Adaptation processes that build CRISPR immunity: creative destruction, updated
(2019)
Journal Article
Lau, C., Reeves, R., & Bolt, E. (2019). Adaptation processes that build CRISPR immunity: creative destruction, updated. Essays in Biochemistry, 63(2), 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1042/ebc20180073
Prokaryotes can defend themselves against invading mobile genetic elements (MGEs) by acquiring immune memory against them. The memory is a DNA database located at specific chromosomal sites called CRISPRs (clustered regularly interspaced short palind... Read More about Adaptation processes that build CRISPR immunity: creative destruction, updated.