Coupled transcription-translation in prokaryotes: an old couple with new surprises

M Irastortza-Olaziregi, O Amster-Choder - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coupled transcription-translation (CTT) is a hallmark of prokaryotic gene expression. CTT
occurs when ribosomes associate with and initiate translation of mRNAs whose transcription …

Cold-adaptive mechanism of psychrophilic bacteria in food and its application

S Jin, Y Wang, X Zhao - Microbial pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
Psychrophilic bacteria are a type of microorganisms that normally grow in low-temperature
environments. They are usually found in extremely cold environments. However, as people's …

RNA-binding proteins driving the regulatory activity of small non-coding RNAs in bacteria

AP Quendera, AF Seixas, RF Dos Santos… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) are critical post-transcriptional regulators of gene
expression. Distinct RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) influence the processing, stability and …

The fight for invincibility: environmental stress response mechanisms and Aeromonas hydrophila

F Awan, Y Dong, N Wang, J Liu, K Ma, Y Liu - Microbial pathogenesis, 2018 - Elsevier
Aeromonas hydrophila is a freshwater-dwelling zoonotic bacterium that has economic
importance in aquaculture. In the past decade, Aeromonas hydrophila has become …

Proteins that chaperone RNA regulation

SA Woodson, S Panja… - Microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT RNA-binding proteins chaperone the biological functions of noncoding RNA by
reducing RNA misfolding, improving matchmaking between regulatory RNA and targets, and …

RNA dynamics by NMR spectroscopy

M Marušič, J Schlagnitweit, K Petzold - ChemBioChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
An ever‐increasing number of functional RNAs require a mechanistic understanding. RNA
function relies on changes in its structure, so‐called dynamics. To reveal dynamic processes …

Cold shock domain proteins: structure and interaction with nucleic acids

KS Budkina, NE Zlobin, SV Kononova… - Biochemistry …, 2020 - Springer
This review summarizes the features of cold shock domain (CSD) proteins in the context of
their interactions with nucleic acids and describes similarities and differences in the structure …

The role of RNA‐binding proteins in mediating adaptive responses in Gram‐positive bacteria

N Christopoulou, S Granneman - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria are constantly subjected to stressful conditions, such as antibiotic exposure,
nutrient limitation and oxidative stress. For pathogenic bacteria, adapting to the host …

Bacterial RNA chaperones and chaperone-like riboregulators: behind the scenes of RNA-mediated regulation of cellular metabolism

K Katsuya-Gaviria, G Paris, T Dendooven… - RNA biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In all domains of life, RNA chaperones safeguard and guide the fate of the cellular RNA
pool. RNA chaperones comprise structurally diverse proteins that ensure proper folding …

Microproteins—Discovery, structure, and function

JJ Mohsen, AA Martel, SA Slavoff - Proteomics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in proteogenomic technologies have revealed hundreds to thousands of
translated small open reading frames (sORFs) that encode microproteins in genomes across …