Alexandre Maes

RNase J2 is a specificity factor that governs global mRNA stability in Bacillus subtilis

This study shows RNase J2 in B. subtilis acts as a specificity factor for RNase J1, enhancing its degradation of mRNAs and influencing biofilm formation and swarming.

Structural basis of HSP90C, a highly active chloroplastic HSP90 chaperone from A. thaliana

This study identifies non-canonical mechanisms of HSP90C, a chloroplastic HSP90 chaperone, through structural and biophysical analyses, revealing features contributing to its high ATPase activity.

Studying the regulons of OmrA and OmrB paralogous small RNAs reveals targets involved in central carbon metabolism and lipogenesis

The paper identifies new targets of Escherichia coli OmrA and OmrB sRNAs involved in carbon metabolism and lipogenesis through transcriptome and proteome analyses.

Both Genome Instability and Replicative Senescence Stem from the Shortest Telomere in Telomerase-Negative Cells

The paper identifies a threshold telomere length in telomerase-negative cells that triggers replicative senescence and genomic instability through dysfunction of the shortest telomere.

A photoprotection dial maps holistic light-stress response in diatoms

This study uses a photoprotection dial in diatoms to map light-stress responses, showing NPQ influences both short-term photosynthetic adjustments and long-term gene expression changes.

30S-seq redefines the bacterial Ribosome Binding Site

The paper introduces 30S-seq to map 30S-mRNA interactions in E. coli, revealing upstream ribosome binding sites that challenge the classical ribosome binding site model.

Unconventional mRNA processing and degradation pathways for the polycistronic yrzI mRNA in B. subtilis

The paper identifies unconventional mRNA processing and degradation pathways for the polycistronic yrzI mRNA in B. subtilis, involving translation-dependent cleavage and 3'-exoribonuclease action.

La revolution de l'ADN: biocompatible and biosafe DNA data storage

The paper introduces DNA Drive, a biosafe and biocompatible DNA data storage strategy with unlimited storage capacity, encoding historical texts from the French Revolution.