2022
An RNA-binding protein acts as a major post-transcriptional modulator in Bacillus anthracis
Pi H, Weiss A, Laut C, Grunenwald C, Lin H, Yi X, Stauff D, Skaar E. An RNA-binding protein acts as a major post-transcriptional modulator in Bacillus anthracis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1491. PMID: 35314695, PMCID: PMC8938561, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29209-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman pathogen Bacillus anthracisRNA-binding proteinPost-transcriptional modulatorsPathogen Bacillus anthracisDetectable nuclease activityTwo-component systemBacillus anthracisGenetic competenceRNA turnoverDNA repairMRNA stabilityCellular metabolismNuclease activityEnvelope damageRNAProteinMultiple processesAnthracisHITRSporulationGenesMRNAExpressionMetabolismTurnover
2017
Sequential induction of Fur-regulated genes in response to iron limitation in Bacillus subtilis
Pi H, Helmann J. Sequential induction of Fur-regulated genes in response to iron limitation in Bacillus subtilis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 12785-12790. PMID: 29133393, PMCID: PMC5715773, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1713008114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFerric uptake regulatorHigh-affinity FeIron availabilityPerR regulonFur regulonSiderophore bacillibactinGenetic toolsChIP experimentsIron limitationCell transitionBacillus subtilisHigh-affinity bindingIron homeostasisBacterial cellsIntracellular ironSequential inductionRegulonBacillibactinEnzyme accessVivo occupancyGenesFurIron poolIron sufficiencyEfflux transporters
2016
The Listeria monocytogenes Fur‐regulated virulence protein FrvA is an Fe(II) efflux P1B4‐type ATPase
Pi H, Patel S, Argüello J, Helmann J. The Listeria monocytogenes Fur‐regulated virulence protein FrvA is an Fe(II) efflux P1B4‐type ATPase. Molecular Microbiology 2016, 100: 1066-1079. PMID: 26946370, PMCID: PMC4914386, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research