Filamentation activates bacterial NLR-like antiviral protein
Yiqun Wang, Yuqing Tian, Xu Yang, Feng Yu, Jianting Zheng
This paper reveals how EfAvs5, a bacterial antiviral protein, forms filaments to activate NADase activity and defend against phages through structural and functional analysis.
Nature Communications · Mar 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology