identifier: traitmech:000435 label: DS-11 system definition: A phage defense system in which an organism possesses the single-gene DefensePredictor-discovered system 11 locus cataloged as working transcriptional unit IMPD and whose plasmid expression in E. coli MG1655 reduced bacteriophage plaquing. definition_source: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 trait_category: GENOMICS term_kind: CLASS mapping_status: PROPOSED parent_traits: - traitmech:000209 synonyms: - synonym_text: DS-11 synonym_type: EXACT_SYNONYM source: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 - synonym_text: IMPD synonym_type: RELATED_SYNONYM source: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S6.xlsx - synonym_text: DS-11__DS-11 synonym_type: RELATED_SYNONYM source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/Liste_hmm_system.md evidence: - reference: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 snippet: To test for anti-phage defense, we placed each TU with its predicted native promoter region on a low-copy number plasmid in E. coli MG1655 and challenged these strains with a panel of 24 diverse E. coli phages (Fig. 3; fig. S2). In total, 42 (45% of 94) of the cloned TUs produced smaller plaque sizes or reduced the efficiency of plating (EOP) at least ten-fold relative to an empty vector control strain notes: DeWeirdt et al. experimentally validated 42 predicted transcriptional units as phage-defense systems in E. coli. - reference: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 snippet: We refer to these validated TUs as DefensePredictor discovered systems (DSs), with genes in multi-gene TUs denoted by an alphabetical suffix, e.g., DS-8A is the first gene of DS-8. notes: DeWeirdt et al. name validated transcriptional units as DefensePredictor discovered systems. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S6.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\tNZ_RRVY01000003.1\tGCF_003886375.1\t+\tTrue\tFalse\tFalse\tTrue\t\ DefensePredictor hits\t365785\t366882\tCBS domain-containing protein\tWP_000257686.1\t\ 4.37610109478113\t1.840433765255303\tTrue\tTrue\tPredicted novel defense gene\t\ DS-11" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S6 maps working_id IMPD to DS_name DS-11, marks the cloned transcriptional unit as defensive, and records NZ_RRVY01000003.1 positions 365785-366882 with product accession WP_000257686.1. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S7.xlsx snippet: "T3\t1.1\tpLAND\t24-03-08_NYND_PIN2_MHAD_EV.png\t300000000\tIMPD\t24-03-08\t\ 24-03-08_MNAC_GHOS_BRNT_IMPD.png\t5\t3\t\t300000\t3\tTrue\t\t\tLB\t37" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S7 reports an IMPD assay row with a T3 phage readout and a -log(EOP) value of 3.0. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S7.xlsx snippet: "T3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t200000000\tIMPD\t\t24-07-18\t\ 24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t5\t4\t\t400000\t\ 2.698970004\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t20000000\tIMPD\t\ \t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 5\t5\t\t500000\t1.602059991\nT3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 200000000\tIMPD\tY157A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 8\t2\t\t200000000\t0\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t20000000\t\ IMPD\tY157A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 7\t2\t\t20000000\t0\nT3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t200000000\t\ IMPD\tR330A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 8\t3\t\t300000000\t-0.1760912591\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 20000000\tIMPD\tR330A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 7\t3\t\t30000000\t-0.1760912591\nT3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 200000000\tIMPD\tH335A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 8\t1\t\t100000000\t0.3010299957\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 20000000\tIMPD\tH335A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 6\t6\t\t6000000\t0.5228787453" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S7 System Mutants sheet pairs wild-type IMPD with IMPD Y157A, R330A, and H335A rows in T3 and Bas67 assay panels. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S8.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\tDS-11\tTrue" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S8 maps IMPD to replicated display name DS-11. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S8.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\t1.0\t365.0\tWP_000257686.1\tHEPN\tPF18731.5\tHEPN_Swt1 ; Swt1-like\ \ HEPN\thhpred_1021051.hhr\t252.0\t359.0\t0.98\t2024-04-16 00:00:00" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S8 reports a HEPN HHpred hit for WP_000257686.1 in IMPD. