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ArticleNature microbiology2025

Anoxia activates CRISPR-Cas immunity in the mouse intestine.

Ian W Campbell, David W Basta, Franz G Zingl, Emily J Sullivan, Sudhir Doranga, Matthew K Waldor

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Article in Nature microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ian W Campbell *Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. icampbell3@bwh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-2560
David W Basta *Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4176-6566
Franz G ZinglDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Emily J SullivanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-3883
Sudhir DorangaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8309-9111
Matthew K WaldorDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. mwaldor@bwh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1843-7000

Funding

STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACTP30DK034854 · NIDDK · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI JONATHAN C KAGAN · 1986 to 2026
$32.4M
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMST32AI007061 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Marcia B Goldberg · 1985 to 2026
$12.1M
Vibrio cholerae intestinal colonization and vaccine developmentR01AI042347 · NIAID · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI WALDOR, MATTHEW K · 1998 to 2025
$7.3M
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator programNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI042347NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007061NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034854
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The natural context in which CRISPR-Cas systems are active in Enterobacteriaceae has remained enigmatic. Here we find that the Citrobacter rodentium type I-E CRISPR-Cas system is activated by the oxygen-responsive transcriptional regulator Fnr in the anoxic environment of the mouse intestine. Since Fnr-dependent regulation is predicted in ~41% of Enterobacteriaceae cas3 orthologues, we propose that anoxic regulation of CRISPR-Cas immunity is an adaptation that protects Enterobacteriaceae against threats from foreign DNA within the intestinal microbiome.

Indexed as

Citrobacter rodentiumCRISPR-Cas SystemsHypoxiaIntestinesAnimalsBacterial ProteinsEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxygenBacterial ProteinsOxygen

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PMID41162659
PMCPMC12669028

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