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. 2016 Oct 12;20(4):409-410.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.09.017.

Phosphorylation, an Altruistic Bacterial Trick to Halt Phages

Simon J Labrie  1 , Sylvain Moineau  2
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Phosphorylation, an Altruistic Bacterial Trick to Halt Phages

Simon J Labrie et al. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Bacterial genomic islands contain hidden treasures. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Depardieu et al. (2016) found, in one of those islands, an altruistic anti-phage system that is triggered by a phage component and induces a phosphorylation cascade leading to protection of the bacterial population.

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