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prophage
[ proh-feyj ]
noun
- a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host.
prophage
/ ˈ±è°ùəʊ´Ú±ðɪ»åÏô /
noun
- a virus that exists in a bacterial cell and undergoes division with its host without destroying it Compare bacteriophage
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Origin of prophage1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prophage1
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"Wolbachia has genes from a virus called prophage WO integrated into its genome. These genes -- cifA and cifB -- allow the bacteria to remarkably manipulate sperm and quickly spread through an insect population for their own good."
"By altering this non-coding part of the genome, we found that Cif proteins start impacting sperm right from the earliest stages of development. Wolbachia's prophage WO genes act like master puppeteers, manipulating sperm development in a way that allows their genes and the symbiotic bacteria to quickly spread through arthropod populations."
Wolbachia's prophage WO genes code for proteins that interfere with normal development of sperm cells.
Agenus said in September another vaccine candidate, Prophage Series G-100, increased survival, without the disease worsening, in a mid-stage study in patients with newly diagnosed GBM.
The Lexington, Massachussetts-based company said it plans to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment, codenamed Prophage Series G-200, in combination with Roche's Avastin, which is already approved to treat GBM.
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