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Stabilization of Clostridium perfringens collagenase mRNA by VR-RNA-dependent cleavage in 5′ leader sequence.

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The Bps polysaccharide of Bordetella pertussis promotes colonization and biofilm formation in the nose by functioning as an adhesin.

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Characterization of a DNA damage-inducible membrane protein kinase from Deinococcus radiodurans and its role in bacterial radioresistance and DNA strand break repair.

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Determinants of bacteriophage P22 polyhead formation: the role of coat protein flexibility in conformational switching.

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Biochemical and functional characterization of Helicobacter pylori vesicles.

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H-NS-mediated repression of CRISPR-based immunity in Escherichia coli K12 can be relieved by the transcription activator LeuO.

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Phytoplasma PMU1 exists as linear chromosomal and circular extrachromosomal elements and has enhanced expression in insect vectors compared with plant hosts.

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PhoB regulates both environmental and virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae.

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MicroReview: The maltose ATP-binding cassette transporter in the 21st century – towards a structural dynamic perspective on its mode of action.

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A metabolic switch is involved in lifestyle decisions in Photorhabdus luminescens.

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A DNA-promoted amyloid proteinopathy in Escherichia coli.

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Generation of the heterodimeric precursor GP3 of the Chlamydomonas cell wall.

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Oxygen levels rapidly modulate Pseudomonas aeruginosa social behaviours via substrate limitation of PqsH.

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A single qrr gene is necessary and sufficient for LuxO-mediated regulation in Vibrio fischeri.

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A novel class of peptide pheromone precursors in ascomycetous fungi.

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Regulation of CovR expression in Group B Streptococcus impacts blood-brain barrier penetration.

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Functional analysis of the highly antigenic outer capsid protein, Hoc, a virus decoration protein from T4-like bacteriophages.

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Phase variation controls expression of Salmonella lipopolysaccharide modification genes by a DNA methylation-dependent mechanism.

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Salivary histatin 5 internalization by translocation, but not endocytosis, is required for fungicidal activity in Candida albicans.

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More than just activity control: phosphorylation may control all aspects of a protein’s properties.

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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Jul;77(2):273-5
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Localization and induction of the A2 virulence factor in Leishmania: evidence that A2 is a stress response protein.

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RNA polymerase mutations that facilitate replication progression in the rep uvrD recF mutant lacking two accessory replicative helicases.

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Direct interactions of early and late assembling division proteins in Escherichia coli cells resolved by FRET.

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The sigma(E) stress response is required for stress-induced mutation and amplification in Escherichia coli.

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Characterization of a Leishmania stage-specific mitochondrial membrane protein that enhances the activity of cytochrome c oxidase and its role in virulence.

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A novel nucleotide kinase encoded by gene 1.7 of bacteriophage T7.

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Selective inactivation of SIDER2 retroposon-mediated mRNA decay contributes to stage- and species-specific gene expression in Leishmania.

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Bacillus subtilis BY-kinase PtkA controls enzyme activity and localization of its protein substrates.

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The beta-subunits of the Snf1 kinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Gal83 and Sip2, but not Sip1, are redundant in glucose derepression and regulation of sterol biosynthesis.

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The crystal structures of two salivary cystatins from the tick Ixodes scapularis and the effect of these inhibitors on the establishment of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a murine model.

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Screening Leishmania donovani-specific genes required for visceral infection.

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The changing faces of Streptococcus antigen I/II polypeptide family adhesins.

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Septal and lateral wall localization of PBP5, the major D,D-carboxypeptidase of Escherichia coli, requires substrate recognition and membrane attachment.

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Pneumococcal microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules targeting of the extracellular matrix.

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Analysis of a Borrelia burgdorferi phosphodiesterase demonstrates a role for cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate in motility and virulence.

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Hyperosmosis enhances radiation and hydroxyurea resistance of Schizosaccharomyces pombe checkpoint mutants through the spindle checkpoint and delayed cytokinesis.

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FeuN, a novel modulator of two-component signalling identified in Sinorhizobium meliloti.

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An alternative route to nitric oxide resistance.

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The alternative oxidase (AOX) gene in Vibrio fischeri is controlled by NsrR and upregulated in response to nitric oxide.

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PavB is a surface-exposed adhesin of Streptococcus pneumoniae contributing to nasopharyngeal colonization and airways infections.

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Penicillin-binding protein folding is dependent on the PrsA peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase in Bacillus subtilis.

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Interaction specificity, toxicity and regulation of a paralogous set of ParE/RelE-family toxin-antitoxin systems.

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The twin arginine protein transport pathway exports multiple virulence proteins in the plant pathogen Streptomyces scabies.

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Bacterial protein acetylation: the dawning of a new age.

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Loss of the actin-like protein MamK has pleiotropic effects on magnetosome formation and chain assembly in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense.

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Molecular sieving properties of the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli and consequences of osmotic stress.

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Functional domain analysis of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-chaperone TopJ.

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A remote CheZ orthologue retains phosphatase function.

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The molecular basis of glycogen breakdown and transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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A new factor stimulating peptidoglycan hydrolysis to separate daughter cells in Caulobacter crescentus.

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DipM, a new factor required for peptidoglycan remodelling during cell division in Caulobacter crescentus.

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A protein critical for cell constriction in the Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus localizes at the division site through its peptidoglycan-binding LysM domains.

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DipM links peptidoglycan remodelling to outer membrane organization in Caulobacter.

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Raman microspectroscopy reveals long-term extracellular activity of chlamydiae.

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Vibrio cholerae El Tor TcpA crystal structure and mechanism for pilus-mediated microcolony formation.

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Metabolic shutdown in Escherichia coli cells lacking the outer membrane channel TolC.

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The high affinity iron permease is a key virulence factor required for Rhizopus oryzae pathogenesis.

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Trypanosoma brucei pteridine reductase 1 is essential for survival in vitro and for virulence in mice.

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The inducer maltotriose binds in the central cavity of the tetratricopeptide-like sensor domain of MalT, a bacterial STAND transcription factor.

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The mycobacteriophage Ms6 encodes a chaperone-like protein involved in the endolysin delivery to the peptidoglycan.

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Guanosine 5′-diphosphate 3′-diphosphate (ppGpp) as a negative modulator of polynucleotide phosphorylase activity in a ‘rare’ actinomycete.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis CYP125A1, a steroid C27 monooxygenase that detoxifies intracellularly generated cholest-4-en-3-one.

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LapF, the second largest Pseudomonas putida protein, contributes to plant root colonization and determines biofilm architecture.

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Passing the baton between laps: adhesion and cohesion in Pseudomonas putida biofilms.

Passing the baton between laps: adhesion and cohesion in Pseudomonas putida biofilms.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):533-6
Authors: Fuqua C
Large externalized, repeat-rich proteins are emerging as important factors i… . . . → Read More: Passing the baton between laps: adhesion and cohesion in Pseudomonas putida biofilms.

Gain-of-function mutations cluster in distinct regions associated with the signalling pathway in the PAS domain of the aerotaxis receptor, Aer.

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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):575-86
Authors: Campbell AJ, Watt… . . . → Read More: Gain-of-function mutations cluster in distinct regions associated with the signalling pathway in the PAS domain of the aerotaxis receptor, Aer.

M. tuberculosis intramembrane protease Rip1 controls transcription through three anti-sigma factor substrates.

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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):605-17
Authors: Sklar JG, Makinoshima H, Schneider JS, Glickman MS… . . . → Read More: M. tuberculosis intramembrane protease Rip1 controls transcription through three anti-sigma factor substrates.

A new player in the regulatory cascade controlling heterocyst differentiation in cyanobacteria.

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A new player in the regulatory cascade controlling heterocyst differentiation in cyanobacteria.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):537-9
Authors: Haselkorn R
Heterocysts are terminally differentiated cell… . . . → Read More: A new player in the regulatory cascade controlling heterocyst differentiation in cyanobacteria.

Unphosphorylated CsgD controls biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.

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Unphosphorylated CsgD controls biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):771-86
Authors: Zakikhany K, Harrington CR, Nimtz M, Hinton JC, Römling U
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Ectopic expression of hetP can partially bypass the need for hetR in heterocyst differentiation by Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120.

Ectopic expression of hetP can partially bypass the need for hetR in heterocyst differentiation by Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):562-74
Authors: Higa KC, Callahan SM
Differentiation of … . . . → Read More: Ectopic expression of hetP can partially bypass the need for hetR in heterocyst differentiation by Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120.

Intracellular localization of membrane-bound ATPases in the compartmentalized anammox bacterium ‘Candidatus Kuenenia stuttgartiensis’.

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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):701-15
Authors: van Niftrik L, van Helden … . . . → Read More: Intracellular localization of membrane-bound ATPases in the compartmentalized anammox bacterium ‘Candidatus Kuenenia stuttgartiensis’.

Insights into the function of the WhiB-like protein of mycobacteriophage TM4–a transcriptional inhibitor of WhiB2.

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Insights into the function of the WhiB-like protein of mycobacteriophage TM4–a transcriptional inhibitor of WhiB2.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):642-57
Authors: Rybniker J, Nowag A, van Gumpel E, Nissen N, … . . . → Read More: Insights into the function of the WhiB-like protein of mycobacteriophage TM4–a transcriptional inhibitor of WhiB2.

Polyphosphate binds to the principal sigma factor of RNA polymerase during starvation response in Helicobacter pylori.

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Polyphosphate binds to the principal sigma factor of RNA polymerase during starvation response in Helicobacter pylori.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):618-27
Authors: Yang ZX, Zhou YN, Yang Y, Jin DJ
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Genetic analysis of two phosphodiesterases reveals cyclic diguanylate regulation of virulence factors in Dickeya dadantii.

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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):787-800
Authors: Yi X, Yamazaki A, Biddle E, Zeng Q, Y… . . . → Read More: Genetic analysis of two phosphodiesterases reveals cyclic diguanylate regulation of virulence factors in Dickeya dadantii.

Biological roles of translesion synthesis DNA polymerases in eubacteria.

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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Aug;77(3):540-8
Authors: Andersson DI, Koskiniemi S, Hughes D
Biological systems are strongly selected to … . . . → Read More: Biological roles of translesion synthesis DNA polymerases in eubacteria.

A novel class of peptide pheromone precursors in ascomycetous fungi

Recently, sexual development in the heterothallic ascomycete Trichoderma reesei (anamorph of Hypocrea jecorina) has been achieved and thus initiated attempts to elucidate regulation and determinants of this process. While the [alpha]-type pheromone of … . . . → Read More: A novel class of peptide pheromone precursors in ascomycetous fungi

Generation of the heterodimeric precursor GP3 of the Chlamydomonas cell wall

The cell wall of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii exclusively consists of hydroxyproline-containing glycoproteins. Protein chemical analysis of its polypeptide constituents was hindered by their cross-linking via peroxidase-catalyse… . . . → Read More: Generation of the heterodimeric precursor GP3 of the Chlamydomonas cell wall

A DNA-promoted amyloid proteinopathy in Escherichia coli

Protein amyloids arise from the conformational conversion and assembly of a soluble protein into fibrilar aggregates with a crossed [beta]-sheet backbone. Amyloid aggregates are able to replicate by acting as a template for the structural transformatio… . . . → Read More: A DNA-promoted amyloid proteinopathy in Escherichia coli

A metabolic switch is involved in lifestyle decisions in Photorhabdus luminescens

Photorhabdus luminescens is a species of Gram-negative bacteria that is pathogenic to insects while also maintaining a mutualistic association with nematodes from the family Heterorhabditis. P. luminescens elaborates an extensive secondary metabolism d… . . . → Read More: A metabolic switch is involved in lifestyle decisions in Photorhabdus luminescens

Novel architectural features of Bordetella pertussis fimbrial subunit promoters and their activation by the global virulence regulator BvgA

A prominent feature of the promoters of Bordetella pertussis fimbrial subunit genes fim2, fim3 and fimX is the presence of a ‘C-stretch’, a monotonic run of C residues. The C-stretch renders these genes capable of phase variation, through spontaneous v… . . . → Read More: Novel architectural features of Bordetella pertussis fimbrial subunit promoters and their activation by the global virulence regulator BvgA

