Hfq and its constellation of RNA

J Vogel, BF Luisi - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
Hfq is an RNA-binding protein that is common to diverse bacterial lineages and has key
roles in the control of gene expression. By facilitating the pairing of small RNAs with their …

RNase E: at the interface of bacterial RNA processing and decay

GA Mackie - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
RNase E is an essential endonuclease that is abundant in many bacteria and plays an
important part in all aspects of RNA metabolism. It functions as part of a large …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo cleavage map illuminates the central role of RNase E in coding and non-coding RNA pathways

Y Chao, L Li, D Girodat, KU Förstner, N Said… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Understanding RNA processing and turnover requires knowledge of cleavages by major
endoribonucleases within a living cell. We have employed TIER-seq (transiently inactivating …

The critical role of RNA processing and degradation in the control of gene expression

CM Arraiano, JM Andrade, S Domingues… - FEMS microbiology …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The continuous degradation and synthesis of prokaryotic mRNAs not only give rise to the
metabolic changes that are required as cells grow and divide but also rapid adaptation to …

Structure of Escherichia coli Hfq bound to polyriboadenylate RNA

TM Link, P Valentin-Hansen… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Hfq is a small, highly abundant hexameric protein that is found in many bacteria and plays a
critical role in mRNA expression and RNA stability. As an “RNA chaperone,” Hfq binds AU …

Small RNA interactome of pathogenic E. coli revealed through crosslinking of RNase E

SA Waters, SP McAteer, G Kudla, I Pang… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
RNA sequencing studies have identified hundreds of non‐coding RNA s in bacteria,
including regulatory small RNA (sRNA). However, our understanding of sRNA function has …

Coding sequence targeting by MicC RNA reveals bacterial mRNA silencing downstream of translational initiation

V Pfeiffer, K Papenfort, S Lucchini… - Nature structural & …, 2009 - nature.com
Bacterial small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) generally recognize target mRNAs in the 5′
region to prevent 30S ribosomes from initiating translation. It was thought that the mRNA …

[HTML][HTML] The seed region of a small RNA drives the controlled destruction of the target mRNA by the endoribonuclease RNase E

KJ Bandyra, N Said, V Pfeiffer, MW Górna, J Vogel… - Molecular cell, 2012 - cell.com
Numerous small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) in bacteria modulate rates of translation
initiation and degradation of target mRNAs, which they recognize through base-pairing …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial small RNA-based negative regulation: Hfq and its accomplices

N De Lay, DJ Schu, S Gottesman - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013 - ASBMB
A large group of bacterial small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) use the Hfq chaperone to mediate
pairing with and regulation of mRNAs. Recent findings help to clarify how Hfq acts and …

Structural basis for RNA 3′-end recognition by Hfq

E Sauer, O Weichenrieder - Proceedings of the National …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The homohexameric (L) Sm protein Hfq is a central mediator of small RNA-based gene
regulation in bacteria. Hfq recognizes small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) specifically, despite …