Molecular Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Microbiology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Leishmania mexicana N‐Acetyltransferease 10 Is Important for Polysome Formation and Cell Cycle Progression46
Functional diversity of isoprenoid lipids in Methylobacterium extorquens PA144
PdeA is required for the rod shape morphology of Brucella abortus38
EPEC‐induced activation of the Ca2+ transporter TRPV2 leads to pyroptotic cell death36
The Complex and Challenging World of the Host–Pathogen Interaction36
Architecture of torovirus replicative organelles31
Streptococcus pneumoniae binds collagens and C1q via the SSURE repeats of the PfbB adhesin27
Lysosomal swelling and lysis mediate delivery of C3 toxins to their cytoplasmic targets27
Mechanistic insights from molecular microbiology into the production of immunological and neuronal diversity25
Co‐evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction24
Modulation of bacterial membrane proteins activity by clustering into plasma membrane nanodomains24
Methionine oxidation in bacteria: A reversible post‐translational modification22
The regulatory network comprising ArcAB‐RpoS‐RssB influences motility in Vibrio cholerae22
CRISPR interference identifies vulnerable cellular pathways with bactericidal phenotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis22
Super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy for investigating bacterial cell biology22
Post‐translational modification by the Pgf glycosylation machinery modulates Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 physiology and virulence22
The interaction between the histone acetyltransferase complex Hat1‐Hat2 and transcription factor AmyR provides a molecular brake to regulate amylase gene expression21
The optimization of microbial functions through rational environmental manipulations21
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Molecular microbiology interview—Ines Diaz del Olmo—Awardee of the best poster presentation at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting 202320
Structure–function relationships underpin disulfide loop cleavage‐dependent activation of Legionella pneumophila lysophospholipase A PlaA19
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Genetic analysis of translation initiation in bacteria: An initiator tRNA‐centric view19
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The small protein MntS evolved from a signal peptide and acquired a novel function regulating manganese homeostasis in Escherichia coli19
To die or not to die: Programmed cell death responses and their interactions with Coxiella burnetii infection19
Interpreting the role of antioxidants in vivo: A cautionary tale18
Redefining the bacteriophage mv4 site‐specific recombination system and the sequence specificity of its attB and core‐attP sites18
Chaperone‐mediated coupling of subunit availability to activation of flagellar Type III secretion18
Mechanisms of chlorate toxicity and resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa18
The emerging oral pathogen, Filifactor alocis, extends the functional lifespan of human neutrophils17
DNA damage checkpoint activation affects peptidoglycan synthesis and late divisome components in Bacillus subtilis17
Processing of the alaW alaX operon encoding the Ala2 tRNAs in Escherichia coli requires both RNase E and RNase P17
Perspective elucidating the physiology of a microbial cell: Neidhardt's Holy Grail17
Discovery of a novel type IIb RelBE toxin‐antitoxin system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis defined by co‐regulation with an antisense RNA17
Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces delayed lipid droplet accumulation in dendritic cells depending on bacterial viability and virulence16
Physical models of bacterial chromosomes16
Profiling the Pyrenophora tritici‐repentis secretome: The Pf2 transcription factor regulates the secretion of the effector proteins ToxA and ToxB16
Exploitation of the host exocyst complex by bacterial pathogens16
Precision‐cut lung slices: A powerful ex vivo model to investigate respiratory infectious diseases16
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Tartrolon sensing and detoxification by the Listeria monocytogenes timABR resistance operon15
The Power Duo: How the Interplay Between Nucleoid‐Associated Proteins and Small Noncoding RNAs Orchestrates the Cellular Regulatory Symphony15
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Expansion microscopy of apicomplexan parasites15
Transcription–translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives15
Manganese‐dependent transcription regulation by MntR and PerR in Thermus thermophilusHB815
Serine proteases autotransporter of Enterobacteriaceae: Structures, subdomains, motifs, functions, and targets15
Tapping lipid droplets: A rich fat diet of intracellular bacterial pathogens15
Interview with Enzo Breviglieri Sichi de Mello, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil15
The ClpX chaperone and a hypermorphic FtsA variant with impaired self‐interaction are mutually compensatory for coordinating Staphylococcus aureus cell division14
Fc‐conjugated C‐type lectin receptors: Tools for understanding host–pathogen interactions14
Multiple regulatory inputs including cell envelope stress orchestrate expression of the Escherichia coli rpoN operon14
Identification, characterization and classification of prokaryotic nucleoid‐associated proteins14
The TonB‐dependent uptake of pyrroloquinoline‐quinone (PQQ) and secretion of gluconate by Escherichia coli K‐1214
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Unraveling the antitrypanosomal mechanism of benznidazole and related 2‐nitroimidazoles: From prodrug activation to DNA damage14
Transcription regulates ribosome hibernation14
Correction to “FabR senses long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids to control virulence in pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida14
A novel receptor for platelet‐activating factor and lysophosphatidylcholine in Trypanosoma cruzi14
