Selective translation by alternative bacterial ribosomes

YX Chen, Z Xu, X Ge, JY Hong… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Alternative ribosome subunit proteins are prevalent in the genomes of diverse bacterial
species, but their functional significance is controversial. Attempts to study microbial …

Degradability of poly (ether-urethanes) and poly (ether-urethane)/acrylic hybrids by bacterial consortia of soil

PA Faccia, FM Pardini, AC Agnello, JI Amalvy… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
An enrichment culture strategy was used to obtain natural consortia from soil in order to
study the biodegradability of poly (ether-urethanes)(PUE). PUE were synthesized with …

Mycobacteria tolerate carbon monoxide by remodeling their respiratory chain

K Bayly, PRF Cordero, A Kropp, C Huang… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbon monoxide (CO) gas is infamous for its acute toxicity. This toxicity predominantly
stems from its tendency to form carbonyl complexes with transition metals, thus inhibiting the …

Structure-Based Mechanistic Insights into ColB1, a Flavoprotein Functioning in-trans in the 2,2′-Bipyridine Assembly Line for Cysteine Dehydrogenation

X Ma, Z Tang, W Ding, T Liu, D Yang, W Liu… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The recruitment of trans-acting enzymes by nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)
assembly line is rarely reported. ColB1 is a flavin-dependent dehydrogenase that is …

Mass spectral determination of phosphopantetheinylation specificity for carrier proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

J Jung, G Bashiri, JM Johnston, EN Baker - FEBS Open Bio, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphopantetheinyl transferases (PPT ases) are key elements in the modular syntheses
performed by multienzyme systems such as polyketide synthases. PPT ases transfer …

Endophytic bacteria diversity in different tissues of Polygala sibirica Linnaeus and Polygala crotalarioides Buchanan-Hamilton ex Candolle

D Xu, J Liu, C Li, Z Cao, L Feng, M Li, L Zhang, Y Li… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Polygala, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, has been exploited in large quantities,
so it is necessary to take measures to protect, especially P. crotalarioides Buchanan …

Expanding the Ramoplanin Family of Antimicrobial Peptides

KT Morgan - 2020 - search.proquest.com
In the fight against antimicrobial resistance, chemotherapeutic agents derived from natural
products have served as a first line of defense. However, widespread antibiotic resistance …

Interdependency of regulatory effects of iron and riboflavin in the foodborne pathogen Shigella flexneri determined by integral transcriptomics

LFL Aguirre, JC Salazar, JI Vásquez, VA García-Angulo - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Shigella flexneri is the causative agent of dysentery. For pathogens, iron is a critical
micronutrient as its bioavailability is usually low in bacterial niches. This metal is involved in …