Zip "prevents internalization and destruction of newly released phage progeny, a phenomenon that we call the anti-Kronos effect after the Greek god who consumed his offspring. Zip activity promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, thereby enhancing viral spread."
Tami Lieberman
Prophages block cell surface receptors to preserve their viral progeny www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Zip promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, safeguarding phage progeny.
