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Markus C. Wahl

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

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A compact Druantia defense clears phage infections via single-stranded DNA recognition and directional duplex unwinding

Stephanie Himpich, Thomas Gaudin, Lena M. Grass, Huihui Li, Vu Van Loi, Chao Chen, Eberhard Klauck, Philipp F. Popp, Maximilian Feussner, Benno Kuropka, Tarek Hilal, Bernhard Loll, Marc Erhardt, Haike Antelmann, Chase L. Beisel, Markus C. Wahl

This paper describes how the Druantia type III-A defense system in E. coli clears phage infections by recognizing single-stranded DNA and unwinding DNA duplexes directionally.

Cell Reports · Sep 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology