Turning a phage anti-defense weapon into an immunity trigger
Anna B. Adelstein, Naama Aviram · 2026
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Description
Adelstein and Aviram wrote a short piece from twenty twenty-six on how bacteria sense virus attack. Most bacterial immune systems sound an alarm when they sense a phage. The piece sums up a new study on a system called type II Panoptes. That system works in reverse, keeping a quiet signal on when things are calm. Infection is sensed when that steady signal stops at once, so a phage weapon against defense itself becomes the trigger for immunity.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anna B. Adelstein, Naama Aviram |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |