In:
BIOspektrum, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 27, No. 4 ( 2021-06), p. 355-357
Abstract:
VAAM-Forschungspreis 2021 Bacterial retrons are operons containing reverse transcriptases. Despite three decades of research, their physiological role remained mysterious. Recently, retrons have been uncovered as a widespread novel class of antiphage defense systems. We here discuss how high-throughput reverse genetics have enabled this discovery, illustrating the power such approaches have to illuminate the function of uncharacterized genes.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0947-0867
,
1868-6249
DOI:
10.1007/s12268-021-1603-7
Language:
German
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1236314-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2203536-9
SSG:
12
SSG:
15,3
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