ウイルスの チームワーク は CRISPR を 限界 に 押し進める
Philip M Nussenzweig1, Luciano A Marraffini1
1Laboratory of Bacteriology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Cell
|August 11, 2018
まとめ
ウイルスは CRISPR 免疫系を回避するために 阻害剤を使いますが すぐには効果はありません 連続的な感染は宿主を弱め,ウイルスがCRISPRの免疫を成功裏に抑制することができます.
科学分野:
- 微生物学
- 免疫学
- 分子生物学
背景:
- CRISPR-Casシステムは,外来遺伝子要素に対する適応免疫を提供します.
- ウイルスは,CRISPR-Casの監視を妨げるために,抗CRISPRタンパク質を含む複雑なメカニズムを開発しています.
- ウイルスの阻害剤の有効性は,感染の発生に相関する発現運動によってしばしば制限されます.
研究 の 目的:
- CRISPR- Cas干渉に対する宿主の感受性に対する連続的なウイルス感染の影響を調査する.
- ウイルスがCRISPRの免疫を克服するメカニズムを解明する.
- ウイルスの進化と プロカリオットの免疫反応の相互作用を理解する
主な方法:
- バクテリアの遺伝学と 分子生物学の技術を用いて
- バクテリオファージによる タイムコース感染実験
- 抗CRISPRタンパク質と CRISPR-Casシステムの構成要素の遺伝子発現を分析する
主要な成果:
- 連続したウイルス感染は,宿主のCRISPR免疫反応を徐々に低下させることが判明しました.
- ウイルスの抗CRISPRタンパク質の発現は,最初は遅いですが,再感染の条件下で有効になります.
- ホストの免疫抑制は,CRISPR免疫によって排除されるウイルスの成功的な複製を促進します.
結論:
- 連続感染はCRISPR-Cas免疫を克服する有効なウイルス戦略です.
- 繰り返しウイルスに曝露することで,宿主の徐々に免疫抑制されることで,効果的なウイルスの脱出が可能です.
- この研究は,ウイルスとプロカリオットの適応免疫の間のダイナミックな進化的軍拡競争を強調しています.
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