A viral RNA molecule activates the bacterial immune system during infection

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Banh, Dalton V. [1 ]
Roberts, Cameron G. [1 ]
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[1] Rockefeller Univ, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10021 USA
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10.1038/d41586-023-03364-0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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In both humans and bacteria, viral infections lead to the activation of enzymes that generate cyclic nucleotides as messengers to start the immune response. However, how bacteria sense viral invasion was unknown. A structured viral RNA molecule produced during infection has now been identified as a molecular trigger of the bacterial enzyme.
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