Hook‐basal‐body assembly state dictates substrate specificity of the flagellar type‐III secretion system14
Cyclic di‐GMP signaling—Where did you come from and where will you go?14
Remote Regulation by VirB, the Transcriptional Anti‐Silencer of Shigella Virulence Genes, Provides Mechanistic Information14
Proteolytic activity of surface‐exposed HtrA determines its expression level and is needed to survive acidic conditions in Clostridioides difficile13
Regulatory interactions between daptomycin‐ and bacitracin‐responsive pathways coordinate the cell envelope antibiotic resistance response of Enterococcus faecalis13
LapB (YciM) orchestrates protein–protein interactions at the interface of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid biosynthesis13
The binding affinity‐dependent inhibition of cell growth and viability by DNA sulfur‐binding domains13
The Plasmodium falciparumCCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates male gametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA‐binding proteins13
Aspects of oral streptococcal metabolic diversity: Imagining the landscape beneath the fog13
Minor pilins are involved in motility and natural competence in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 680313
Endoplasmic reticulum localized TMEM33 domain‐containing protein is crucial for all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite13
The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host‐mediated O‐linked glycosylation13
BldD‐based bimolecular fluorescence complementation for in vivo detection of the second messenger cyclic di‐GMP13
Recruitment of both the ESCRT and autophagic machineries to ejecting Mycobacterium marinum12
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Cell death induction facilitates egress of Coxiella burnetii from infected host cells at late stages of infection12
Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression12
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Specificity of Membrane‐Associated J‐Domain Protein, Caj1, in Amphotericin B Tolerance in Budding Yeast12
Phenotypic plasticity: The role of a phosphatase family Rap in the genetic regulation ofBacilli12
Identification of EppR, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone DNA Polymerase Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii12
Environmental Control of Queuosine Levels in Streptococcus mutanstRNAs12
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The Pxp Complex Detoxifies 5‐Oxoproline and Promotes the Growth of Clostridioides difficile12
Roles and interactions of the specialized initiation factors EIF4E2, EIF4E5, and EIF4E6 in Trypanosoma brucei: EIF4E2 maintains the abundances of S‐p11
Carbon catabolite repression on the Rgg2/3 quorum sensing system in Streptococcus pyogenes is mediated by PTSMan and Mga11
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Diverse molecular mechanisms of transcription regulation by the bacterial alarmone ppGpp11
Genomic and phenotypic analysis of SspH1 identifies a new Salmonella effector, SspH311
Functional and Pangenomic Exploration of Roc Two‐Component Regulatory Systems Identifies Novel Players Across Pseudomonas Species11
Mycoplasma invasion into host cells: An integrated model of infection strategy11
The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyiADP111
Luminal Phospholipase D Attacks Bacterial Membranes in Dictyostelium discoideum Phagosomes11
Efficient chito‐oligosaccharide utilization requires two TonB‐dependent transporters and one hexosaminidase in Cellvibrio japonicus11
Studying lysine acetylation of citric acid cycle enzymes by genetic code expansion11
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Pseudouridines on Trypanosoma brucei mRNAs are developmentally regulated: Implications to mRNA stability and protein binding11
In Vivo Cross‐Linking Sheds Light on the Salmonella Divisome in Which PBP3 and PBP3SAL Compete for Occupancy11
Spatial and temporal localization of cell wall associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis11
Spatial regulation of protein A in Staphylococcus aureus11
Ribosome profiling in the Symbiodiniacean dinoflagellate Fugacium kawagutii shows coordinated protein synthesis of enzymes in different pathways at different times of day11
Tag Recycling in the Pup‐Proteasome System is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Survival Under Starvation Conditions10
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Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from red blood cells10
Persistence of Trypanosoma brucei as early procyclic forms and social motility are dependent on glycosylphosphatidylinositol transamidase10
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The Plasmodium falciparum parasitophorous vacuole protein P113 interacts with the parasite protein export machinery and maintains normal vacuole architecture10
Comparative Multi‐Omics Survey Reveals Novel Specialized Metabolites and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Under GacS Control in Pseudomonas donghuensis Strain SVBP610
The zinc finger protein StMR1 affects the pathogenicity and melanin synthesis of Setosphaeria turcica and directly regulates the expression of DHN melanin synthesis pathway genes10
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Transcriptional and functional characterizations of multiple flagellin genes in spirochetes10
The Bradyrhizobium japonicum fsrB gene is essential for utilization of structurally diverse ferric siderophores to fulfill its nutritional iron requirement10
Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila10
Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection10
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Discovery of a novel transcriptional regulator of sugar catabolism in archaea9
CsrA enters Hfq's territory: Regulation of a base‐pairing small RNA9
Flagellar motor remodeling during swarming requires FliL9
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Excess copper catalyzes protein disulfide bond formation in the bacterial periplasm but not in the cytoplasm9
