Publications by authors named "R BILGER"
Objective: To determine if a lumbar musculature deficiency (paravertebral - PVM - and psoas - PM - muscles) is associated with a higher prevalence of vertebral fractures in osteoporotic patients.
Methods: To constitute the fracture group, data were collected retrospectively from patients with one or more recent osteoporotic vertebral fractures between T10 and L5 such as non-injected computerized tomography (CT), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). A control group was made by matching the patients on age, bone mineral density measured by DXA and gender.
How CRISPR-Cas systems defend bacteria and archaea against invading genetic elements is well understood, but less is known about their regulation. In the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, the expression of one of the three different CRISPR-Cas systems responds to changes in environmental conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRNA degradation is critical for synchronising gene expression with changing conditions in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. In bacteria, the preference of the central ribonucleases RNase E, RNase J and RNase Y for 5'-monophosphorylated RNAs is considered important for RNA degradation. For RNase E, the underlying mechanism is termed 5' sensing, contrasting to the alternative 'direct entry' mode, which is independent of monophosphorylated 5' ends.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate whether ultrasonography can be used to explore the medial and lateral ligament structures during the acute phase of a closed elbow injury.
Methods: A single-center, prospective study performed between December 2019 and June 2020, including patients who suffered a radial head fracture or elbow dislocation. Two radiologists did a blinded analysis using ultrasonography of visibility, injury grade, and presence of bone avulsion for the radial collateral ligament (RCL), lateral ulnar collateral ligament (LUCL), annular ligament (AL), and anterior (MCLant) and posterior bundles (MCLpost) of the medial collateral ligament.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the roles of small regulatory RNAs and potential RNA chaperones in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803 using a method called gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq).
- It identifies protein complexes, including different types of phycobilisomes and photosystem I pre-complexes, as well as potential RNA chaperones like YlxR and a cyanobacterial equivalent of the KhpA/B complex.
- The findings reveal new interactions between accessory proteins and CRISPR-Cas systems, along with insights into RNA polymerase complexes, and the data is made accessible online for further research into RNA-protein interactions.