies BrxR, a WYL-domain transcriptional regulator that represses phage defence systems and is widespread among bacteria, often co-localized with defence islands.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology