The global RNA-binding protein RbpB is a regulator of polysaccharide utilization in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

AS Rüttiger, D Ryan, L Spiga, V Lamm-Schmidt… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Paramount to human health, symbiotic bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract rely on the
breakdown of complex polysaccharides to thrive in this sugar-deprived environment. Gut …

A small RNA derived from the 5'end of the IS200 tnpA transcript regulates multiple virulence pathways in Salmonella Typhimurium

DB Haniford, AJ Westermann, RS Trussler… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The insertion sequence IS200 is widely distributed in Eubacteria. Despite its wide-ranging
occurrence, IS200 does not appear to be mobile and as such is considered an ancestral …

The RNA landscape of the human commensal Segatella copri reveals a small RNA essential for gut colonization

Y El Mouali, C Tawk, KD Huang, L Amend, TR Lesker… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
The bacterium Segatella copri is a prevalent member of the human gut microbiota
associated with health and disease states. However, the intrinsic factors that determine its …