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PAgo-induced DNA interference protects bacteria from invader DNA [smDNA]

ABSTRACT: Members of the conserved Argonaute protein family use small RNA guides to find their mRNA targets to regulate gene expression and suppress mobile genetic elements in eukaryotes. Argonautes are also present in many bacterial and archaeal species. Unlike eukaryotic proteins, several studied prokaryotic Argonautes use small DNA guides to cleave DNA, a process dubbed DNA interference. However, the natural functions and targets of DNA interference are poorly understood and the mechanisms of DNA guide generation and target discrimination remain unknown. Here, we studied the in vivo activities of a bacterial Argonaute nuclease CbAgo and demonstrated that it induces cleavage of multicopy genetic elements, including plasmids, transposons and repetitive chromosomal loci. Generation of small DNA guides employed by CbAgo requires cooperation between its intrinsic endonuclease activity and the cellular double-strand break repair machinery. The mechanism of guide generation ensures that small DNA guides are enriched in sequences that target foreign DNA and endows CbAgo with capacity to eliminate plasmids and fight phage infection. Similar principles may underlie the specificity of self-nonself discrimination by diverse defense systems in prokaryotes.

ORGANISM(S): Escherichia coli

PROVIDER: GSE148595 | GEO | 2020/07/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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