Although bacterial genomes are usually densely protein-coding, genome-wide mapping
approaches of transcriptional start sites revealed that a significant fraction of the identified …

Dual‐function sRNAs refer to a small subgroup of small regulatory RNAs that merges base‐
pairing properties of antisense RNAs with peptide‐encoding properties of mRNA. Both …

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a member of the glycosaminoglycan family and has been widely
used in the clinical, medical, cosmetic and food industries. In this study, we constructed a …

By combining advanced omics technology and computational modeling, systems biologists
have identified and inferred thousands of regulatory events and system-wide interactions of …

Small proteins comprising less than 100 amino acids have been often ignored in bacterial
genome annotations. About 10 years ago, focused efforts started to investigate whole …

Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) that act by base-pairing are the most abundant
posttranscriptional regulators in all three kingdoms of life. Over the past 20 years, a variety of …

Bacteria can employ widely diverse RNA molecules to regulate their gene expression. Such
molecules include trans-acting small regulatory RNAs, antisense RNAs, and a variety of …

The antisense RNA (asRNA) strategy is commonly used to block protein expression and
downregulate the contents of metabolites in several microorganisms. Here, we show that the …

Gene expression strategies ensuring bacterial survival and competitiveness rely on cis‐and
trans‐acting RNA‐regulators (riboregulators). Among the cis‐acting riboregulators are …

Under hyperosmotic conditions, bacteria accumulate compatible solutes through synthesis
or import. Bacillus subtilis imports a large set of osmostress protectants via five osmotically …