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

The histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) protein is a major component of the folded
chromosome in Escherichia coli and related bacteria. Functions attributed to H-NS include …

Highlights•Similarities in the DNA binding properties of H-NS and RNA polymerase.•
Interactions between H-NS and RNA polymerase throughout the transcription cycle.•H-NS …

Induced autophagy is protective against myocardial hypoxia/ischemia (H/I) injury, but
evidence regarding the extent of autophagic clearance under H/I and the molecular …

Expression of V ibrio cholerae genes required for the biosynthesis of exopolysacchide (vps)
and protein (rbm) components of the biofilm matrix is enhanced by cyclic diguanylate (c‐di …

Bacteria coordinate cellular behaviors using a cell–cell communication system termed
quorum sensing. In Vibrio harveyi, the master quorum sensing transcription factor LuxR …

Vibrio cholerae has become a model organism for studies connecting virulence, pathogen
evolution and infectious disease ecology. The coordinate expression of motility, virulence …

Extremely AT-rich DNA sequences present a challenging template for specific recognition by
RNA polymerase. In bacteria, this is because the promoter− 10 hexamer, the major DNA …

Structural differentiation of bacterial chromatin depends on cooperative binding of abundant
nucleoid-associated proteins at numerous genomic DNA sites and stabilization of distinct …

Understanding the mechanisms that coordinate replication initiation with subsequent
segregation of chromosomes is an important biological problem. Here we report two …