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S8.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\t1.0\t365.0\tWP_000257686.1\tCBS\tcd04614\tCBS_pair_arch2_repeat2;\ \ Two tandem repeats of the cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS pair) domains present\ \ in archaea\thhpred_1021051.hhr\t134.0\t241.0\t0.9916\t2024-04-16 00:00:00" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S8 reports a CBS HHpred hit for WP_000257686.1 in IMPD. - reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/List_system_article.md snippet: '| DS-11 | 10\.1101/2025\.01\.08\.631726 | DefensePredictor: A machine learning model to discover novel prokaryotic immune systems | ' notes: The pinned DefenseFinder article registry maps the DS-11 source key to the preprint DOI for the DeWeirdt et al. DefensePredictor study, which has since been published in Science. - reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/Liste_hmm_system.md snippet: '| DS-11__DS-11 | | DS-11 | Custom | 100 |' notes: The pinned DefenseFinder HMM inventory records DS-11__DS-11 as a custom DS-11 profile. causal_graphs: - graph_id: ds_11_locus_reduces_phage_plaquing title: DS-11 locus reduces bacteriophage plaquing description: Conservative system-level sketch linking the single-gene DS-11 locus to reduced bacteriophage plaquing without resolving DS-11 component function or effector activity. scope_status: NONMECHANISTIC scope_notes: The graph captures DS-11 as the validated IMPD transcriptional unit with one product accession, final Table S8 HEPN and CBS HHpred-domain rows, and one DefenseFinder DS-11 profile row. It does not assert native host breadth, exact profile-to-protein correspondence, the direct viral trigger or ligand, the HEPN substrate, whether ATP binding or CBS-ligand binding activates the effector, phage target breadth, or DefenseFinder rule-level detection criteria. nodes: - node_id: ds_11_locus label: DS-11 locus node_type: GENETIC_ELEMENT description: A single-gene DefensePredictor-discovered system locus represented in the pinned DefenseFinder HMM inventory by one DS-11 custom profile. - node_id: reduced_phage_plaquing label: reduced bacteriophage plaquing node_type: BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS description: Reduced bacteriophage plaquing by cells carrying cloned IMPD. - node_id: ds_11_system_trait label: DS-11 system node_type: TRAIT grounding: traitmech:000435 description: Possession of a genome-encoded DS-11 phage-defense system. - node_id: phage_defense_system label: phage defense system node_type: TRAIT grounding: traitmech:000209 description: Possession of one or more genome-encoded immune systems that inhibit bacteriophage infection. edges: - subject: ds_11_locus predicate: contributes to predicate_id: RO:0002326 object: reduced_phage_plaquing description: The DS-11/IMPD locus contributes to reduced bacteriophage plaquing when plasmid expressed. evidence: - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S6.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\tNZ_RRVY01000003.1\tGCF_003886375.1\t+\tTrue\tFalse\tFalse\t\ True\tDefensePredictor hits\t365785\t366882\tCBS domain-containing protein\t\ WP_000257686.1\t4.37610109478113\t1.840433765255303\tTrue\tTrue\tPredicted\ \ novel defense gene\tDS-11" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S6 maps working_id IMPD to DS_name DS-11, marks the cloned transcriptional unit as defensive, and records NZ_RRVY01000003.1 positions 365785-366882 with product accession WP_000257686.1. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S7.xlsx snippet: "T3\t1.1\tpLAND\t24-03-08_NYND_PIN2_MHAD_EV.png\t300000000\tIMPD\t\ 24-03-08\t24-03-08_MNAC_GHOS_BRNT_IMPD.png\t5\t3\t\t300000\t3\tTrue\t\t\t\ LB\t37" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S7 reports an IMPD assay row with a T3 phage readout and a -log(EOP) value of 3.0. - subject: reduced_phage_plaquing predicate: confers predicate_id: METPO:2007700 object: ds_11_system_trait description: DS-11-mediated phage plaquing reduction realizes the DS-11 system trait. evidence: - reference: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 snippet: We refer to these validated TUs as DefensePredictor discovered systems (DSs), with genes in multi-gene TUs denoted by an alphabetical suffix, e.g., DS-8A is the first gene of DS-8. notes: DeWeirdt et al. name each validated transcriptional unit as a DefensePredictor discovered system. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S6.