Wolfgang R. Hess

The paper introduces LIGR-Nue, a method to map bacterial sRNA targetomes, identifying sRNA functions in post-transcriptional regulation.

The paper investigates the impact of GGCC methylation on gene expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, finding methylation-dependent changes in over 300 genes.

This study identifies a complex inositol phosphate network in the streptophyte alga Chara braunii, showing its structural and environmental responsiveness before land plants evolved.

This paper characterizes the function of the cyanobacterial gene ssr3189 by analyzing its deletion mutant, revealing its role in linking translation with metabolic control and RNA decay.

This paper revises the genome annotation of Synechocystis using ribosome profiling and proteogenomics, identifying new genes and correcting existing annotations.

This study characterizes three cyanophages infecting Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, revealing genomic isomerism, environmental adaptation, and novel gene functions.

The paper identifies SbtC as a small protein involved in the cyanobacterial CO2 concentrating mechanism, showing it forms a trimeric complex with SbtA and SbtB to regulate bicarbonate exchange.

RAPDOR uses Jensen-Shannon distance to analyze complex proteomics datasets, identifying RNA-binding proteins in cyanobacteria and showing its utility in stress-induced protein redistribution.

This paper identifies Rbp3 as an RRM domain protein in Synechocystis that binds mRNAs encoding photosynthesis proteins and localizes near ribosomes.

The paper identifies a new subgroup of type V-K CAST systems in cyanobacteria through phylogenetic analysis and characterizes its unique features.

This study identifies RNase J as a new enzyme involved in crRNA maturation in the type III-Bv CRISPR-Cas system of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, working with RNase E and possibly another RNase.

This study identifies RNA-binding partners and functions of YlxR/RpnM in cyanobacteria, showing its role in RNA maturation, cell division, and nitrogen metabolism.

The paper shows that m4C DNA methylation regulates hemJ expression in Synechocystis, affecting tetrapyrrole biosynthesis and pigmentation.

This study identifies RpaB as a light-and redox-responsive transcription factor regulating a type III-Dv CRISPR-Cas system in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and shows CrhR interacts with the leader transcript posttranscriptionally.

The paper identifies RNA-binding proteins involved in heterocyst differentiation in cyanobacteria using mass spectrometry and bioinformatics, revealing a new master regulator.

This study integrates transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to characterize the salt stress response, identifying key regulatory elements and metabolic changes.

This paper identifies the RpaB regulon in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by analyzing HLR1 motif positioning and RNA-Seq data, revealing 150+ regulated genes with activation or repression based on HLR1-TSS distance.

The paper identifies 39 new Type III CRISPR-Cas associated gene families using comparative genomics and presents them in an online database.

This study shows that 6S RNA in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 aids recovery from nitrogen depletion by regulating sigma factor switching and maintaining photosynthetic activity.