The last few decades have led to an explosion in our understanding of the major roles that
small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) play in regulatory circuits and the responses to stress in …

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are central to most if not all cellular processes, dictating the
fate of virtually all RNA molecules in the cell. Starting with pioneering work on ribosomal …

Gene expression occurs in two essential steps: transcription and translation. In bacteria, the
two processes are tightly coupled in time and space, and highly regulated. Tight regulation …

Bacteriophages (phages) are critical players in the dynamics and function of microbial
communities and drive processes as diverse as global biogeochemical cycles and human …

Hfq is a ubiquitous, Sm‐like RNA binding protein found in most bacteria and some archaea.
Hfq binds small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs), facilitates base pairing between sRNAs and their …

The sequence-specific RNA binding protein CsrA is employed by diverse bacteria in the
posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Its binding interactions with RNA have …

Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) act as post-transcriptional regulators controlling bacterial
adaptation to environmental changes. Our current understanding of the mechanisms …

Coupled transcription-translation (CTT) is a hallmark of prokaryotic gene expression. CTT
occurs when ribosomes associate with and initiate translation of mRNAs whose transcription …

The conserved RNA-binding protein ProQ has emerged as the centerpiece of a previously
unknown third large network of post-transcriptional control in enterobacteria. Here, we have …

Carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as potential biomaterials for bioimaging and antimicrobial
applications. However, the lack of tunable long-wavelength emission performance and …