The rhizobium–legume symbiosis is a major source of fixed nitrogen (ammonia) in the
biosphere. The potential for this process to increase agricultural yield while reducing the …

A large proportion of genes within a genome encode proteins that play a role in metabolism.
The Alphaproteobacteria are a ubiquitous group of bacteria that play a major role in a …

There is an expanding list of examples by which one mRNA can posttranscriptionally
influence the expression of others. This can involve RNA sponges that sequester regulatory …

As our understanding of the transcriptional landscape of bacteria continues to expand, it has
become clear that noncoding small RNAs (sRNAs) play a pivotal regulatory role (1–3) …

The RNA chaperone Hfq is a global post-transcriptional regulator in bacteria. Here, we used
RNAseq to analyze RNA populations from the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti that …

The soil-dwelling plant symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti is a major model organism of
Alphaproteobacteria. Despite numerous detailed OMICS studies, information about small …

Gene expression strategies ensuring bacterial survival and competitiveness rely on cis‐and
trans‐acting RNA‐regulators (riboregulators). Among the cis‐acting riboregulators are …

Mechanisms adjusting replication initiation and cell cycle progression in response to
environmental conditions are crucial for microbial survival. Functional characterization of the …

Ribosome-mediated transcription attenuation is a basic posttranscriptional regulation
mechanism in bacteria. Liberated attenuator RNAs arising in this process are generally …

Bacteria use the production, release, and detection of extracellular chemical signaling
molecules called autoinducers (AIs) to regulate gene expression at the population level, a …