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7-Deazaguanine modifications protect phage DNA from host restriction systems

Authors :
Geoffrey Hutinet
Witold Kot
Liang Cui
Roman Hillebrand
Seetharamsingh Balamkundu
Shanmugavel Gnanakalai
Ramesh Neelakandan
Alexander B. Carstens
Chuan Fa Lui
Denise Tremblay
Deborah Jacobs-Sera
Mandana Sassanfar
Yan-Jiun Lee
Peter Weigele
Sylvain Moineau
Graham F. Hatfull
Peter C. Dedon
Lars H. Hansen
Valérie de Crécy-Lagard
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Viral genomic DNA is often modified to evade the host bacterial restriction system. Here the authors identified 2′-deoxy-7-deazaguanine modifications on phage DNA by comparative genomics and experimental validation, showing their role in genome protection.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.39fa27a9a6549e3ab545c4ecd3af0e2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13384-y