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* In cells, the concentration of ribonucleotides by far exceeds that of deoxyribonucleotides. This poses problems since the DNA polymerase incorporates one rNTP every 2.3 kb during [[DNA replication|chromosome replication]]. Now, [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23882084 Yao et al.] investigated how these misincorporations  are repaired. The demonstrate that this repair is initiated by [[rnhB|RNase HII]] that nicks DNA at single rNMP residues to initiate replacement with dNMP.
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* Biofilms of ''B. subtilis'' consist of cells in a matrix made up of extracellular polysaccharides, the amyloid-like [[TasA]] protein, and the hydrophobic protein [[BslA]]. Now, [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23904481 Hobley et al.] from the lab of [[Nicola Stanley-Wall]] determined the structure of [[BslA]] and found that the protein has an extremely hydrophobic cap domain that acts like a raincoat for the biofilm. The authors suggest that [[BslA]] is a bacterial hydrophobin.
* '''Relevant ''Subti''Wiki pages:'''  [[DNA replication]], [[DNA repair/ recombination|DNA repair]], ''[[rnhB]]'', ''[[rnhC]]'', ''[[mutS]]'', ''[[mutL]]''
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* '''Relevant ''Subti''Wiki pages:'''  [[Nicola Stanley-Wall]], [[biofilm formation]], [[BslA]]
<pubmed> 23882084 </pubmed>
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<pubmed> 23904481 </pubmed>
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* '''A comment on this paper:'''
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<pubmed> 23979433 </pubmed>
 
* [[Previous papers of the month]]
 
* [[Previous papers of the month]]
  

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Now online: A description of SubtiWiki, SubtiPathways, and SubtInteract in the 2012 Database issue of Nucleic Acids Research

Ulrike Mäder, Arne G Schmeisky, Lope A Flórez, Jörg Stülke
SubtiWiki--a comprehensive community resource for the model organism Bacillus subtilis.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2012, 40(Database issue);D1278-87
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Paper of the month: September 2013

  • Biofilms of B. subtilis consist of cells in a matrix made up of extracellular polysaccharides, the amyloid-like TasA protein, and the hydrophobic protein BslA. Now, Hobley et al. from the lab of Nicola Stanley-Wall determined the structure of BslA and found that the protein has an extremely hydrophobic cap domain that acts like a raincoat for the biofilm. The authors suggest that BslA is a bacterial hydrophobin.
  • Relevant SubtiWiki pages: Nicola Stanley-Wall, biofilm formation, BslA

Laura Hobley, Adam Ostrowski, Francesco V Rao, Keith M Bromley, Michael Porter, Alan R Prescott, Cait E MacPhee, Daan M F van Aalten, Nicola R Stanley-Wall
BslA is a self-assembling bacterial hydrophobin that coats the Bacillus subtilis biofilm.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2013, 110(33);13600-5
[PubMed:23904481] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

  • A comment on this paper:

Ursula Hofer
Bacterial physiology: a raincoat for Bacillus subtilis.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2013, 11(10);660-1
[PubMed:23979433] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)


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