title: Bacterial versatility requires DEAD-box RNA helicases.
abstract: RNA helicases of the DEAD-box and DEAH-box families are important players in many processes involving RNA molecules. These proteins can modify RNA secondary structures or intermolecular RNA interactions and modulate RNA-protein complexes. In bacteria, they are known to be involved in ribosome biogenesis, RNA turnover and translation initiation. They thereby play an important role in the adaptation of bacteria to changing environments and to respond to stress conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1, rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Redder
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1, rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hausmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1, rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khemici
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1, rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Haleh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasrebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1, rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland Patrick.Linder@unige.ch.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Linder
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases
keywords: RNA helicase; RNA turnover; bacteria; gene expression; ribosome biogenesis; translation initiation