Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34382809›Full record

ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2021

Molecular Basis for Environment Sensing by a Nucleoid-Structuring Bacterial Protein Filament.

Xiaochuan Zhao, Jacob M Remington, Severin T Schneebeli, Stefan T Arold, Jianing Li

Abstract readVideo-Audio Media
In one paragraph

Article in The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiaochuan ZhaoDepartments of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States.
Jacob M RemingtonDepartments of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States.
Severin T SchneebeliDepartments of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9511-9922
Stefan T AroldKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5278-0668
Jianing LiDepartments of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0143-8894

Funding

Structure, Mechanism, and Regulation of PACAP/VIP GPCR SubtypesR01GM129431 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI LI, JIANING · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129431
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) protein controls the expression of hundreds of genes in Gram-positive bacteria through its capability to coat and condense DNA. This mechanism requires the formation of superhelical H-NS protein filaments that are sensitive to temperature and salinity, allowing H-NS to act as an environment sensor. We use multiscale modeling and simulations to obtain detailed insights into the mechanism of H-NS filament's sensitivity to environmental changes. Through the simulations of the superhelical H-NS filament, we reveal how different environments induce heterogeneity of H-NS monomers. Further, we observe that transient self-association within the H-NS filament creates temperature-inducible strain and might mildly oppose DNA binding. We also probe different H-NS-DNA complex architectures and show that complexation enhances the stability of both DNA and H-NS superhelices. Overall, our results provide unprecedented molecular insights into the environmental sensing and DNA interactions of a prototypical nucleoid-structuring bacterial protein filament.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationSalinitySalmonella typhimuriumTemperatureBacterial ProteinsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsH-NS protein, bacteria

Identifiers

PMID34382809
PMCPMC9346976

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.