Cyclase-generated 3',5'-cGMP activates PucsarTIR antiphage defense through a stepwise zig-zag aligned filament assembly
Bacteria use nucleotide second messengers to couple phage recognition to antiviral effector activation. Here, we identify Pucsar, an ofshoot of the Pycsar-related antiphage family, whose cyclases generate 3',5'-cGMP from GTP, that are associated with Toll/Interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) and transmembrane (TM) effectors. In the PucsarTIR system, cGMP produced by cyclase PucC, selectively activates…
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