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SUBMITTER: Deecker SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7056967 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deecker Shayna R SR Ensminger Alexander W AW
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) 20200305 3
In bacteria and archaea, several distinct types of CRISPR-Cas systems provide adaptive immunity through broadly similar mechanisms: short nucleic acid sequences derived from foreign DNA, known as spacers, engage in complementary base pairing with invasive genetic elements setting the stage for nucleases to degrade the target DNA. A hallmark of type I CRISPR-Cas systems is their ability to acquire spacers in response to both new and previously encountered invaders (naïve and primed acquisition, r ...[more]