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 …

Small RNA regulators (sRNAs) have been identified in a wide range of bacteria and found to
play critical regulatory roles in many processes. The major families of sRNAs include true …

Most bacterial pathogens have the remarkable ability to flourish in the external environment
and in specialized host niches. This ability requires their metabolism, physiology, and …

In many γ‐proteobacteria, the conserved GacS/GacA (BarA/UvrY) two‐component system
positively controls the expression of one to five genes specifying small RNAs (sRNAs) that …

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 …

Hfq is a small, highly abundant hexameric protein that is found in many bacteria and plays a
critical role in mRNA expression and RNA stability. As an “RNA chaperone,” Hfq binds AU …

One of the prokaryotic post‐transcriptional regulatory mechanisms involves the CsrA/RsmA
family of proteins that act by modulating translation initiation at target mRNAs. In this study …

Extracellular polysaccharides are important components of biofilms. In non‐mucoid
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, the Pel and Psl polysaccharides are major structural …

Originally described as a repressor of gene expression in the stationary phase of growth,
CsrA (RsmA) regulates primary and secondary metabolic pathways, biofilm formation …

MicroRNA and protein sequestration by non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) has recently generated
much interest. In the bacterial Csr/Rsm system, which is considered to be the most general …