Molecular analysis of the prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein (Pup) conjugation pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Proteins targeted for degradation by the Mycobacterium proteasome are post-translationally tagged with prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein (Pup), an intrinsically disordered protein of 64 residues. In a process termed ‘pupylation’, Pup is synthesized wi… . . . → Read More: Molecular analysis of the prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein (Pup) conjugation pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The Bps polysaccharide of Bordetella pertussis promotes colonization and biofilm formation in the nose by functioning as an adhesin

Many respiratory pathogens establish persistent infection or a carrier state in the human nasopharynx without overt disease symptoms but the presence of these in the lungs usually results in disease. Although the anatomy and microenvironments between n… . . . → Read More: The Bps polysaccharide of Bordetella pertussis promotes colonization and biofilm formation in the nose by functioning as an adhesin

Identification of structural and molecular determinants of the tyrosine-kinase Wzc and implications in capsular polysaccharide export

Capsular polysaccharides are well-established virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria. Their biosynthesis and export are regulated within the transmembrane polysaccharide assembly machinery by the autophosphorylation of atypical tyrosine-kinases, name… . . . → Read More: Identification of structural and molecular determinants of the tyrosine-kinase Wzc and implications in capsular polysaccharide export

Delineating the regions of human transferrin involved in interactions with transferrin binding protein B from Neisseria meningitidis

Pathogenic bacteria in the Neisseriaceae possess a surface receptor mediating iron acquisition from human transferrin (hTf) that consists of a transmembrane iron transporter (TbpA) and a surface-exposed lipoprotein (TbpB). In this study, we used hydrog… . . . → Read More: Delineating the regions of human transferrin involved in interactions with transferrin binding protein B from Neisseria meningitidis

Dimerization and DNA-dependent aggregation of the Escherichia coli nucleoid protein and chaperone CbpA

The Escherichia coli curved DNA-binding protein A (CbpA) is a nucleoid-associated DNA-binding factor and chaperone that is expressed at high levels as cells enter stationary phase. Using a combination of genetics, biochemistry, structural modelling and… . . . → Read More: Dimerization and DNA-dependent aggregation of the Escherichia coli nucleoid protein and chaperone CbpA

Vibrio2009: the third international conference on the biology of Vibrios

Vibrio2009, the third international conference on the biology of Vibrios, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2009. This conference united researchers studying various aspects of pathogenesis, symbiosis and environmental persistence of this… . . . → Read More: Vibrio2009: the third international conference on the biology of Vibrios

Transcription, processing and function of CRISPR cassettes in Escherichia coli

CRISPR/Cas, bacterial and archaeal systems of interference with foreign genetic elements such as viruses or plasmids, consist of DNA loci called CRISPR cassettes (a set of variable spacers regularly separated by palindromic repeats) and associated cas … . . . → Read More: Transcription, processing and function of CRISPR cassettes in Escherichia coli

A sensor kinase recognizing the cell–cell signal BDSF (cis-2-dodecenoic acid) regulates virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia

Burkholderia cenocepacia is an opportunistic human pathogen that uses cis-2-dodecenoic acid (BDSF) as a quorum-sensing signal to control expression of virulence factors. BDSF is a signal molecule of the diffusible signal factor (DSF) family that was fi… . . . → Read More: A sensor kinase recognizing the cell–cell signal BDSF (cis-2-dodecenoic acid) regulates virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia

Nitric oxide-responsive interdomain regulation targets the σ54-interaction surface in the enhancer binding protein NorR

Bacterial enhancer binding proteins (bEBPs) are specialized transcriptional activators that assemble as hexameric rings in their active forms and utilize ATP hydrolysis to remodel the conformation of RNA polymerase containing the alternative sigma fact… . . . → Read More: Nitric oxide-responsive interdomain regulation targets the σ54-interaction surface in the enhancer binding protein NorR

Histone deacetylases play distinct roles in telomeric VSG expression site silencing in African trypanosomes

