Anti-CRISPR: discovery, mechanism and function

Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 12 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.120

Authors: April Pawluk, Alan R. Davidson & Karen L. Maxwell
CRISPR–Cas adaptive immune systems are widespread among bacteria and archaea. Recent studies have shown that these systems have minimal long-term evolutionary effects in limiting horizontal gene transfer. This suggests that the ability to evade CRISPR–Cas immunity must also be widespread in phages and other mobile

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - October 24, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: April Pawluk Alan R. Davidson Karen L. Maxwell Tags: Progress Source Type: research