Pathogen immunity information is stored in cellular memory via adaptive immune cells and CRISPR loci
Is it true that pathogen immunity information is stored in cellular memory via adaptive immune cells and CRISPR loci?
Yes. Pathogen immunity information is stored in cellular memory via adaptive immune cells in vertebrates and CRISPR loci in prokaryotes.
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The retrieved literature thoroughly demonstrates that adaptive immune cells (such as memory B and T cells) store immunological memory in vertebrate systems, while CRISPR-Cas loci serve as adaptive immune systems storing genetic spacer sequences for pathogen defense in prokaryotes. All relevant papers support the claim.
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Cancro, M. P. & Tomayko, M. M. (2021). Memory B cells and plasma cells: The differentiative continuum of humoral immunity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/imr.13016
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Watson, B. N., Capria, L., Alseth, E. O., Pons, B. J., Biswas, A., Lenzi, L., Buckling, A., Houte, S. v., Westra, E., & Meaden, S. (2024). CRISPR-Cas in Pseudomonas aeruginosa provides transient population-level immunity against high phage exposures. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrad039
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Yadalam, P. K., Arumuganainar, D., Anegundi, R. V., Shrivastava, D., Alftaikhah, S. A. A., Almutairi, H. A., Alobaida, M. A., Alkaberi, A. A., & Srivastava, K. C. (2023). CRISPR-Cas-Based Adaptive Immunity Mediates Phage Resistance in Periodontal Red Complex Pathogens. Microorganisms, 11(8), 2060-2060. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11082060
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Ahmed, W., Hafeez, M., Ahmad, R., & Mahmood, S. (2018). CRISPR-Cas system in regulation of immunity and virulence of bacterial pathogens. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GENREP.2018.10.004
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Mikkelsen, K., Bowring, J., Ng, Y. K., Frisinger, F. S., Maglegaard, J. K., Li, Q., Sieber, R., Petersen, A., Andersen, P., Rostøl, J., Høyland-Kroghsbo, N. M., & Ingmer, H. (2023). An Endogenous Staphylococcus aureus CRISPR-Cas System Limits Phage Proliferation and Is Efficiently Excised from the Genome as Part of the SCCmec Cassette. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01277-23
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Antequera-Zambrano, L., Parra-Sánchez, Á., González-Paz, L. A., Fernández, E., & Martínez-Navarrete, G. (2025). Distribution of Genetic Determinants Associated with CRISPR-Cas Systems and Resistance to Antibiotics in the Genomes of Archaea and Bacteria. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13061321
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M, F., J, Y., M, F., M, G., N, L., Y, L., M, Y., Y, X., F, W., H, G., & D, S. (2026). LysR-type regulator LrhA promotes CRISPR-Cas immunity in Escherichia coli.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkag204
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The retrieved literature thoroughly demonstrates that adaptive immune cells (such as memory B and T cells) store immunological memory in vertebrate systems, while CRISPR-Cas loci serve as adaptive immune systems storing genetic spacer sequences for pathogen defense in prokaryotes. All relevant papers support the claim.
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