African trypanosomes evade the host immune response through antigenic variation, which is achieved by periodically expressing different variant surface glycoproteins (VSGs). VSG expression is monoallelic such that only one of approximately 15 telomeric… . . . → Read More: Histone deacetylases play distinct roles in telomeric VSG expression site silencing in African trypanosomes

FlbC is a putative nuclear C2H2 transcription factor regulating development in Aspergillus nidulans

Asexual development (conidiation) in Aspergillus is governed by multiple regulators. Here, we characterize the upstream developmental activator FlbC in Aspergillus nidulans. flbC mRNA is detectable throughout the life cycle, at relatively high levels d… . . . → Read More: FlbC is a putative nuclear C2H2 transcription factor regulating development in Aspergillus nidulans

Kin1 is a plasma membrane-associated kinase that regulates the cell surface in fission yeast

Cell morphogenesis is a complex process that depends on cytoskeleton and membrane organization, intracellular signalling and vesicular trafficking. The rod shape of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe and the availability of powerful genetic to… . . . → Read More: Kin1 is a plasma membrane-associated kinase that regulates the cell surface in fission yeast

Biological and structural characterization of the Mycobacterium smegmatis nitroreductase NfnB, and its role in benzothiazinone resistance

Tuberculosis is still a leading cause of death in developing countries, for which there is an urgent need for new pharmacological agents. The synthesis of the novel antimycobacterial drug class of benzothiazinones (BTZs) and the identification of their… . . . → Read More: Biological and structural characterization of the Mycobacterium smegmatis nitroreductase NfnB, and its role in benzothiazinone resistance

MAHRP2, an exported protein of Plasmodium falciparum, is an essential component of Maurer’s cleft tethers

Upon invasion into erythrocytes, the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum must refurbish the host cell. The objective of this study was to elucidate the location and function of MAHRP2 in these processes. Using immunofluorescence and immunoelectron m… . . . → Read More: MAHRP2, an exported protein of Plasmodium falciparum, is an essential component of Maurer’s cleft tethers

LuxR-type quorum-sensing regulators that are detached from common scents

The ability of LuxR-type proteins to regulate transcription is controlled by bacterial pheromones, N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). Most LuxR-family proteins require their cognate AHLs for activity, and at least some of them require AHLs for folding a… . . . → Read More: LuxR-type quorum-sensing regulators that are detached from common scents

FasR, a novel class of transcriptional regulator, governs the activation of fatty acid biosynthesis genes in Streptomyces coelicolor

Membrane lipid homeostasis is essential for bacterial survival and adaptation to different environments. The regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis is therefore crucial for maintaining the correct composition and biophysical properties of cell membranes… . . . → Read More: FasR, a novel class of transcriptional regulator, governs the activation of fatty acid biosynthesis genes in Streptomyces coelicolor

CtpV: a putative copper exporter required for full virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Copper is a required micronutrient that is also toxic at excess concentrations. Currently, little is known about the role of copper in interactions between bacterial pathogens and their human hosts. In this study, we elucidate a mechanism for copper ho… . . . → Read More: CtpV: a putative copper exporter required for full virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Dissection of ?-barrel outer membrane protein assembly pathways through characterizing BamA POTRA 1 mutants of Escherichia coli

BamA of Escherichia coli is an essential component of the hetero-oligomeric machinery that mediates [beta]-barrel outer membrane protein (OMP) assembly. The C- and N-termini of BamA fold into trans-membrane [beta]-barrel and five soluble POTRA domains … . . . → Read More: Dissection of ?-barrel outer membrane protein assembly pathways through characterizing BamA POTRA 1 mutants of Escherichia coli

SurR regulates hydrogen production in Pyrococcus furiosus by a sulfur-dependent redox switch

We present structural and biochemical evidence for a redox switch in the archaeal transcriptional regulator SurR of Pyrococcus furiosus, a hyperthermophilic anaerobe. P. furiosus produces H2 during fermentation, but undergoes a metabolic shift to produ… . . . → Read More: SurR regulates hydrogen production in Pyrococcus furiosus by a sulfur-dependent redox switch