This defense system is composed of one gene refered to as TmtA.
This systems is widespread across diverse prokaryotic phyla, and was experimentally validated in _Escherichia coli_ (confers protection against phages T6 and T5).
## Molecular mechanism
To our knowledge the molecular mechanism is unknown. Please update.
## Example of genomic structure
## Example of genomic structure
The Tiamat system is composed of one protein: TmtA_2599863134.
The Tiamat system is composed of one protein: TmtA_2599863134.