Reticulon and REEP family of proteins stabilize the high curvature of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) tubules. P. berghei Yop1 (PbYop1) is a REEP5 homolog in Plasmodium. Here we characterize its function using a gene-knockout (Pbyop1∆). Pbyop1∆ asexual stage parasites display abnormal ER architecture and an enlarged digestive vacuole. The erythrocytic cycle of Pbyop1∆ parasites is severely attenuated and

Kenneth Briley Jr, Peter Prepiak, Miguel J. Dias, Jeanette Hahn and David Dubnau, ‘Maf acts downstream of ComGA to arrest cell division in competent cells of Bacillus subtilis’, Molecular Microbiology, 2011, 81(1), 23‐39. The above article from Molecular Microbiology, published online on 12 May 2011 on Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) has been retracted by agreement between the authors

Regulation at the post-transcriptional level is an important mode of gene expression control in bacteria. Small RNA regulators (sRNAs) that act via intramolecular base-pairing with target mRNAs are key players in this process and most often sequester the target's ribosome binding site (RBS) to down-regulate translation initiation. Over the past few years, several exceptions from this mechanism have

Retraction: Francis Domain, Xiaowen R. Bina and Stuart B. Levy, "Transketolase A, an enzyme in central metabolism, derepresses the marRAB multiple antibiotic resistance operon of Escherichia coli by interaction with MarR", Molecular Microbiology 2007, 66(2), 383-393 (https://doi/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05928.x). The above article, published online on 14 September 2007 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary

The universe of Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis is filled with many female and male stars. But there are two particularly bright shining supernovae‐like stars: the late Stanley Falkow and the very lively and creative Pascale Cossart. These two outstanding luminaries, surrounded by numerous planets, do not only belong to different scientific generations but their splendor also comes from very different

The intracellular pathogen concept classifies pathogenic microbes on the basis of their site of replication and dependence on host cells. This concept played a fundamental role in establishing the field of cellular microbiology, founded in part by Dr. Pascale Cossart, whose seminal contributions are honored in this issue of Molecular Microbiology. The recognition that microbes can access and replicate