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Thermophile archaea — RNA im Kochtopf

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Hyperthermophilic archaea need to adapt to their permanently hot habitats. RNA-Seq analyses were applied to obtain insights into small RNA synthesis, maturation, and stability at extreme growth temperatures. Modifications, including methylation and circularization, are used to stabilize RNA molecules. Antiviral measures are abundant in hyperthermophilic archaea which might include the frequently occurring fragmentation of tRNA genes.

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Michael Daume Jahrgang 1989. 2008–2013 Biologiestudium an der Universität Marburg. Seit November 2013 Promotion am Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie in Marburg bei Dr. L. Randau.

Lennart Randau Jahrgang 1978. 2002–2006 Promotion am Institut für Mikrobiologie, TU Braunschweig, bei Prof. Dr. D. Jahn. 2006–2010 Postdoc an der Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, bei Prof. Dr. D. Söll). Seit Dezember 2010 Leiter einer unabhängigen Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe am Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie in Marburg.

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Daume, M., Randau, L. Thermophile archaea — RNA im Kochtopf. Biospektrum 20, 615–617 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-014-0494-2

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