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CBASS
Cyclic oligonucleotide-based antiphage signaling systems that trigger antiviral responses in bacteria.
Appears in 4 stories · first seen October 9, 2026
Often alongside:CRISPR-CasArgonaute systemsCD-NTaseCD-NTase
Abortive infection in bacteria is a spectrum from programmed death to nonlethal growth shutdown, researchers say.
weizmann.ac.il · 12 sources
Phage prohead proteases cleave CBASS CD-NTase activation loops to trigger cyclic-nucleotide defenses, researchers argue.
science.org · 8 sources
Phage anti-CBASS strategies are an evolutionary kaleidoscope, not a single trick.
nature.com · 7 sources
Phage proteases cleaving CD-NTase sensors activate CBASS and trigger abortive infection, proponents of recent studies argue.
science.org · 8 sources