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ArticlePloS one2024

Unveiling the endogenous CRISPR-Cas system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

Javier Alejandro Delgado-Nungaray, Luis Joel Figueroa-Yáñez, Eire Reynaga-Delgado, Ana Montserrat Corona-España, Orfil Gonzalez-Reynoso

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. New Insights into CRISPR-like Arrays inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  2. Rational Targeting and gRNA Design for Enhancing Quorum Quenching inComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Javier Alejandro Delgado-NungarayChemical Engineering Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0009-0004-3856-4714
Luis Joel Figueroa-YáñezIndustrial Biotechnology Unit, Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco, A.C. (CIATEJ), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7283-8035
Eire Reynaga-DelgadoPharmacobiology Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Ana Montserrat Corona-EspañaChemical Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Orfil Gonzalez-ReynosoChemical Engineering Department, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7721-1127

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a high-priority pathogen per the World Health Organization, poses a global threat due to carbapenem resistance and limited antibiotic treatments. Using the bioinformatic tools CRISPRCasFinder, CRISPRCasTyper, CRISPRloci, and CRISPRImmunity, we analyzed the genome of P. aeruginosa PAO1 and revealed an orphan CRISPR system, suggesting it may be a remnant of a type IV system due to the presence of the DinG protein. This system comprises two CRISPR arrays and noteworthy DinG and Cas3 proteins, supporting recent evidence about the association between type IV and I CRISPR systems. Additionally, we demonstrated a co-evolutionary relationship between the orphan CRISPR system in P. aeruginosa PAO1 and the mobile genetic element and prophages identified. One self-targeting spacer was identified, often associated with bacterial evolution and autoimmunity, and no Acr proteins. This research opens avenues for studying how these CRISPR arrays regulate pathogenicity and for developing alternative strategies using its endogenous orphan CRISPR system against carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa strains.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsPseudomonas aeruginosaBacterial ProteinsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsGenome, BacterialBacterial Proteins

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PMID39739718
PMCPMC11687729

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