Control of bacterial immune signaling by a WYL domain transcription factor
C. L. Blankenchip, J. V. Nguyen, R. K. Lau, Q. Ye, Y. Gu, K. D. Corbett
The paper identifies CapW, a transcription factor that regulates CBASS gene expression in bacteria, showing it represses the system in uninfected cells and is activated by phage infection, though not required for anti-phage activity.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2022Biophysics