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Why No Viral Infections in a Bacteria? - Molecular Scissors
August 28 , 2019
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- Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal have determined the atomic structure of “McrBC”.
- McrBC is a bacterial protein.
- It functions as a molecular scissor and prevents viral infections in bacteria.
- This is the first report of the high-resolution structure from India, determined using electron “cryomicroscopy”, commonly known as cryo-EM.
Practical Applications
- The determination of the McrBC’s structure has long-term implications in ‘phage therapy’ and could help combat “drug-resistant infections” in the future.
- Phages are groups of viruses that infect and kill bacterial cells.
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