Multi-layered genome defences in bacteria

Aleksei Agapov; Kate S. Baker; Paritosh Bedekar; Rama P. Bhatia; Tim R. Blower; Michael A. Brockhurst; Cooper Brown; Charlotte E. Chong; Joanne L. Fothergill; Shirley Graham; James PJ Hall; Alice Maestri; Stuart McQuarrie; Anna Olina; Stefano Pagliara; Mario Recker; Anna Richmond; Steven J. Shaw; Mark D. Szczelkun; Tiffany B. Taylor; Stineke van Houte; Sam C. Went; Edze R. Westra; Malcolm F. White; Rosanna Wright

doi:10.1016/j.mib.2024.102436

Multi-layered genome defences in bacteria

Aleksei Agapov, Kate S. Baker, Paritosh Bedekar, Rama P. Bhatia, Tim R. Blower, Michael A. Brockhurst, Cooper Brown, Charlotte E. Chong, Joanne L. Fothergill, Shirley Graham, James PJ Hall, Alice Maestri, Stuart McQuarrie, Anna Olina, Stefano Pagliara, Mario Recker, Anna Richmond, Steven J. Shaw, Mark D. Szczelkun, Tiffany B. TaylorStineke van Houte, Sam C. Went, Edze R. Westra, Malcolm F. White, Rosanna Wright

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Abstract

Bacteria have evolved a variety of defence mechanisms to protect against mobile genetic elements, including restriction-modification systems and CRISPR–Cas. In recent years, dozens of previously unknown defence systems (DSs) have been discovered. Notably, diverse DSs often coexist within the same genome, and some co-occur at frequencies significantly higher than would be expected by chance, implying potential synergistic interactions. Recent studies have provided evidence of defence mechanisms that enhance or complement one another. Here, we review the interactions between DSs at the mechanistic, regulatory, ecological and evolutionary levels.

Original language	English
Article number	102436
Journal	Current Opinion in Microbiology
Volume	78
Early online date	17 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2024.102436
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2024

Data Availability Statement

No data were used for the research described in the article.

Funding

This work was supported by a grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council sLoLa BB/X003051/1 , awarded to KB, TRB, MB, JF, JH, SP, MR, MDS, TBT, SVH, ERW and MFW. JH is supported by an MRC Career Development Award ( MR/W02666X/1 ). AA is supported by UK Research and Innovation under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee ( EP/Y020308/1 ).

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Horizon Europe funding guarantee	EP/Y020308/1
UK Research and Innovation
Medical Research Council	MR/W02666X/1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council	BB/X003051/1

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Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Agapov, A., Baker, K. S., Bedekar, P., Bhatia, R. P., Blower, T. R., Brockhurst, M. A., Brown, C., Chong, C. E., Fothergill, J. L., Graham, S., Hall, J. PJ., Maestri, A., McQuarrie, S., Olina, A., Pagliara, S., Recker, M., Richmond, A., Shaw, S. J., Szczelkun, M. D., ... Wright, R. (2024). Multi-layered genome defences in bacteria. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 78, Article 102436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2024.102436

Agapov, A, Baker, KS, Bedekar, P, Bhatia, RP, Blower, TR, Brockhurst, MA, Brown, C, Chong, CE, Fothergill, JL, Graham, S, Hall, JPJ, Maestri, A, McQuarrie, S, Olina, A, Pagliara, S, Recker, M, Richmond, A, Shaw, SJ, Szczelkun, MD, Taylor, TB, van Houte, S, Went, SC, Westra, ER, White, MF & Wright, R 2024, 'Multi-layered genome defences in bacteria', Current Opinion in Microbiology, vol. 78, 102436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2024.102436

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