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ArticleScience advances2025

The two-component nuclease-active KELShedu system confers broad antiphage activity via abortive infection.

Hengwei Zhang, Jiajia You, Hanwen Zhou, Zan Zhang, Hongxuan Wu, Di Zhang, Xuewei Pan, Weiguo Zhang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao

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10 authors.

Hengwei ZhangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.ORCID 0009-0003-7380-9353
Jiajia YouKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.ORCID 0009-0000-0055-4124
Hanwen ZhouSchool of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Zan ZhangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Hongxuan WuKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Di ZhangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Xuewei PanKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.ORCID 0009-0003-5184-7770
Weiguo ZhangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Xian ZhangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1689-3232
Zhiming RaoKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2495-0660

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteriophages and bacteria engage in a continuous evolutionary arms race, driving the development of intricate bacterial defense systems such as CRISPR-Cas, BREX (Bacteriophage Exclusion), Gabija, and Shedu. Here, we characterize a two-component KELShedu system in

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BacteriophagesDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsCRISPR-Cas SystemsNucleotidesDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsNucleotides

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PMCPMC12577705

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