Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: A switch in the poly(dC)/RmlB complex regulates bacterial persister formation

  • Xu Chen,
  • Gen Li,
  • Xuewei Liao,
  • Jie Fang,
  • Bo Li,
  • Shanshan Yu,
  • Mingming Sun,
  • Jun Wu,
  • Lihao Zhang,
  • Yi Hu,
  • Jiaguo Jiao,
  • Ting Liu,
  • Li Xu,
  • Xiaoyun Chen,
  • Manqiang Liu,
  • Huixin Li,
  • Feng Hu,
  • Kouhong Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07861-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The mechanisms underlying bacterial persisters formation remain poorly understood. Here, Chen et al. identify a complex formed by extracellular poly(dC) and the binding protein RmlB that controls Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister formation in response to environmental stimuli.