Scanning mutagenesis of RNA-binding protein ProQ reveals a quality control role for the Lon protease
Y. El Mouali, F. Ponath, V. Scharrer, N. Wenner, J. C. D. Hinton, J. Vogel
This study identifies ProQ residues critical for function and reveals that Lon protease mediates quality control of ProQ and Hfq by degrading non-functional RNA-binding proteins.
bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2021Microbiology