DNA methylation in bacteria, primarily involving the addition of methyl groups to adenine or cytosine residues, constitutes a pivotal epigenetic mechanism that modulates gene expression without ...

Bacterial gene regulation is a finely tuned process essential for cellular adaptation and survival. Central to this regulation are nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs), which not only compact the ...

One team is interested in leveraging this feature to develop a new approach to gene regulation. In a study published in Nucleic Acids Research, researchers at the Mayo Clinic created a novel protein ...

A daily cup of coffee could be blunting the effects of certain antibiotic treatments, according to a new study analyzing the ...

Molecular switch plays central role in bacterial dysentery The regulation of virulence genes in Shigella bacteria is mediated by a CTP-dependent transcription factor Peer-Reviewed Publication Max ...

Jeongjoon Choi, Matias Schmukler, Eduardo A. Groisman, Degradation of gene silencer is essential for expression of foreign genes and bacterial colonization of the mammalian gut, Proceedings of the ...

Our study provides a new paradigm for bacterial long-range gene regulation and offers a target for novel therapeutics to destabilise plasmids in their host and re-sensitise them to antibiotics." ...

The scientific significance of these findings is highlighted below: (1) Exosomal siRNA inhibits bacterial gene translation in an AGO2-dependent manner.

Rapidly Dividing Bacteria Coordinate Gene Expression and Replication E. coli divides faster than it can replicate its genome, while simultaneously expressing its genes. Scientists recently revealed ...

Many insects live in symbiosis with certain species of bacteria. These bacteria make important contributions to their hosts' ...

Multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a major threat to human health. Manipulation of bacterial genes at the transcriptional level is a potential strategy to fight antibiotic-resistant bacterial ...

Despite having only a tiny genome, the symbionts of reed beetles can adapt their gene activity flexibly to the developmental stages and ambient temperatures of their hosts.