Like phages, archaeal viruses also encode anti-CRISPR proteins (Acrs). These include AcrID1 from the lytic rudivirus SIRV3, which interacts with the Cas10d protein of Sulfolobus islandicus. AcrID1 homologues are present in many archaeal viral families.
- Fei He
- Yuvaraj Bhoobalan-Chitty
- Xu Peng