Member database | NCBIfam (includes TIGRFAMs) |
NCBIfam type | family |
Short name | KwaB |
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].
References Imported from IPR048119
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