A novel nuclease is the executing part of a bacterial plasmid defense system
M. Weiss, G. Giacomelli, M. Ben Assaya, F. Grundt, A. Haouz, F. Peng, S. Petrella, A. M. Wehenkel, M. Bramkamp
The paper identifies MksG as a novel nuclease in the MksBEFG plasmid defense system of Corynebacterium glutamicum, showing it degrades plasmid DNA and is regulated by DivIVA.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology