Scientists reveal rare enzyme role change with bacterial defense system assembly

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Source: Bacter

A never-before-seen phenomenon in a protein: alone, the enzyme processes DNA and RNA but, when bound to another protein as part of a defense system, interacts with a completely different type of compound to help bacteria commit suicide.

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