Archaeal biology: Archaeal virus escapology
Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 664 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.147
Author: Naomi Attar
Visualization of the morphogenesis and egress of a prototypical archaeal virus reveals some key similarities with eukaryotic viruses. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 25, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Naomi Attar Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Virus Infection: HIV-1 weighs up risks and benefits
This study investigated the role of IFITM proteins in the restriction of HIV-1 strains that have different receptor tropism and identified IFITM proteins as major effectors of the innate immune response. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 25, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrea Du Toit Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Competing endogenous RNAs: a target-centric view of small RNA regulation in bacteria
Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 775 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.129
Authors: Lionello Bossi & Nara Figueroa-Bossi
Many bacterial regulatory small RNAs (sRNAs) have several mRNA targets, which places them at the centre of regulatory networks that help bacteria to adapt to environmental changes. However, different mRNA targets of any given sRNA compete with each other for binding to the sRNA; thus, (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 18, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lionello Bossi Nara Figueroa-Bossi Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research
Division of labour in microorganisms: an evolutionary perspective
Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 716 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.111
Authors: Stuart A. West & Guy A. Cooper
The division of labour, whereby individuals within a group specialize in certain tasks, has long been appreciated as central to the evolution of complex biological societies. In recent years, several examples of division of labour in microorganisms have arisen, which suggests that this strategy may (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 18, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Stuart A. West Guy A. Cooper Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research
Magnetosome biogenesis in magnetotactic bacteria
Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 621 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.99
Authors: René Uebe & Dirk Schüler
Magnetotactic bacteria derive their magnetic orientation from magnetosomes, which are unique organelles that contain nanometre-sized crystals of magnetic iron minerals. Although these organelles have evident potential for exciting biotechnological applications, a lack of genetically tractable magnetotactic bacteria had hampered the development of such tools; however, (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 12, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ren é Uebe Dirk Sch üler Tags: Review Source Type: research
