Tag: Bacterial Antiviral Immunity

In a recent study published in Cell, Dr. Dinshaw Patel and Dr. Luciano Marraffini, along with their research team, unveiled a new mechanism by which bacteria use CRISPR systems to protect against viral invaders. The study, titled “The CRISPR-associated adenosine deaminase Cad1 converts ATP to ITP to provide antiviral immunity,” sheds light on a protein…