Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression

CM Hustmyer, R Landick - Molecular Microbiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
DNA in bacterial chromosomes is organized into higher‐order structures by DNA‐binding
proteins called nucleoid‐associated proteins (NAPs) or bacterial chromatin proteins (BCPs) …

Spatio-temporal organization of the E. coli chromosome from base to cellular length scales

SK Royzenblat, L Freddolino - EcoSal Plus, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Escherichia coli has been a vital model organism for studying chromosomal structure,
thanks, in part, to its small and circular genome (4.6 million base pairs) and well …

Mitochondria facilitate neuronal differentiation by metabolising nuclear-encoded RNA

F Vujovic, M Simonian, WE Hughes… - Cell Communication and …, 2024 - Springer
Mitochondrial activity directs neuronal differentiation dynamics during brain development. In
this context, the long-established metabolic coupling of mitochondria and the eukaryotic host …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and functions of type II topoisomerases

GA Kh - Acta Naturae (англоязычная версия), 2021 - cyberleninka.ru
The DNA double helix provides a simple and elegant way to store and copy genetic
information. However, the processes requiring the DNA helix strands separation, such as …

[PDF][PDF] Expanded dataset reveals the emergence and evolution of DNA gyrase in archaea

P Villain, R Catchpole, P Forterre… - Molecular biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
DNA gyrase is a type II topoisomerase with the unique capacity to introduce negative
supercoiling in DNA. In bacteria, DNA gyrase has an essential role in the homeostatic …

Targeted repression of topA by CRISPRi reveals a critical function for balanced DNA topoisomerase I activity in the Chlamydia trachomatis developmental cycle

L Shen, L Gao, AR Swoboda, SP Ouellette - MBio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is responsible for the most
prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection. Changes in DNA topology in this pathogen …

Novel pyrazole‐biphenyl‐carboxamides for SARS‐CoV2 entry‐level restriction and microbial infections

S Samy, MS Dangate… - Journal of Heterocyclic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial diseases including viral infection are big issues globally. Effective medicinal
discovery for them is the need for the day. In this study, we report pyrazole‐biphenyl …

A general overview of the multifactorial adaptation to cold: biochemical mechanisms and strategies

A Ramón, A Esteves, C Villadóniga, C Chalar… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Cold environments are more frequent than people think. They include deep oceans, cold
lakes, snow, permafrost, sea ice, glaciers, cold soils, cold deserts, caves, areas at elevations …

Role of the discriminator sequence in the supercoiling sensitivity of bacterial promoters

R Forquet, M Pineau, W Nasser, S Reverchon… - Msystems, 2021 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT DNA supercoiling acts as a global transcriptional regulator that contributes to
the rapid transcriptional response of bacteria to many environmental changes. Although a …

Structural basis of Cas9 DNA interrogation with a 5′ truncated sgRNA

KA Kiernan, J Kwon, BJ Merrill… - Nucleic Acids …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
The efficiency and accuracy of CRISPR-Cas9 targeting varies considerably across genomic
targets and remains a persistent issue for using this system in cells. Studies have shown that …