Nucleoid-associated proteins belong to a group of small but abundant proteins in bacterial
cells. These transcription regulators are responsible for many important cellular processes …

Decades of research have probed the interplay between chromatin (genomic DNA
associated with proteins and RNAs) and transcription by RNA polymerase (RNAP) in all …

The Escherichia coli replication origin oriC contains the initiator ATP-DnaA-Oligomerization
Region (DOR) and its flanking duplex unwinding element (DUE). In the Left-DOR subregion …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are relevant agents in bacterial adaptation and
evolutionary diversification. Stable appropriation of these DNA elements depends on host …

Diet is a key factor influencing gut microbiota (GM) composition and functions, which in turn
affect host health. Among dietary regimens, time-restricted (TR) feeding has been …

The architectural protein histone-like protein from Escherichia coli strain U93 (HU) is the
most abundant bacterial DNA binding protein and highly conserved among bacteria and …

CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas1 and Cas2) integrate foreign DNA at the" leader" end of
CRISPR loci. Several CRISPR leader sequences are reported to contain a binding site for a …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)—a human gastric pathogen—forms a major risk factor for the
development of various gastric pathologies such as chronic inflammatory gastritis, peptic …

The maintenance and organization of the chromosome plays an important role in the
development and survival of bacteria. Bacterial chromatin proteins are architectural proteins …

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a highly contagious nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus
(NCLDV) that causes nearly 100% mortality in swine. The development of effective vaccines …