Planctomycetes are ubiquitous, environmentally and biotechnologically important bacteria
that are key players in global carbon and nitrogen cycles. Ever since their first discovery in …

These are exciting times for PVC researchers! The PVC superphylum is composed of the
bacterial phyla Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae (those three founders giving …

Abstract 4D nucleome research aims to understand the impact of nuclear organization in
space and time on nuclear functions, such as gene expression patterns, chromatin …

Early studies of transcriptional regulation focused on individual gene promoters defined
specific transcription factors as central agents of genetic control. However, recent genome …

Bacterial transformation, transduction, and “conjugation” can be considered the first
horizontal transfer mechanisms in living organisms; these mechanisms have occurred since …

Chromosomes are dynamic entities, whose organization and structure depend on the
concerted activity of DNA-binding proteins and DNA-processing enzymes. In bacteria …

Eleven novel compounds, namely N-(5-arylidene-4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)-2-
(naphthalen-1-yl) acetamide 4a–k, were synthesized to exhibit dual activity against the …

In the manuscript “Manifold Routes to a Nucleus”, Hendrickson and Poole question the
assumption that the evolution of nuclear compartmentalization has been a singular event …

Bacteria are unicellular, lack a nuclear membrane, are metabolically active, and may
undergo binary fission. They are major medical causes of illness. Bacteria may seem to be …

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are universally produced by prokaryotes and play
important roles in symbiotic and pathogenic interactions. They often contain DNA, but a …