Could an immune system control release of gene transfer agents? Contributed here with tomograms of Caulobacter (check the beautiful segmentations done by my PhD student Mai) showcasing how the cell envelope changes when the immune system is present vs absent.
Pavol Bardy
1/ Excited to share our latest work on gene transfer agents (GTAs) in Caulobacter crescentus, led by Emma Banks in collaboration with Pavol Bardy and Mai Nguyen from York!!! See a brief thread below.
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Bacteria have evolved a wide array of immune systems to detect and defend against external threats including mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as bacteriophages, plasmids, and transposons. MGEs are ...