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\tNZ_RRVY01000003.1\tGCF_003886375.1\t+\tTrue\tFalse\tFalse\t\ True\tDefensePredictor hits\t365785\t366882\tCBS domain-containing protein\t\ WP_000257686.1\t4.37610109478113\t1.840433765255303\tTrue\tTrue\tPredicted\ \ novel defense gene\tDS-11" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S6 maps working_id IMPD to DS_name DS-11, marks the cloned transcriptional unit as defensive, and records NZ_RRVY01000003.1 positions 365785-366882 with product accession WP_000257686.1. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S7.xlsx snippet: "T3\t1.1\tpLAND\t24-03-08_NYND_PIN2_MHAD_EV.png\t300000000\tIMPD\t\ 24-03-08\t24-03-08_MNAC_GHOS_BRNT_IMPD.png\t5\t3\t\t300000\t3\tTrue\t\t\t\ LB\t37" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S7 reports an IMPD assay row with a T3 phage readout and a -log(EOP) value of 3.0. - subject: ds_11_system_trait predicate: is a predicate_id: rdfs:subClassOf object: phage_defense_system description: DS-11 system possession is a phage-defense-system trait. evidence: - reference: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 snippet: To test for anti-phage defense, we placed each TU with its predicted native promoter region on a low-copy number plasmid in E. coli MG1655 and challenged these strains with a panel of 24 diverse E. coli phages (Fig. 3; fig. S2). In total, 42 (45% of 94) of the cloned TUs produced smaller plaque sizes or reduced the efficiency of plating (EOP) at least ten-fold relative to an empty vector control strain notes: DeWeirdt et al. validate DSs as anti-phage systems. - reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/List_system_article.md snippet: '| DS-11 | 10\.1101/2025\.01\.08\.631726 | DefensePredictor: A machine learning model to discover novel prokaryotic immune systems | ' notes: The pinned DefenseFinder article registry maps the DS-11 source key to the preprint DOI for the DeWeirdt et al. DefensePredictor study, which has since been published in Science. discussions: - discussion_id: ds-11-defensefinder-model-gap prompt: Resolve DS-11 native host breadth, profile-to-protein mapping, sensitive-phage breadth, direct viral trigger, direct HEPN-family nuclease substrate, CBS-ligand or ATP-dependent activation model, and rule-level detection criteria before minting narrower DS-11 mechanism children. kind: KNOWLEDGE_GAP status: OPEN rationale: DeWeirdt et al. support DS-11 as the defensive IMPD transcriptional unit that reduced T3 and Bas67 plaquing when cloned in E. coli MG1655, and the final Table S8 HHpred sheet reports HEPN and CBS hits for the single IMPD product. The pinned DefenseFinder HMM inventory records one DS-11 profile row, the pinned rules table has no DS-11 row, and the first-pass record does not resolve native host breadth, exact profile-to-protein correspondence, the direct HEPN substrate, the activation ligand, phage target breadth, or endogenous DS-11 activity. evidence: - reference: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 snippet: To test for anti-phage defense, we placed each TU with its predicted native promoter region on a low-copy number plasmid in E. coli MG1655 and challenged these strains with a panel of 24 diverse E. coli phages (Fig. 3; fig. S2). In total, 42 (45% of 94) of the cloned TUs produced smaller plaque sizes or reduced the efficiency of plating (EOP) at least ten-fold relative to an empty vector control strain notes: DeWeirdt et al. validate predicted transcriptional units by measuring plaquing relative to an empty vector control strain. - reference: DOI:10.1126/science.adv7924 snippet: We refer to these validated TUs as DefensePredictor discovered systems (DSs), with genes in multi-gene TUs denoted by an alphabetical suffix, e.g., DS-8A is the first gene of DS-8. notes: DeWeirdt et al. name validated TUs as DSs. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S6.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\tNZ_RRVY01000003.1\tGCF_003886375.1\t+\tTrue\tFalse\tFalse\tTrue\t\ DefensePredictor hits\t365785\t366882\tCBS domain-containing protein\tWP_000257686.1\t\ 4.37610109478113\t1.840433765255303\tTrue\tTrue\tPredicted novel defense gene\t\ DS-11" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S6 maps working_id IMPD to DS_name DS-11, marks the cloned transcriptional unit as defensive, and records NZ_RRVY01000003.1 positions 365785-366882 with product accession WP_000257686.1. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S7.xlsx snippet: "T3\t1.1\tpLAND\t24-03-08_NYND_PIN2_MHAD_EV.png\t300000000\tIMPD\t24-03-08\t\ 24-03-08_MNAC_GHOS_BRNT_IMPD.png\t5\t3\t\t300000\t3\tTrue\t\t\tLB\t37" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S7 reports an IMPD assay row with a T3 phage readout and a -log(EOP) value of 3.0. