Summary
Research in the laboratory focuses on three interconnected topics:
RNA metabolism in long-term nutrient starved bacteria
Recent publications: Switzer et al 2020 McQuail et al 2020
Phage takeover of bacterial transcription and other processes
Recent publications: Mulvenna et al 2019 Tabib-Salazar et al 2019
NEW: Transcriptional regulatory basis of bacteriocin expression in mono and polymicrobial environments (in collaboration with Syngulon)
If you are interested in collaborating with us please get in touch. We are always looking for enthusiastic MRes, MSc or PhD who are keen to join the group or visiting students looking to spend some time in the UK working in the area of molecular bacteriology.
Publications
Journals
McQuail J, Carpousis AJ, Wigneshweraraj S, 2021, The association between Hfq and RNase E in long-term nitrogen-starved Escherichia coli, Molecular Microbiology, ISSN:0950-382X
Bakovic J, Yu BYK, Silva D, et al., 2021, Redox Regulation of the Quorum-sensing Transcription Factor AgrA by Coenzyme A, Antioxidants, Vol:10
Zhyvoloup A, Yu BYK, Bakovic J, et al., 2020, Analysis of disulphide bond linkage between CoA and protein cysteine thiols during sporulation and in spores of Bacillus species, Fems Microbiology Letters, Vol:367, ISSN:0378-1097
Switzer A, Burchell L, McQuail J, et al., 2020, The adaptive response to long-term nitrogen starvation in Escherichia coli requires the breakdown of allantoin., Journal of Bacteriology, Vol:202, ISSN:0021-9193, Pages:1-11
McQuail J, Switzer A, Burchell L, et al., 2020, The RNA-binding protein Hfq assembles into foci-like structures in nitrogen starved Escherichia coli, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol:295, ISSN:0021-9258, Pages:12355-12367