Annual Review of Virology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
10(1), С. 423 - 453
Опубликована: Июнь 29, 2023
Host
defense
against
viral
pathogens
is
an
essential
function
for
all
living
organisms.
In
cell-intrinsic
innate
immunity,
dedicated
sensor
proteins
recognize
molecular
signatures
of
infection
and
communicate
to
downstream
adaptor
or
effector
activate
immune
defense.
Remarkably,
recent
evidence
demonstrates
that
much
the
core
machinery
immunity
shared
across
eukaryotic
prokaryotic
domains
life.
Here,
we
review
a
pioneering
example
evolutionary
conservation
in
immunity:
animal
cGAS-STING
(cyclic
GMP-AMP
synthase-stimulator
interferon
genes)
signaling
pathway
its
ancestor
bacteria,
CBASS
nucleotide-based
antiphage
system)
We
discuss
unique
mechanism
by
which
cGLRs
(cGAS-like
receptors)
bacterial
CD-NTases
(cGAS/dinucleotide-cyclase
Vibrio
(DncV)-like
nucleotidyltransferases)
these
pathways
link
pathogen
detection
with
activation
using
nucleotide
second
messenger
signals.
Comparing
biochemical,
structural,
mechanistic
details
cGAS-STING,
cGLR
signaling,
CBASS,
highlight
emerging
questions
field
examine
pressures
may
have
shaped
origins
antiviral
Cell Host & Microbe,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
30(5), С. 740 - 753.e5
Опубликована: Март 21, 2022
Bacteria
carry
diverse
genetic
systems
to
defend
against
viral
infection,
some
of
which
are
found
within
prophages
where
they
inhibit
competing
viruses.
Phage
satellites
pose
additional
pressures
on
phages
by
hijacking
key
elements
their
own
benefit.
Here,
we
show
that
E.
coli
P2-like
and
parasitic
P4-like
hotspots
variation
containing
reservoirs
anti-phage
systems.
We
validate
the
activity
describe
PARIS,
an
abortive
infection
system
triggered
a
phage-encoded
anti-restriction
protein.
Antiviral
participate
in
inter-viral
competition
shape
dynamics
between
bacterial
host,
phages,
satellites.
Notably,
can
benefit
helper
phage
during
with
virulent
turning
relationship
into
mutualistic
one.
Anti-phage
present
across
distant
species
constitute
substantial
source
mobile
elements.
Nature Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
7(10), С. 1568 - 1579
Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2022
The
ancient,
ongoing
coevolutionary
battle
between
bacteria
and
their
viruses,
bacteriophages,
has
given
rise
to
sophisticated
immune
systems
including
restriction-modification
CRISPR-Cas.
Many
additional
anti-phage
have
been
identified
using
computational
approaches
based
on
genomic
co-location
within
defence
islands,
but
these
screens
may
not
be
exhaustive.
Here
we
developed
an
experimental
selection
scheme
agnostic
context
identify
in
71
diverse
E.
coli
strains.
Our
results
unveil
21
conserved
systems,
none
of
which
were
previously
detected
as
enriched
islands.
Additionally,
our
work
indicates
that
intact
prophages
mobile
genetic
elements
are
primary
reservoirs
distributors
coli,
with
typically
carried
specific
locations
or
hotspots.
These
hotspots
encode
dozens
uncharacterized
system
candidates.
findings
reveal
extended
landscape
antiviral
immunity
provide
approach
for
mapping
other
species.
PLoS Biology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
20(1), С. e3001514 - e3001514
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2022
Prokaryotes
have
numerous
mobile
genetic
elements
(MGEs)
that
mediate
horizontal
gene
transfer
(HGT)
between
cells.
These
can
be
costly,
even
deadly,
and
cells
use
defense
systems
to
filter,
control,
or
inactivate
them.
Recent
studies
shown
prophages,
conjugative
elements,
their
parasites
(phage
satellites
mobilizable
elements),
other
poorly
described
MGEs
encode
homologous
those
of
bacteria.
constitute
a
significant
fraction
the
repertoire
cellular
genes.
As
components
MGEs,
these
presumably
evolved
provide
them,
not
cell,
adaptive
functions.
