Quasi-essentiality of RNase Y in Bacillus subtilis is caused by its critical role in the control of mRNA homeostasis
M. Benda, S. Woelfel, K. Gunka, S. Klumpp, A. Poehlein, D. Kalalova, H. Sanderova, R. Daniel, L. Krasny, J. Stuelke
This study shows that RNase Y is quasi-essential in Bacillus subtilis due to its role in mRNA homeostasis, as suppressor mutations in RNA polymerase subunits alleviate its deletion effects.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2020Microbiology