New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection

Some 254 million people live with a chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection that is often asymptomatic for decades, only to ...
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Enzymes: News and Research on DNA Restriction Enzymes

The origin of SARS-CoV-2 remains unresolved. In a non-peer-reviewed preprint published on bioRxiv on Oct. 20, 2022 three authors present analyses that, according to their interpretation, suggest a ...
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SNIPE defense lets bacteria destroy phage DNA at the cell membrane

A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever reaches the interior. That is the central finding behind SNIPE, a newly ...
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Increasing proportions of uracil in DNA substrates increases inhibition of restriction enzyme digests

Glenn, T. C., Waller, D. R., and Braun, Michael J. 1994. "Increasing proportions of uracil in DNA substrates increases inhibition of restriction enzyme digests ...