While
interests
host
are
aligned
when
they
face
common
threat
such
as
an
infection
by
virulent
phage,
defensive
functions
carried
might
also
play
more
selfish
roles
fend
off
antagonistic
ensure
maintenance
in
cell.
eventually
lost
from
surviving
genomes
mutational
processes
co-opted
advantage
The
abundance
thus
sheds
new
light
on
role,
effect,
fate
so-called
“cellular
systems,”
whereby
only
merely
microbial
weapons
2-partner
arms
race,
but
tools
intragenomic
conflict
multiple
with
divergent
shape
cell
flow
at
population
level.
Nature Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
41(4), С. 488 - 499
Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2022
Abstract
Large
serine
recombinases
(LSRs)
are
DNA
integrases
that
facilitate
the
site-specific
integration
of
mobile
genetic
elements
into
bacterial
genomes.
Only
a
few
LSRs,
such
as
Bxb1
and
PhiC31,
have
been
characterized
to
date,
with
limited
efficiency
tools
for
in
human
cells.
In
this
study,
we
developed
computational
approach
identify
thousands
LSRs
their
attachment
sites,
expanding
known
LSR
diversity
by
>100-fold
enabling
prediction
insertion
site
specificities.
We
tested
recombination
activity
cells,
classifying
them
landing
pad,
genome-targeting
or
multi-targeting
LSRs.
Overall,
achieved
up
seven-fold
higher
than
genome
efficiencies
40–75%
cargo
sizes
over
7
kb.
also
demonstrate
virus-free,
direct
plasmid
amplicon
libraries
improved
functional
genomics
applications.
This
systematic
discovery
directly
from
microbial
sequencing
data
provides
resource
60
experimentally
cells
large-payload
without
exposed
double-stranded
breaks.
Nucleic Acids Research,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
50(W1), С. W541 - W550
Опубликована: Май 6, 2022
Most
bacteria
and
archaea
possess
multiple
antiviral
defence
systems
that
protect
against
infection
by
phages,
archaeal
viruses
mobile
genetic
elements.
Our
understanding
of
the
diversity
has
increased
greatly
in
last
few
years,
many
more
likely
await
discovery.
To
identify
defence-related
genes,
we
recently
developed
Prokaryotic
Antiviral
Defence
LOCator
(PADLOC)
bioinformatics
tool.
increase
accessibility
PADLOC,
describe
here
PADLOC
web
server
(freely
available
at
https://padloc.otago.ac.nz),
allowing
users
to
analyse
whole
genomes,
metagenomic
contigs,
plasmids,
phages
viruses.
The
includes
a
than
5-fold
system
types
detected
(since
first
release)
expanded
functionality
enabling
detection
CRISPR
arrays
retron
ncRNAs.
Here,
provide
user
information
such
as
input
options,
description
outputs,
limitations
considerations
for
interpretation
results,
guidance
subsequent
analyses.
also
houses
precomputed
database
>
230,000
RefSeq
genomes.
These
data
reveal
two
taxa,
Campylobacterota
Spriochaetota,
with
unusual
abundance.
Overall,
provides
convenient
accessible
resource
systems.
Cell,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
186(4), С. 864 - 876.e21
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2023
A
fundamental
strategy
of
eukaryotic
antiviral
immunity
involves
the
cGAS
enzyme,
which
synthesizes
2′,3′-cGAMP
and
activates
effector
STING.
Diverse
bacteria
contain
cGAS-like
enzymes
that
produce
cyclic
oligonucleotides
induce
anti-phage
activity,
known
as
CBASS.
However,
this
activity
has
only
been
demonstrated
through
heterologous
expression.
Whether
harboring
CBASS
antagonize
co-evolve
with
phages
is
unknown.
Here,
we
identified
an
endogenous
enzyme
in
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
generates
3′,3′-cGAMP
during
phage
infection,
signals
to
a
phospholipase
effector,
limits
replication.
In
response,
express
anti-CBASS
protein
("Acb2")
forms
hexamer
three
molecules
reduces
activity.
Acb2
also
binds
produced
by
other
bacterial
(3',3'-cUU/UA/UG/AA)
mammalian
(2′,3′-cGAMP),
suggesting
broad
inhibition
cGAS-based
immunity.
Upon
deletion,
blocks
lytic
replication
lysogenic
induction,
but
rare
evade
major
capsid
gene
mutations.
Altogether,
demonstrate
function
strategies
evasion.