Retrons are notable for their anti-phage defense functions and genome engineering applications. However, only a few retrons have been well characterized. In the August issue of Nature Biotechnology, Khan et al.¹ present hundreds of experimentally studied retrons, which are critical for bacterial immunity research and retron-based genome engineering technologies.

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解码逆转录子：RT-DNA 生产和基因组编辑的突破


Retron 以其抗噬菌体防御功能和基因组工程应用而著称。然而，只有少数 Retrons 得到了很好的表征。在 Nature Biotechnology 8 月刊中，Khan 等人¹ 展示了数百种经过实验研究的逆转录子，这些逆转录子对于细菌免疫研究和基于 retron 的基因组工程技术至关重要。