Bacterial transcription

Latest research

1. RBM20 isoform regulation by independent transcription start sites adapts alternative splicing in development and disease

   • Michael H. Radke
   • Victor Badillo Lisakowski
   • Michael Gotthardt

   in Nature Communications

   Article Open access 23 May 2026

   

2. Spatial and genetic constraints govern transcription–translation coupling and mRNA degradation in bacteria

   • Seunghyeon Kim
   • Yan Zhang
   • Sangjin Kim

   in Nature Microbiology

   Article Open access 22 May 2026

   

3. Effects of quercetin, baicalein, azithromycin, and their combination on biofilm formation, virulence factors and gene expression associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing

   • Valentina Parra Rodríguez
   • Vanessa Gómez
   • Patricia Hernández-Rodríguez

   in Molecular Biology Reports

   Article Open access 22 May 2026

   

4. Probing biofilm development, stress response and heterogeneity—spectroscopic characterization of single and multi-species consortia

   • Elena Yunda
   • Aleksandra Hagberg
   • Madeleine Ramstedt

   in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

   Article Open access 20 May 2026

   

5. Transcription attenuation amplifies collateral vulnerabilities in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

   • Kathryn A. Eckartt
   • Vanisha Munsamy-Govender
   • Jeremy M. Rock

   in Nature Microbiology

   Article Open access 19 May 2026

   

6. Dual site targeting of the bacterial 70S ribosome by tetracyclines

   • Swapnil C. Devarkar
   • Ivan B. Lomakin
   • Christopher G. Bunick

   in Nature Communications

   Article Open access 19 May 2026

   

7. Gene expression plasticity under multiple stresses drives higher tolerance to a macrolide in saline and warmer environments

   • Marie Rescan
   • Marc Dachs Rojo
   • Carles M. Borrego

   in npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

   Article Open access 16 May 2026

   

8. In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of Laz-expressing Salmonella Typhimurium YB1 via optimized secretion and regulation

   • Yahia I. Abouelenen
   • Radwa M. Ramzy
   • Manar M. Mansour

   in AMB Express

   Article Open access 15 May 2026

   

9. Pseudogenization of the cntQ permease confers distinct yersinopine-metal uptake selectivity in Yersinia species

   • Clémentine Laffont
   • Elizabeth Pradel
   • Pascal Arnoux

   in BioMetals

   Article Open access 13 May 2026

   

10. A calcium-binding protein–sigV regulatory circuit modulates stress adaptation and persistence in Caulobacter vibrioides

    • Elaine Luzia dos Santos
    • Rita de Cássia Garcia Simão

    in Archives of Microbiology

    Article Open access 13 May 2026

    

11. Transcription-based identification of uncharacterized genes in the human immune response

    • Emil E. Vorsteveld
    • Simone Kersten
    • Alexander Hoischen

    in European Journal of Human Genetics

    Article 12 May 2026

    

12. Short autoinhibitory sequences control phase separation of an essential bacterial transcription termination factor

    • Emilia Krypotou
    • Kiersten M Ruff
    • Eduardo A Groisman

    in The EMBO Journal

    Article Open access 11 May 2026

    

13. Genomic and metabolomic characterization of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (DT1) and Citrobacter braakii (S10) reveal functional traits for plant stress alleviation and sustainable agriculture

    • Imen Ghazala
    • Naïma Sayahi
    • Chantal Ebel

    in Functional & Integrative Genomics

    Article 09 May 2026

    

14. Elucidating the regulatory role of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in structural gene expression of the malolactic enzyme operon using a GFP/mCherry model

    • Zixian Liu
    • Mingyue Ji
    • Jianxin Tan

    in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

    Article 08 May 2026

    

15. Glucose-dependent acidification strategy by nectar-dwelling bacteria mediates pollen tube burst

    • Yoshinobu Kato
    • Hiroki Miura
    • Sota Fujii

    in Nature Communications

    Article Open access 07 May 2026

    

16. Cytosolic DNA inhibits rDNA transcription by retaining the RNA polymerase I transcription machinery

    • Yinfeng Xu
    • Qian Wang
    • Wei Wan

    in The EMBO Journal

    Article Open access 05 May 2026

    

17. A molecular switch: antitoxin HigA integrates transcriptional activation by XreR and proteolytic clearance by Lon to balance virulence and stress adaptation in the fish pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida

    • Yin Gou
    • Jingjing Sui
    • Yonghua Hu

    in Marine Life Science & Technology

    Article 04 May 2026

    

18. STREMI: a dual-function upstream ORF-encoded regulator of mitochondrial cristae architecture

    • Ruiyang Guo
    • Yabo Guo
    • Shan Zhang

    in EMBO Reports

    Article Open access 02 May 2026

    

19. Unravelling bacterial complexity at high resolution with single-cell transcriptomics

    • Anne E. Clatworthy
    • Vincenzo P. DiNatale
    • Deborah T. Hung

    in Nature Microbiology

    Article 01 May 2026

    

20. Translation-dependent degradation of cas12 mRNA triggered by an anti-CRISPR

    • Nicole D. Marino
    • Alexander Talaie
    • Joseph Bondy-Denomy

    in Nature

    Article 29 April 2026