RNA helicases in bacteria.

RNA helicases in bacteria.
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2016 Jan 22;30:58-66
Authors: Khemici V, Linder P
Abstract
RNA plays a crucial role in the control of bacterial gene expression, either as carrier of information or as positive or negative regulators. Moreover, the machinery to decode the information, the ribosome, is a large ribonucleoprotein complex composed of rRNAs and many proteins. RNAs are normally single stranded but have the propensity to fold into secondary structures or anneal each other. In some instances these interactions are beneficial for the function of the RNA, but in other cases they may be deleterious. All cells have therefore developed proteins that act as chaperones or helicases to keep RNA metabolism alive.
PMID: 26808656 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - January 22, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Khemici V, Linder P Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: research