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Tracking the Elusive Function of Bacillus subtilis Hfq.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Rochat Tatiana, Delumeau Olivier, Figueroa-Bossi Nara, Noirot Philippe, Bossi Lionello, Dervyn Etienne, Bouloc Philippe
Abstract excerpt
RNA-binding protein Hfq is a key component of the adaptive responses of many proteobacterial species including Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica and Vibrio cholera. In these organisms, the importance of Hfq largely stems from its participation to regulatory mechanisms involving small non-coding RNAs. In contrast, the function of Hfq in Gram-positive bacteria has remained elusive and somewhat controversial. In...
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