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ReviewMicroorganisms2025

Advances in Diversity, Evolutionary Dynamics and Biotechnological Potential of Restriction-Modification Systems.

Chen Chen, Yue Zhang, Hao Wu, Jianjun Qiao, Qinggele Caiyin

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bacterial immune systems.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chen ChenSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Yue ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Hao WuZhejiang Institute of Tianjin University (Shaoxing), Shaoxing 312300, China.
Jianjun QiaoSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Qinggele CaiyinSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1698-0771

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2020YFA0906800National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFC3402401
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Restriction-modification systems (RMS) are ubiquitous in prokaryotes and serve as primitive immune-like mechanisms that safeguard microbial genomes against foreign genetic elements. Beyond their well-known role in sequence-specific defense, RMS also contribute significantly to genomic stability, drive evolutionary processes, and mitigate the deleterious effects of mutations. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of current insights into RMS, emphasizing their structural and functional diversity, ecological and evolutionary roles, and expanding applications in biotechnology. By integrating recent advances with an analysis of persisting challenges, we highlight the critical contributions of RMS to both fundamental microbiology and practical applications in biomedicine and industrial biotechnology. Furthermore, we discuss emerging research directions in RMS, particularly in light of novel technologies and the increasing importance of microbial genetics in addressing global health and environmental issues.

Indexed as

biotechnologyevolutionary dynamicsgenomic stabilitymicrobial geneticsmicrobial immunityrestriction–modification systems

Identifiers

PMID40431298
PMCPMC12114051

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