Recent functional insights into the role of (p) ppGpp in bacterial physiology

V Hauryliuk, GC Atkinson, KS Murakami… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The alarmones guanosine tetraphosphate and guanosine pentaphosphate (collectively
referred to as (p) ppGpp) are involved in regulating growth and several different stress …

Translation in prokaryotes

MV Rodnina - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
This review summarizes our current understanding of translation in prokaryotes, focusing on
the mechanistic and structural aspects of each phase of translation: initiation, elongation …

Multifaceted roles of methylisothiazolinone intervention in sludge disintegration and acidogenic and methanogenic pathways for efficient carboxylate production …

S Fang, W Cao, Q Wu, S Cheng, Y Yang, J Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic fermentation is a promising approach for sludge treatment, although it is
frequently hindered by the tight structure of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and …

tRNA modifications: impact on structure and thermal adaptation

C Lorenz, CE Lünse, M Mörl - Biomolecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are central players in translation, functioning as adapter molecules
between the informational level of nucleic acids and the functional level of proteins. They …

Tetracycline antibiotics and resistance mechanisms

F Nguyen, AL Starosta, S Arenz, D Sohmen… - Biological …, 2014 - degruyter.com
The ribosome and protein synthesis are major targets within the cell for inhibition by
antibiotics, such as the tetracyclines. The tetracycline family of antibiotics represent a large …

Structural basis of early translocation events on the ribosome

EJ Rundlet, M Holm, M Schacherl, SK Natchiar… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Peptide-chain elongation during protein synthesis entails sequential aminoacyl-tRNA
selection and translocation reactions that proceed rapidly (2–20 per second) and with a low …

Biosynthesis of polyketides by trans-AT polyketide synthases

EJN Helfrich, J Piel - Natural product reports, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering 2000 to June 2015 This review discusses the biosynthesis of natural products that
are generated by trans-AT polyketide synthases, a family of catalytically versatile enzymes …

Structure of the E. coli ribosome–EF-Tu complex at <3 Å resolution by Cs-corrected cryo-EM

N Fischer, P Neumann, AL Konevega, LV Bock… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Single particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM) has recently made significant progress in
high-resolution structure determination of macromolecular complexes due to improvements …

The elongation, termination, and recycling phases of translation in eukaryotes

TE Dever, R Green - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
This work summarizes our current understanding of the elongation and termination/recycling
phases of eukaryotic protein synthesis. We focus here on recent advances in the field. In …

Ribosomal stress-surveillance: three pathways is a magic number

AC Vind, AV Genzor, S Bekker-Jensen - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Cells rely on stress response pathways to uphold cellular homeostasis and limit the negative
effects of harmful environmental stimuli. The stress-and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) …