RfaH May Oppose Silencing by H-NS and YmoA Proteins during Transcription Elongation
Bing Wang, Maura Mittermeier, Irina Artsimovitch
Abstract
Horizontally acquired DNA drives bacterial evolution, but its unregulated expression may harm the recipient. Xenogeneic silencers recognize foreign genes and inhibit their transcription.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyRNA polymeraseOperonTranscription (linguistics)Terminator (solar)NucleoidGene silencingCell biologyArgonautePolymeraseRNADNAGeneticsGeneRNA interferenceEscherichia coliLinguisticsPhilosophyPhysicsAstronomyIonosphereBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCRISPR and Genetic Engineering