An alternative approach to study the enzymatic specificities of the CfrBI restriction–modification system [PDF]
Heliyon, 2019 Restriction–modification systems (RMS) are the main gene-engineering tools and a suitable model to study the molecular mechanisms of catalysis and DNA–protein interactions.
Marina V. Zakharova +3 more
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Deletion of the Zinc Transporter Lipoprotein AdcAII Causes Hyperencapsulation of
mBio, 2020 The capsule is the dominant Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factor, yet how variation in capsule thickness is regulated is poorly understood. Here, we describe an unexpected relationship between mutation of adcAII, which encodes a zinc uptake ...
Claire Durmort +11 more
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The restriction impacts of the Type III restriction-modification system on the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance genes in Campylobacter jejuni [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionThe spread of antibiotic resistance genes among Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is a serious problem, and the effects of the restriction-modification (R-M) system on the transmission dynamics of these genes in C.
Yu Qiu +5 more
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MspGI Restriction–Modification System and Its Flanking Genes of Microbacterium sp. Gd 4-13
Biology and Life Sciences ForumBacteria have defense systems against the penetration of foreign DNA (phages and plasmids). Some defense systems protect bacteria from phage penetration into the cell, while others block phage replication. Antiphage defense systems are often located next
Alfiya K. Yunusova +3 more
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Development of a CRISPR-based cytosine base editor for restriction-modification system inactivation to enhance transformation efficiency in Vibrio Sp. dhg [PDF]
Journal of Biological EngineeringBackground Vibrio sp. dhg is a fast-growing, alginate-utilizing, marine bacterium being developed as a platform host for macroalgae biorefinery. To maximize its potential in the production of various value-added products, there is a need to expand ...
Yang Jun Shon +5 more
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Effects of Population Dynamics on Establishment of a Restriction-Modification System in a Bacterial Host [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 In vivo dynamics of protein levels in bacterial cells depend on both intracellular regulation and relevant population dynamics. Such population dynamics effects, e.g., interplay between cell and plasmid division rates, are, however, often neglected in ...
Stefan Graovac +4 more
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Uncovering the link between the SpnIII restriction modification system and LuxS in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis isolates. [PDF]
Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 2023 Streptococcus pneumoniae is capable of randomly switching their genomic DNA methylation pattern between six distinct bacterial subpopulations (A-F) via recombination of a type 1 restriction-modification locus, spnIII.
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The Restriction–Modification Systems of Clostridium carboxidivorans P7
Microorganisms, 2023 Clostridium carboxidivorans P7 (DSM 15243) is a bacterium that converts syngas (a mixture of CO, H2, and CO2) into hexanol. An optimized and scaled-up industrial process could therefore provide a renewable source of fuels and chemicals while consuming ...
Patrick Kottenhahn +4 more
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Plasmid pEC156, a Naturally Occurring Escherichia coli Genetic Element That Carries Genes of the EcoVIII Restriction-Modification System, Is Mobilizable among Enterobacteria. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Type II restriction-modification systems are ubiquitous in prokaryotes. Some of them are present in naturally occurring plasmids, which may facilitate the spread of these systems in bacterial populations by horizontal gene transfer.
Olesia Werbowy, Tadeusz Kaczorowski
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PLoS Genetics, 2022 Understanding mechanisms that shape horizontal exchange in prokaryotes is a key problem in biology. A major limit on DNA entry is imposed by restriction-modification (RM) processes that depend on the pattern of DNA modification at host-specified sites ...
Julie Zaworski +6 more
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