Degradation of the multifunctional amino acid proline is associated with mitochondrial
oxidative respiration. The two-step oxidation of proline is catalyzed by proline oxidase and …

The control of rRNA synthesis and, thereby, translation is vital for adapting to changing
environmental conditions. The decrease of rRNA is a common feature of the stringent …

Differential regulation of transcript stability is an effective means by which an organism can
modulate gene expression. A well‐characterized example is glutamine signalled …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous environmental fungus capable of establishing an
infection in a human host. Rapid changes in environments and exposure to the host immune …

The RNA chaperone Hfq regulates virulence and metabolism in the opportunistic pathogen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa. During carbon catabolite repression (CCR) Hfq together with the …

Bacteria and other organisms, including cyanobacteria, employ two‐component signal
transducing modules comprising histidine kinases and response regulators to acclimate to …

Bacterial pathogens are always challenged by fluctuations of chemical and physical
parameters that pose serious threats to cellular integrity and metabolic status. Sudden …

The Bacillus subtilis genome encodes eleven Rap proteins, which are conserved
tetratricopeptide-containing regulatory proteins. Of those characterized to date, all except …

Intracellular bacterial pathogens harbour genes, the closest homologues of which are found
in eukaryotes. Regulator of chromosome condensation 1 (RCC1) repeat proteins are …

Abstract tRNA damage inflicted by the Escherichia coli anticodon nuclease PrrC (Eco PrrC)
underlies an antiviral response to phage T4 infection. PrrC homologs are present in many …