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Título: | Prokaryotic reverse transcriptases: From retroelements to specialized defense systems |
Autor: | González-Delgado, Alejandro CSIC ORCID; Rodríguez-Mestre, M.; Martínez-Abarca, Francisco CSIC ORCID; Toro, Nicolás CSIC ORCID | Palabras clave: | Reverse transcriptases Group II introns Retrons DGRs CRISPR-Cas systems Abi systems |
Fecha de publicación: | 2021 | Citación: | FEMS Microbiol Rev 45: 1-19 (2021) | Resumen: | Reverse transcriptases (RTs) catalyze the polymerization of DNA from an RNA template. These enzymes were first discovered in RNA tumor viruses in 1970, but it was not until 1989 that they were found in prokaryotes as a key component of retrons. Apart from RTs encoded by the 'selfish' mobile retroelements known as group II introns, prokaryotic RTs are extraordinarily diverse, but their function has remained elusive. However, recent studies have revealed that different lineages of prokaryotic RTs, including retrons, those associated with CRISPR-Cas systems, Abi-like RTs and other yet uncharacterized RTs, are key components of different lines of defense against phages and other mobile genetic elements. Prokaryotic RTs participate in various antiviral strategies, including abortive infection (Abi), in which the infected cell is induced to commit suicide to protect the host population, adaptive immunity, in which a memory of previous infection is used to build an efficient defense, and other as yet unidentified mechanisms. These prokaryotic enzymes are attracting considerable attention, both for use in cutting-edge technologies, such as genome editing, and as an emerging research topic. In this review, we discuss what is known about prokaryotic RTs, and the exciting evidence for their domestication from retroelements to create specialized defense systems. | Versión del editor: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuab025 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/261142 | DOI: | 10.1093/femsre/fuab025 | Identificadores: | doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuab025 issn: 1574-6976 |
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