The bacterial protein Hfq: much more than a mere RNA-binding factor

P Sobrero, C Valverde - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Most of the sequenced bacterial genomes contain a gene encoding a protein known as Hfq
that resembles the eukaryotic RNA-binding proteins of the LSm family. It was originally …

6S RNA: a regulator of transcription

KM Wassarman - Molecular microbiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade has seen an explosion in discovery of small, non‐coding RNAs in all
organisms. As functions for many of the small RNAs have been identified, it has become …

Comparative genomics reveals 104 candidate structured RNAs from bacteria, archaea, and their metagenomes

Z Weinberg, JX Wang, J Bogue, J Yang, K Corbino… - Genome biology, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Structured noncoding RNAs perform many functions that are essential
for protein synthesis, RNA processing, and gene regulation. Structured RNAs can be …

Next-Generation Annotation of Prokaryotic Genomes with EuGene-P: Application to Sinorhizobium meliloti 2011

E Sallet, B Roux, L Sauviac, MF Jardinaud… - DNA …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The availability of next-generation sequences of transcripts from prokaryotic organisms
offers the opportunity to design a new generation of automated genome annotation tools not …

A genome-wide survey of sRNAs in the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing alpha-proteobacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti

JP Schlüter, J Reinkensmeier, S Daschkey… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Small untranslated RNAs (sRNAs) are widespread regulators of gene
expression in bacteria. This study reports on a comprehensive screen for sRNAs in the …

Photooxidative stress‐induced and abundant small RNAs in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

BA Berghoff, J Glaeser, CM Sharma… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to oxygen and light generates photooxidative stress by the bacteriochlorophyll a
mediated formation of singlet oxygen (1O2) in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Our study reports …

Genome-wide profiling of Hfq-binding RNAs uncovers extensive post-transcriptional rewiring of major stress response and symbiotic regulons in Sinorhizobium …

O Torres-Quesada, J Reinkensmeier, JP Schlüter… - RNA biology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Deep sequencing uncovers numerous small RNAs on all four replicons of the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens

I Wilms, A Overlöper, M Nowrousian, CM Sharma… - RNA biology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Agrobacterium species are capable of interkingdom gene transfer between bacteria and
plants. The genome of Agrobacterium tumefaciens consists of a circular and a linear …

A highly conserved protein of unknown function in Sinorhizobium meliloti affects sRNA regulation similar to Hfq

SP Pandey, BK Minesinger, J Kumar… - Nucleic acids …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The SMc01113/YbeY protein, belonging to the UPF0054 family, is highly conserved
in nearly every bacterium. However, the function of these proteins still remains elusive. Our …

Identification of two small regulatory RNAs linked to virulence in Brucella abortus 2308

CC Caswell, JM Gaines, P Ciborowski… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hfq is an RNA‐binding protein that functions in post‐transcriptional gene regulation by
mediating interactions between mRNAs and small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs). Two proteins …