Progress in our understanding of several biological processes promises to broaden the
usefulness of Escherichia coli as a tool for gene expression. There is an expanding choice …

Dps, the DNA‐binding protein from starved cells, is capable of providing protection to cells
during exposure to severe environmental assaults; including oxidative stress and nutritional …

A distinctive feature of prokaryotic gene expression is the absence of 5′-capped RNA. In
eukaryotes, 5′, 5′-triphosphate-linked 7-methylguanosine protects messenger RNA from …

Dps is a non‐specific DNA‐binding protein abundant In starved Escherichia coli cells and is
important for the defence against hydrogen peroxide. We found that dps mRNA levels are …

Mechanisms of DNA repair and mutagenesis are defined on the basis of relatively few
proteins acting on DNA, yet the identities and functions of all proteins required are unknown …

Escherichia coli has the capacity to synthesise three distinct formate dehydrogenase
isoenzymes and three hydrogenase isoenzymes. All six are multisubunit, membrane …

Genome architecture has proven to be critical in determining gene regulation across almost
all domains of life. While many of the key components and mechanisms of eukaryotic …

Isogenic mutants derived from quinolone-susceptible isolate WT by introducing gyrA (S83L,
D87G) and parC (S80I, E84K) mutations associated with quinolone resistance were …

Integration host factor (IHF) of Escherichia coli is an asymmetric histone‐like protein that
binds and bends the DNA at specific sequences. IHF functions as an accessory factor in a …

▪ Abstract Biochemical and genetic approaches have identified the molecular mechanisms
of many genetic reactions, particularly in bacteria. Now a comparably detailed …