The paper quantifies mRNA decay fragments in E. coli, revealing that most cellular RNAs are decay intermediates, which can skew estimates of functional mRNA abundance.

Nucleic Acids Research · Apr 14, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

C. elegans processes sensory information to choose between freeloading and self-defense strategies

Jodie A. Schiffer, Francesco A Servello, William R. Heath, Francis R. G. Amrit, Stephanie V. Stumbur, Matthias Eder, Olivier M. F. Martin, Sean B. Johnsen, Julian A. Stanley, Hannah Tam, Sarah J Brennan, Natalie G. McGowan, Abigail L Vogelaar, Yuyan Xu, William T. Serkin, , Javier Apfeld

The paper identifies a neuronal circuit in C. elegans that modulates hydrogen peroxide defenses based on sensory input and bacterial presence.

eLife · May 4, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Unraveling Oxidative Stress Resistance: Molecular Properties Govern Proteome Vulnerability

Roger L. Chang, Julian A. Stanley, Matthew C. Robinson, Joel W. Sher, Zhanwen Li, Yujia A. Chan, Ashton R. Omdahl, Ruddy Wattiez, Adam Godzik, Sabine Matallana‐Surget

The paper identifies molecular properties that determine oxidative stress resistance in bacteria by analyzing protein susceptibility to oxidation in Escherichia coli and Deinococcus radiodurans.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020 · PreprintSystems Biology