MicrobiologySciencePeer-reviewed
TIR signaling activates caspase-like immunity in bacteria
François Rousset, Ilya А. Osterman, Tali Scherf…·Rotem Sorek
This study identifies a bacterial immune system where TIR-domain proteins activate caspase-like proteases to induce cell death and block phage replication.
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