Two neglected but valuable genetic tools for Escherichia coli and other bacteria: In vivo cosmid packaging and inducible plasmid replication9
The galactose metabolism genes UGE1 and UGM1 are novel virulence factors of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola9
Kinetics of CagA type IV secretion by Helicobacter pylori and the requirement for substrate unfolding9
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Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities9
Molecular mapping of virus‐infected cells with immunogold and metal‐tagging transmission electron microscopy9
Molecular Microbiology of Microbiomes9
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Correction to “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression”8
TnSmu1 is a functional integrative and conjugative element in Streptococcus mutans that when expressed causes growth arrest of host bacteria8
Nucleoid‐associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor8
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Defining the regulatory mechanisms of sigma factor RpoS degradation in Azotobacter vinelandii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa8
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PorA of the Type IX Secretion Is a Ligand of the PorXY Two‐Component Regulatory System in Porphyromonas gingivalis8
The transcription factor Ofi1 is critical for white‐opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans8
Distinct subunit architecture and assembly pattern of DNA gyrase from mycobacteria8
Molecular Microbiology of the host‐pathogen interaction in neglected tropical diseases8
Uncovering the Significance of JNK/AKT Axis in the Autophagic Regulation of Leishmania major Infection8
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Interview with Gabriel G. Araujo, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil8
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Apoptosis‐inducing factor‐like protein‐mediated stress and metronidazole‐responsive programmed cell death pathway in Entamoeba histolytica8
A conserved malaria parasite protein required for maintenance of sporozoite cell shape and transmission8
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Cortactin: A universal host cytoskeletal target of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacterial pathogens8
Multiple Effects of L‐Leucine in Escherichia coli Lead to L‐Leucine‐Sensitive Growth in the Absence of Unphosphorylated PtsN7
Microfabrication and its use in investigating fungal biology7
A novel transcriptional activation mechanism of inulinase gene in Kluyveromyces marxianus involving a glycolysis regulator KmGcr1p with unique and functional Q‐rich repeats7
[Fe–S] biogenesis and unusual assembly of the ISC scaffold complex in the Plasmodium falciparum mitochondrion7
Tetraether archaeal lipids promote long‐term survival in extreme conditions7
Hypothiocyanite and host–microbe interactions7
TasA Fibre Interactions Are Necessary for Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Structure7
Meet early career researcher—Ismath Sadhir—Awardee of the molecular microbiology poster prize at the EMBO workshop bacterial morphogenesis, survival and virulence: Dynamic genomes an7
Small RNAs that target G‐rich sequences are generated by diverse biogenesis pathways in Epsilonproteobacteria7
RFX transcription factor in the human‐associated yeast Candida albicans regulates adhesion to oral epithelium7
Correction to “Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α‐Galactosidase Encoded by the aga27A Gene”7
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The accessory protein TagV is required for full Type VI secretion system activity in Serratia marcescens7
Perturbation of ATG16L1 function impairs the biogenesis of Salmonella and Coxiella replication vacuoles7
Drosophila versus Mycobacteria: A model for mycobacterial host–pathogen interactions7
Atypical Mycobacterium abscessusBlaRI Ortholog Mediates Regulation of Energy Metabolism but Not β‐Lactam Resistance7
Vibrio fischeri imports and assimilates sulfate during symbiosis with Euprymna scolopes7
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The LysR‐type transcriptional regulator LelA co‐regulates various effectors in different Legionella species7
Secrets of getting started: Regulation of the first committed step of peptidoglycan synthesis by protein phosphorylation in Enterococcus and other Gram‐positive bacteria7
KAHRP dynamically relocalizes to remodeled actin junctions and associates with knob spirals in Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes7
Escherichia coli K‐12 has two distinguishable PriA‐PriB replication restart pathways7
Molecular Microbiology: A new vision and expanded scope7
Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair7
Lon protease downregulates phenazine‐1‐carboxamide biosynthesis by degrading the quorum sensing signal synthase PhzI and exhibits negative feedback regulation of Lon itself in Pseudomonas chlororap7
Reciprocal sharing of extracellular proteases and extracellular matrix molecules facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation7
In Vivo Nitrosative Stress‐Induced Expression of a Photolyase Promotes Vibrio cholerae Environmental Blue Light Resistance7
PqsR‐independent quorum‐sensing response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 outlier‐strain reveals new insights on the PqsE effect on RhlR activity7
Substrate usage determines carbon flux via the citrate cycle in Helicobacter pylori7
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The AraC‐type transcription factor TagK is a new player in the signaling cascade that induces the anti‐eukaryotic T6SS of Xanthomonas citri7
Functional characterization of the first lipoyl‐relay pathway from a parasitic protozoan7
Unveiling the CoA mediated salicylate catabolic mechanism in Rhizobium sp. X97
Glycosyl transferase GT2 genes mediate the biosynthesis of an unusual (1,3;1,4)‐β‐glucan exopolysaccharide in the bacterium Sarcina ventriculi7
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The life cycle and enigmatic egress of coronaviruses7
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