Previous student Senen Mendoza in the lab had shown that blocking the phage nucleus using Cas13 left the phage DNA stable at the cell pole, not degraded (https://t.co/8VJzDI9Awf). What is protecting it so well in this early stage? https://t.co/9OCZdQoBaU
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Kicking it strong with @SenenDM giving an efficient summary of several exciting works on phage "shields" published in @Nature and @NatureMicrobiol ! https://t.co/TWJbmOR7h8
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.@SenenDM: jumbo phage phi KZ assembles a protein shell around a nucleus-like compartment that protects the phage genome from host DNAses https://t.co/PpSbhUTukk #Phages2022
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The first highlight for honorable mention is @SenenDM (currently with @michael_laub8) for their work with @joeBondyDenomy showing how a jumbo phage effectively makes a nucleus to shield its genome from host factors! (https://t.co/98qgaxrKs1).