2024
Improved methods for genetic manipulation of the alkaliphile Halalkalibacterium halodurans
Wencker F, Lyon S, Breaker R. Improved methods for genetic manipulation of the alkaliphile Halalkalibacterium halodurans. Frontiers In Microbiology 2024, 15: 1465811. PMID: 39360312, PMCID: PMC11445130, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1465811.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
8-oxoguanine riboswitches in bacteria detect and respond to oxidative DNA damage
Dhakal S, Kavita K, Panchapakesan S, Roth A, Breaker R. 8-oxoguanine riboswitches in bacteria detect and respond to oxidative DNA damage. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2307854120. PMID: 37748066, PMCID: PMC10556655, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2307854120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAptamer domainGene expressionLigand specificityOxidative damageLigand-binding pocketRiboswitch classesFamilies of bacteriaRare variantsRiboswitch aptamerCertain oxidative stressesExposure of cellsOxidative DNA damageRiboswitchGene associationsRNA aptamersDNA damageNucleotide poolBacteriaTarget ligandsOxidative stressMutationsNumerous alterationsPurine derivativesExpressionVariants