Activating and inhibiting nucleotide signals coordinate bacterial anti-phage defense
Sonomi Yamaguchi, Samantha G. Fernandez, Douglas R. Wassarman, Marlen Lüders, Frank Schwede, Philip J. Kranzusch
This study identifies a bacterial anti-phage defense system, Clover, which uses nucleotide signals to dynamically regulate antiviral immunity while avoiding cellular toxicity.
Nature · Feb 18, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology