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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

An activator regulates the DNA damage response and anti-phage defense networks in Moraxellaceae.

Shuang Song, Shitong Zhong, Qiucheng Shi, Xiangkuan Zheng, Yue Yao, Wenxiu Wang, Shanhou Chen, Zijun Huang, Dongyue An, Hong Xu and 9 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Phage Therapy forAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Shuang SongMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4075-2226
Shitong ZhongMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Qiucheng ShiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Xiangkuan ZhengCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Yue YaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Wenxiu WangDepartment of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Shanhou ChenMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Zijun HuangMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Dongyue AnMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Hong XuMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Bing TianMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Ye ZhaoMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5455-2586
Liangyan WangMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Wei ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Xiaoting HuaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8215-916X
Yunsong YuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2903-918X
Huizhi LuMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Lu FanDepartment of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4184-7211
Yuejin HuaMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Institute of Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6743-0919

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32200016National Natural Science Foundation of China 32370028National Natural Science Foundation of China 42376113National Natural Science Foundation of China U22A20338Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LGN22C010002Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LQ23C010002Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LZYQ25C010002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA-damage chemicals, including many antibiotics, often induce prophage induction and phage outbreaks within microbial communities, posing a significant threat to bacterial survival. Moraxellaceae strains are clinically relevant due to their remarkable resistance to antibiotics and radiation. However, the cellular-level regulation mechanisms that underlie their DNA damage response and anti-phage defense remain extensively unexplored. Here, we report a WYL family protein, DdaA, that has replaced the ubiquitous SOS system during the evolution of Moraxellaceae. DdaA functions as an activator and directly regulates the transcriptional networks of both DNA damage response and anti-phage defense genes under conditions of DNA damage stress. Our findings elucidate a pathway that shows how these bacteria enhance their immunity under DNA damage and shed light on controlling the resistance of Moraxellaceae strains in clinical practice.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsDNA DamageBacteriophagesGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Regulatory NetworksSOS Response, GeneticsBacterial Proteins

Identifiers

PMID40874593
PMCPMC12392091

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