Synechococcus elongatus Argonaute reduces natural transformation efficiency and provides immunity against exogenous plasmids.
mBio
; 14(5): e0184323, 2023 Oct 31.
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ABSTRACT
IMPORTANCE S. elongatus is an important cyanobacterial model organism for the study of its prokaryotic circadian clock, photosynthesis, and other biological processes. It is also widely used for genetic engineering to produce renewable biochemicals. Our findings reveal an SeAgo-based defense mechanism in S. elongatus against the horizontal transfer of genetic material. We demonstrate that deletion of the ago gene facilitates genetic studies and genetic engineering of S. elongatus.
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MEDLINE
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Synechococcus
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Relojes Circadianos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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En
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MBio
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos