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The ribonuclease activity of Csm6 is required for anti-plasmid immunity by Type III-A CRISPR-Cas systems.
RNA biology - 1 Apr 2019
Foster Kawanda, Kalter Joshua, Woodside Walter, Terns Rebecca M, Terns Michael P
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR-Cas systems provide prokaryotes with RNA-based adaptive immunity against viruses and plasmids. A unique feature of Type III CRISPR-Cas systems is that they selectively target transcriptionally-active invader DNA, and can cleave both the expressed RNA transcripts and source DNA. The Type III-A effector crRNP (CRISPR RNA-Cas protein complex), which contains Cas proteins Csm1-5, recognizes and degrades...
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