Kiwa is a bacterial membrane-embedded defence supercomplex activated by phage-induced membrane changes
Z. Zhang, T. C. Todeschini, Y. Wu, R. Kogay, A. Naji, J. Cardenas Rodriguez, R. M. Anandhakrishna, D. Kaganovich, D. W. Taylor, J. P. K. Bravo, M. Teplova, T. Amen, E. V. Koonin, D. J. Patel, F. L. Nobrega
The paper characterizes the Kiwa defence system as a bacterial membrane supercomplex that detects phage-induced membrane changes and inhibits phage replication.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology