Bacterial chromosomes are folded to compact DNA and facilitate cellular processes.
Studying model bacteria has revealed aspects of chromosome folding that are applicable to …

Yersinia enterocolitica is the causative agent of yersiniosis, a zoonotic disease of growing
epidemiological importance with significant consequences for public health. This pathogenic …

Expression of all Yersinia pathogenicity factors encoded on the virulence plasmid, including
the yop effector and the ysc type III secretion genes, is controlled by the transcriptional …

Fis is a key DNA-binding protein involved in nucleoid organization and modulation of many
DNA transactions, including transcription in enteric bacteria. The regulon of genes whose …

DNA-packaging and the control of gene expression constitute a major challenge for bacteria
to survive and adapt to environmental changes. The use of multiple strategies to solve these …

The Yersinia pestis plasmid pCD1‐encoded type III secretion system (T3SS) is essential for
the pathogenicity of Y. pestis in mammalian hosts. T3SS‐associated genes are maximally …

The transcriptional activator RovA of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a member of the SlyA/Hor
family, activates its own expression and that of the virulence factor invasin in response to …

In enterobacteria, AT-rich horizontally acquired genes, including virulence genes, are
silenced through the actions of at least three nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs): H-NS …

Escherichia coli nucleoid-associated H-NS protein interacts with the Hha protein, a member
of a new family of global modulators that also includes the YmoA protein from Yersinia …

Yersinia (Y.) enterocolitica, an etiological agent of yersiniosis, is a bacterium whose
pathogenicity is determined, among other things, by its ability to produce toxins. The aim of …