Bacterial small RNA regulators

N Majdalani, CK Vanderpool… - Critical reviews in …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Small regulatory RNAs can modify the activity of proteins and the stability and translation of
mRNAs. They have now been found in a wide range of organisms, and can play previously …

Small RNA functions in carbon metabolism and virulence of enteric pathogens

K Papenfort, J Vogel - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Enteric pathogens often cycle between virulent and saprophytic lifestyles. To endure these
frequent changes in nutrient availability and composition bacteria possess an arsenal of …

Global Regulatory Mutations in csrA andrpoS Cause Severe Central Carbon Stress in Escherichia coli in the Presence of Acetate

B Wei, S Shin, D LaPorte, AJ Wolfe… - Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
The csrA gene encodes a small RNA-binding protein, which acts as a global regulator in
Escherichia coli and other bacteria (T. Romeo, Mol. Microbiol. 29: 1321–1330, 1998). Its key …

The RNA molecule CsrB binds to the global regulatory protein CsrA and antagonizes its activity in Escherichia coli

MY Liu, G Gui, B Wei, JF Preston, L Oakford… - Journal of Biological …, 1997 - ASBMB
The RNA-binding protein CsrA (carbon storage regulator) is a new kind of global regulator,
which facilitates specific mRNA decay. A recombinant CsrA protein containing a metal …