Dependence of post-segregational killing mediated by Type II restriction–modification systems on the lifetime of restriction endonuclease effective activity [PDF]
mBioPlasmid-borne Type II restriction–modification (RM) systems mediate post-segregational killing (PSK). PSK is thought to be caused by the dilution of restriction and modification enzymes during cell division, resulting in accumulation of unmethylated DNA ...
Svetlana Kozlova +3 more
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A Survey of Archaeal Restriction–Modification Systems [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 When compared with bacteria, relatively little is known about the restriction–modification (RM) systems of archaea, particularly those in taxa outside of the haloarchaea.
Brian P. Anton, Richard J. Roberts
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The Restriction–Modification Systems of Clostridium carboxidivorans P7 [PDF]
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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IS-linked movement of a restriction-modification system. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Potential mobility of restriction-modification systems has been suggested by evolutionary/bioinformatic analysis of prokaryotic genomes. Here we demonstrate in vivo movement of a restriction-modification system within a genome under a laboratory ...
Noriko Takahashi +4 more
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The evolutionary replacement of restriction-modification by Ssp antiviral systems is associated with the distribution of prophages in the major clonal group of Acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]
mBioBacteriophages kill almost half of the world’s bacterial cells every day. In response, bacteria have developed anti-phage defense mechanisms that number in the dozens.
Antonio Moreno-Rodríguez +4 more
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Restriction modification systems in archaea: A panoramic outlook [PDF]
HeliyonRestriction modification (RM) systems are one of the ubiquitous yet primitive defense responses employed by bacteria and archaea with the primary role of safeguarding themselves against invading bacteriophages.
Pallavi Gulati +4 more
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Restriction-modification systems and prophages drive genomic diversification in Priestia megaterium [PDF]
Biology DirectBacteria are frequently stressed by bacteriophages. Priestia megaterium is a bacterium of both agricultural and biotechnological importance, yet it has been unclear how the interplay between phage-imposed stress and bacterial immunity shapes the genome ...
Miao Wang +6 more
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Anti-plasmid defense in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae involves Type I-like and Type IV restriction modification systems [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and InfectionsHypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) and classical multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains belong to distinct lineages and hvKp are typically characterized by hypermucoid capsules that have been shown to limit horizontal gene transfer (HGT), including ...
Guodong Oo +7 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Bacterial defense barriers, such as DNA methylation-associated restriction-modification (R-M) and the CRISPR-Cas system, play an important role in bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Congrui Xu +9 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The restriction-modification (RM) systems are compared to a primitive, innate, prokaryotic immune system, controlling the invasion by foreign DNA, composed of methyltransferase (MTase) and restriction endonuclease.
Monika Adamczyk-Poplawska +5 more
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