NF041623

anti-phage protein KwaB

NCBIfam entry
Member databaseNCBIfam (includes TIGRFAMs)
NCBIfam typefamily
Short nameKwaB

Description
Imported from IPR048119

This family includes Kiwa protein KwaB from E.coli, a component of antiviral defense system Kiwa, composed of KwaA and KwaB. The expression of Kiwa in E.coli (strain MG1655) confers resistance to phages lambda and SECphi18
[1]
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References
Imported from IPR048119

1.Systematic discovery of antiphage defense systems in the microbial pangenome. Doron S, Melamed S, Ofir G, Leavitt A, Lopatina A, Keren M, Amitai G, Sorek R. Science 359, (2018). PMID: 29371424

Supplementary References

1. Systematic and quantitative view of the antiviral arsenal of prokaryotes. Tesson F, Herve A, Mordret E, Touchon M, d'Humieres C, Cury J, Bernheim A. Nat Commun 13, 2561, (2022). PMID: 35538097

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