Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
XRN1 is a Species-Specific Virus Restriction Factor in Yeasts
Paul A Rowley, Brandon Ho, Sarah Bushong…·Sara L Sawyer
This study shows Xrn1p in Saccharomyces yeasts co-evolves with L-A totiviruses to specifically restrict viral propagation, beyond simple enzymatic degradation.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005890