PLoS Biology (Feb 2024)

Tracing the evolutionary origins of antiviral immunity.

  • James B Eaglesham,
  • Philip J Kranzusch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002481
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 2
p. e3002481

Abstract

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Animal and bacterial cells use shared mechanisms to defend against viruses. Analyzing 3 families of immune genes, a new study in PLOS Biology illuminates this evolutionary connection and traces the emergence of antiviral signaling across domains of life.