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Phage-encoded factor stimulates DNA degradation by the Hna anti-phage defense system

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By Matthew Hooper, Benjamin Hoover, Hongshan Zhang, Adam Franco, Ilya J. Finkelstein, David Taylor
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Abstract Prokaryotic organisms have evolved unique strategies to acquire immunity against the constant threat of bacteriophage (phage) and mobile genetic elements. Hna is a broadly distributed anti-phage immune system that confers resistance against diverse phage by eliciting an abortive infection response.
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