CRISPR/Cas systems: new players in gene regulation and bacterial physiology

CRISPR-Cas systems are bacterial defenses against foreign nucleic acids derived from bacteriophages, plasmids or other sources. These systems are targeted in an RNA-dependent, sequence-specific manner, and are also adaptive, providing protection against previously encountered foreign elements. In ad...

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Main Authors: David eWeiss, Timothy eSampson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00037/full