mRNA Degradation Rates Are Coupled to Metabolic Status in Mycobacteria
D. A. Vargas-Blanco, Y. Zhou, L. Gutierrez Zamalloa, T. Antonelli, S. S. Shell
This study shows that mRNA stability in mycobacteria is linked to metabolic status, not growth rate, as demonstrated by drug-induced changes in mRNA half-lives under growth arrest.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2019Microbiology