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The CRISPR journalDec 2019 |
2
(
6
),
434-440
DOI:
10.1089/crispr.2019.0048

A Type IV-A CRISPR-Cas System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mediates RNA-Guided Plasmid Interference In Vivo

Crowley, Valerie M; Catching, Adam; Taylor, Hannah N; Borges, Adair L; Metcalf, Josie; Bondy-Denomy, Joseph; Jackson, Ryan N
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Abstract
Bacteria and archaea use CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems to destroy complementary nucleic acids using RNAs derived from CRISPR loci. Here, we provide the first functional evidence for type IV CRISPR-Cas, demonstrating that the system from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA83 mediates RNA-guided interference against a plasmid in vivo, both clearing the plasmid and inhibiting its uptake. This interference depends on the putative NTP-dependent helicase activity of Csf4/DinG.
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