Discovery of multiple anti-CRISPRs uncovers anti-defense gene clustering in mobile genetic elements
R. Pinilla-Redondo, S. Shehreen, N. D. Marino, R. D. Fagerlund, C. M. Brown, S. J. Soerensen, P. C. Fineran, J. Bondy-Denomy
The paper identifies 11 new anti-CRISPR genes in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas, revealing their clustering with other anti-defense genes in genomic regions called 'anti-defense islands'.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2020Microbiology