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DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute

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  • Daan C. Swarts

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Matthijs M. Jore

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Edze R. Westra

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Yifan Zhu

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Jorijn H. Janssen

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Ambrosius P. Snijders

    (Clare Hall Laboratories, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK)

  • Yanli Wang

    (Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Dinshaw J. Patel

    (Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)

  • José Berenguer

    (Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, UAM-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • Stan J. J. Brouns

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • John van der Oost

    (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

Abstract

Here, Argonaute from the prokaryote Thermus thermophilus is shown to use small DNA guides to interfere directly with invading foreign DNA, rather than being involved in RNA-guided RNA interference, as observed in eukaryotes.

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  • Daan C. Swarts & Matthijs M. Jore & Edze R. Westra & Yifan Zhu & Jorijn H. Janssen & Ambrosius P. Snijders & Yanli Wang & Dinshaw J. Patel & José Berenguer & Stan J. J. Brouns & John van der Oost, 2014. "DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute," Nature, Nature, vol. 507(7491), pages 258-261, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:507:y:2014:i:7491:d:10.1038_nature12971
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12971
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