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S7.xlsx snippet: "T3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t200000000\tIMPD\t\t\ 24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 5\t4\t\t400000\t2.698970004\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 20000000\tIMPD\t\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 5\t5\t\t500000\t1.602059991\nT3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 200000000\tIMPD\tY157A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 8\t2\t\t200000000\t0\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t20000000\t\ IMPD\tY157A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 7\t2\t\t20000000\t0\nT3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t200000000\t\ IMPD\tR330A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 8\t3\t\t300000000\t-0.1760912591\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 20000000\tIMPD\tR330A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 7\t3\t\t30000000\t-0.1760912591\nT3\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 200000000\tIMPD\tH335A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 8\t1\t\t100000000\t0.3010299957\nBas67\tB.2\tMG1655\t24-07-17_AAA2_VPUS_VAME_EV.png\t\ 20000000\tIMPD\tH335A\t24-07-18\t24-07-18_IMPD-Y157A_IMPD_IMPD-R330A_IMPD-H335A_HIPA_HIPA-D139A.png\t\ 6\t6\t\t6000000\t0.5228787453" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S7 System Mutants sheet pairs wild-type IMPD with IMPD Y157A, R330A, and H335A rows in T3 and Bas67 assay panels. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S8.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\tDS-11\tTrue" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S8 maps IMPD to replicated display name DS-11. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S8.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\t1.0\t365.0\tWP_000257686.1\tHEPN\tPF18731.5\tHEPN_Swt1 ; Swt1-like\ \ HEPN\thhpred_1021051.hhr\t252.0\t359.0\t0.98\t2024-04-16 00:00:00" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S8 reports a HEPN HHpred hit for WP_000257686.1 in IMPD. - reference: https://pmc-oa-opendata.s3.amazonaws.com/PMC13092281.1/NIHMS2163519-supplement-Table_S8.xlsx snippet: "IMPD\t1.0\t365.0\tWP_000257686.1\tCBS\tcd04614\tCBS_pair_arch2_repeat2;\ \ Two tandem repeats of the cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS pair) domains present\ \ in archaea\thhpred_1021051.hhr\t134.0\t241.0\t0.9916\t2024-04-16 00:00:00" notes: The final Science supplementary Table S8 reports a CBS HHpred hit for WP_000257686.1 in IMPD. - reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/List_system_article.md snippet: '| DS-11 | 10\.1101/2025\.01\.08\.631726 | DefensePredictor: A machine learning model to discover novel prokaryotic immune systems | ' notes: The pinned DefenseFinder article registry maps the DS-11 source key to the preprint DOI for the DeWeirdt et al. DefensePredictor study, which has since been published in Science. - reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/Liste_hmm_system.md snippet: '| DS-11__DS-11 | | DS-11 | Custom | 100 |' notes: The pinned DefenseFinder HMM inventory records DS-11__DS-11 as a custom DS-11 profile. - reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdmparis/defense-finder-models/afb0e5a8b466be53586b13266f5d38d98c3ac268/DefenseFinder_rules.tsv notes: The pinned DefenseFinder rules table does not list DS-11, leaving rule-level detection criteria unresolved. attaches_to: - causal_graphs#ds_11_locus_reduces_phage_plaquing posed_by: codex posed_date: '2026-09-28' curation_history: - timestamp: '2026-09-28T13:46:45Z' curator: codex action: MINTED_TRAITMECH_ID changes: Minted DS-11 system as a DOI-backed GENOMICS TraitRecord under phage defense system after an ignored-and-hidden duplicate review found no exact live TraitMech, METPO, history, or prior proposal record; kept the graph at cloned IMPD transcriptional-unit level because HEPN/CBS domain and mutant readouts do not resolve native DS-11 activation or effector chemistry and proposals/metpo_traitmech_v312 reserves the replacement placeholder. llm_assisted: true - timestamp: '2026-09-28T13:46:46Z' curator: codex action: REVIEW_CANONICAL_EXAMPLE_EVIDENCE_GAP changes: Reviewed DS-11 system canonical_examples and left them empty because DeWeirdt et al. support cloned IMPD plaquing assays in E. coli MG1655 plus a DefenseFinder DS-11 model, but not a direct named native microbial isolate exemplar with experimentally verified endogenous DS-11 activity. No paid research was used. llm_assisted: true - timestamp: '2026-09-28T14:33:00Z' curator: codex action: ADDRESSED_PR_REVIEW changes: 'Resolved PR #1403 review issue #1404 by broadening the DS-11 reduced-phage-plaquing node description so it no longer names only T3 while the evidence bundle includes Bas67 rows.' llm_assisted: true