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ArticleMolecular cell2016

Global Mapping of Small RNA-Target Interactions in Bacteria.

Sahar Melamed, Asaf Peer, Raya Faigenbaum-Romm, Yair E Gatt, Niv Reiss, Amir Bar, Yael Altuvia, Liron Argaman, Hanah Margalit

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Article in Molecular cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 245 papers.

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245citing papers in PubMed
24.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

245 citing papers in PubMed, 418 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sahar MelamedDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Asaf PeerDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Raya Faigenbaum-RommDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Yair E GattDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Niv ReissDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Amir BarDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Yael AltuviaDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel. Electronic address: yaelal@md.huji.ac.il.
Liron ArgamanDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel. Electronic address: liron.argaman@mail.huji.ac.il.
Hanah MargalitDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel. Electronic address: hanahm@ekmd.huji.ac.il.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small RNAs (sRNAs) associated with the RNA chaperon protein Hfq are key posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression in bacteria. Deciphering the sRNA-target interactome is an essential step toward understanding the roles of sRNAs in the cellular networks. We developed a broadly applicable methodology termed RIL-seq (RNA interaction by ligation and sequencing), which integrates experimental and computational tools for in vivo transcriptome-wide identification of interactions involving Hfq-associated sRNAs. By applying this methodology to Escherichia coli we discovered an extensive network of interactions involving RNA pairs showing sequence complementarity. We expand the ensemble of targets for known sRNAs, uncover additional Hfq-bound sRNAs encoded in various genomic regions along with their trans encoded targets, and provide insights into binding and possible cycling of RNAs on Hfq. Comparison of the sRNA interactome under various conditions has revealed changes in the sRNA repertoire as well as substantial re-wiring of the network between conditions.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenome, BacterialBase PairingBinding SitesChromosome MappingEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHost Factor 1 ProteinNucleotide MotifsProtein BindingRNA, BacterialRNA, Small UntranslatedEscherichia coli ProteinsHfq protein, E coliHost Factor 1 ProteinRNA, BacterialRNA, Small Untranslated

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