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Evolutionary plasticity and functional versatility of CRISPR systems

The principal biological function of bacterial and archaeal CRISPR systems is RNA-guided adaptive immunity against viruses and other mobile genetic elements (MGEs). These systems show remarkable evolutionary plasticity and functional versatility at multiple levels, including both the defense mechani...

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Autores principales: Koonin, Eugene V., Makarova, Kira S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8730458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34986140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001481