CRISPR Immunological Memory (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

CRISPR Immunological Memory

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Bacteria and archaea "remember" viral infections by inserting short spacer sequences (toe-tagged) of genetic information stolen from the invader between repeat elements (gray) of the host's genomic CRISPR loci.

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Graphic by Megan Riel-Mehan

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