Protein translation and cell death: the role of rare tRNAs in biofilm formation and in activating dormant phage killer genes.

We discovered previously that the small Escherichia coli proteins Hha (hemolysin expression modulating protein) and the adjacent, poorly-characterized YbaJ are important for biofilm formation; however, their roles have been nebulous. Biofilms are intricate communities in which cell signaling often c...

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Main Authors: Rodolfo García-Contreras, Xue-Song Zhang, Younghoon Kim, Thomas K Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2408971?pdf=render