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Relatively slow stochastic gene-state switching in the presence of positive feedback significantly broadens the region of bimodality through stabilizing the uninduced phenotypic state. [PDF]

PLoS Computational Biology, 2018
Within an isogenic population, even in the same extracellular environment, individual cells can exhibit various phenotypic states. The exact role of stochastic gene-state switching regulating the transition among these phenotypic states in a single cell ...
Hao Ge, Pingping Wu, Hong Qian, Xiaoliang Sunney Xie   +3 more
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Identification and characterization of a gene conferring stress resistance in Escherichia coli and cyanobacteria

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Functional screening identified PcSyn14890, a cyanobacteria‐specific protein that enhances growth and stress resistance in E. coli and Synechocystis PCC6803. Although we expected it to function as a molecular chaperone, it was unable to protect against thermal aggregation of GAPDH.
Akiyo Yamada, Takaaki Tanaka, Manaka Uehara, Keigo Nakano, Ken Morishima, Rintaro Inoue, Masaaki Sugiyama, Masafumi Yohda   +7 more
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Structure and Biosynthesis of Mangotoxin Produced by the Plant Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
The structure of mangotoxin remained elusive for over two decades. Here, mangotoxin was isolated from the native producer, Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, and was determined to be an alkyne‐containing dipeptide. Mangotoxin inhibited the growth of multidrug‐resistant human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Alexis H. Murray, Sohan Hazra, Ryan W. Mull, Erinn M. O'Neill, Bo Li   +4 more
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N-acetylgalatosamine-mediated regulation of the aga operon by AgaR in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2016
Here, we analyze the transcriptomic response of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 to N-acetylgalactosamine (NAGa). Transcriptome comparison of S. pneumoniae D39 grown NAGaM17 (0.5% NAGa + M17) to that grown in GM17 (0.5% Glucose + M17) revealed the elevated ...
Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Afzal, Sulman Shafeeq, Hifza Ahmed, Oscar P. Kuipers   +4 more
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Mutations in SilS and CusS/OmpC represent different routes to achieve high level silver ion tolerance in Klebsiella pneumoniae

BMC Microbiology, 2022
Background Silver ions have potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and are widely incorporated into a variety of products to limit bacterial growth.
Charlotte A. Woolley, J. Mark Sutton, Matthew E. Wand   +2 more
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Modeling operon dynamics: the tryptophan and lactose operons as paradigms

Comptes Rendus. Biologies, 2004
Understanding the regulation of gene control networks and their ensuing dynamics will be a critical component in the understanding of the mountain of genomic data being currently collected. This paper reviews recent mathematical modeling work on the tryptophan and lactose operons which are, respectively, the classical paradigms for repressible and ...
Yildirim, N, Mackey, MC, Santillan, M
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Characterization of the key membrane protein cytochrome Cyc2 from Ghiorsea bivora

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study reports the first detailed biochemical analysis of Cyc2TAG1_1, a cytochrome protein involved in microbial iron oxidation. We produced and purified this enzyme in E. coli, then measured its iron‐oxidizing efficiency, and characterized its electrical and structural properties.
Josiane Azizi, Alain Dolla, Frauke Baymann, Celine Rommevaux, Latifa Elantak, Helene Gaussier, Matthieu Nouailler   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing the ancestry of operons in bacteria [PDF]

Bioinformatics, 2017
Abstract Motivation Complexity is a fundamental attribute of life. Complex systems are made of parts that together perform functions that a single component, or subsets of components, cannot. Examples of complex molecular systems include protein structures such as the F1Fo-ATPase, the ribosome,
Huy N. Nguyen, Ashish Jain, Oliver Eulenstein, Iddo Friedberg   +3 more
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Transcription Factor Promiscuity Drives Regulatory Rewiring and Evolvability in Gene Networks in Bacteria

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
When a master transcription factor (TF) is lost, bacteria can rapidly rewire gene regulatory networks by co‐opting related regulators. Using experimental evolution in Pseudomonas fluorescens, we show that TF promiscuity (low‐level, non‐cognate binding) provides the raw material for rewiring. Successful co‐option follows a predictable hierarchy governed
Tiffany B. Taylor, Alan M. Rice
wiley   +1 more source

Using origami and Shrinky Dinks to create active learning activities to tackle two microbiology concepts: cell structure differences and operon regulation

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
This paper presents two low-cost hands-on activities designed to enhance student understanding and address the pedagogical challenges faced by microbiology professors in teaching concepts related to cell structure and gene regulation.
Manuela Tripepi, Hannah M. Schapiro
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