Recent methodological advances allowed the identification of an increasing number of RNA-
binding proteins (RBPs) and their RNA-binding sites. Most of those methods rely, however …

Abstract 6S RNAs function through interaction with housekeeping forms of RNA polymerase
holoenzyme (Eσ70 in Escherichia coli, EσA in Bacillus subtilis). Escherichia coli 6S RNA …

Background Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) facilitate host-microbe interactions. They have
a central function in the post-transcriptional regulation during pathogenic lifestyles. Hfq, an …

Bacillus subtilis 6S‐1 RNA binds to the housekeeping RNA polymerase (σA‐RNAP) and
directs transcription of short 'product'RNAs (pRNAs). Here, we demonstrate that once newly …

Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) have been shown to modulate gene expression at the post-
transcriptional level. RyhB, an iron-responsive sRNA, is conserved in Escherichia coli and …

By differential high-throughput RNA sequencing (dRNA-seq) we have identified “product
RNAs”(pRNAs) as short as 8-12 nucleotides that are synthesized by Bacillus subtilis RNA …

Enterococcus faecalis is a commensal bacterium and a major opportunistic human
pathogen. In this study, we combined in silico predictions with a novel 5′ RACE-derivative …

6S RNA, a small non-coding RNA present in almost all bacteria, inhibits transcription via
direct binding to RNA polymerase holoenzymes. The mechanism of 6S RNA action was …

We have discovered that 6S-1 RNA (encoded by bsrA) is important for appropriate timing of
sporulation in Bacillus subtilis in that cells lacking 6S-1 RNA sporulate earlier than wild-type …

We prepared total RNA from the Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis by different
RNA extraction procedures to compare their suitability for Northern blot detection of tiny …