Functional comparison of anti-restriction and anti-methylation activities of ArdA, KlcA, and KlcAHS from Klebsiella pneumoniae
Anti-restriction proteins are typically encoded by plasmids, conjugative transposons, or phages to improve their chances of entering a new bacterial host with a type I DNA restriction and modification (RM) system. The invading DNA is normally destroyed by the RM system. The anti-restriction proteins...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.916547/full |