Bacterial Ribonucleoprotein bodies maintain an acidic pH environment as a mechanism of enzyme regulation
Wade E. Schnorr, Moeka Sasazawa, Kathryn G. Dzurik, Kaveendya S. Mallikaarachchi, Hadi Yassine, Kulathungage H. Dilrangi, Ryan Cho, Shelby L. Millheim, Jill E. Millstone, Jared M. Schrader, Saumya Saurabh, W. Seth Childers
The paper shows bacterial ribonucleoprotein bodies (BR-bodies) maintain an acidic pH environment, enhancing enzyme activity and suggesting pH regulation as a mechanism for RNA processing.
Nature Communications · Aug 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology