噬菌体保护细菌免于吞噬作用的合作。

Cooperation among Conflict: Prophages Protect Bacteria from Phagocytosis.

机构信息

Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.

出版信息

Cell Host Microbe. 2019 Oct 9;26(4):450-452. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.09.003.

DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2019.09.003

PMID:31600498

Abstract

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are the most abundant biological entities within the holobiont. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Jahn et al. (2019) describe a group of phages that can suppress immune cell function in marine sponges using secreted ankyrin proteins. They call these phages Ankyphages.

摘要

噬菌体，即感染细菌的病毒，是整个共生体中最丰富的生物实体。在本期《细胞宿主与微生物》中，Jahn 等人（2019 年）描述了一组噬菌体，它们可以利用分泌的锚蛋白来抑制海洋海绵中的免疫细胞功能。他们将这些噬菌体称为 Ankyphages。