Bläsi, U., B. Henrich and W. Lubitz (1985) Lysis of Escherichia coli by cloned fX174 gene E depends on its expression. J. Gen. Microbiol. 131:1107-1114.

Bläsi, U. and W. Lubitz (1985) Influence of C-terminal modifications of fX174 gene E on its lysis-inducing properties. J. Gen. Virol. 66:1209-1213.

Bläsi, U., R.P. Linke and W. Lubitz (1988) Direct determination of molecular ratios ofpeptides coupled via N-succinimidyl 3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionate to carrier proteins using high performance liquid chromatography. J. of Immunol. Methods 108:209-212.

Bläsi, U., R. Young and W. Lubitz (1988) Evaluation of the interaction of fX174 gene products E and K in E-mediated lysis of Escherichia coli. J. Virol. 62:4362-4364.

Bläsi, U., R.P. Linke and W. Lubitz (1989) Evidence for membrane bound oligomerization of bacteriophage fX174 lysis protein E. J. Biol. Chem. 264:4552-4558.

Bläsi, U., K. Nam, D. Hartz, L. Gold and R. Young (1989) Dual translational initiation sites control function of the l S gene. EMBO J. 8:3501-3510.

Nam, K., U. Bläsi, M.T. Zagotta and R. Young (1990) Conservation of a dual start motif in P22 lysis gene regulation. J. Bacteriol. 172:204-211.

Bläsi, U., C.Y. Chang, M.T. Zagotta, K. Nam and R. Young (1990) The lethal l S gene encodes its own inhibitor. EMBO J. 9:981-989.

Witte, A., G. Wanner, U. Bläsi, G. Halfmann, M. Szostak and W. Lubitz (1990) Endogenous transmembrane tunnel formation mediated by fX174 lysis protein E. J. Bacteriol. 172:4109-4114.

Bläsi, U., K. Nam, W. Lubitz and R. Young (1990) Translational efficiency of fX174 lysis gene E is unaffected by upstream translation of the overlapping gene D reading frame. J. Bacteriol. 172:5617-5623.

Witte, A., U. Bläsi, G. Halfmann, M. Szostak, G. Wanner and W. Lubitz (1990) fX174 protein E-mediated lysis of Escherichia coli. Biochemie 72:191-200.

Bläsi, U., S. Kalousek and W. Lubitz (1990) A bifunctional vector system for controlled expression and subsequent release of the cloned gene product by fX174 lysis protein-E. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 33:564-568.

Witte, A., F. Narendja, W. Säckl, M. Eckersdorfer, M. Szostak, U. Bläsi, G. Halfmann and W. Lubitz (1991) Multifunctional safety vector systems for DNA cloning, controlled expression of fusion genes, and simplified preparation of vector DNA and recombinant gene products. Advances in Mol. Gen. 3:219-239.

Chang, C.Y., K. Nam, U. Bläsi and R. Young (1993) Synthesis of two bacteriophage l S proteins in an in vivo system. Gene 133:9-16.

Rietsch, A. and U. Bläsi (1993) Non-specific hole formation in the Escherichia coli inner membrane by l S proteins is independent of cellular secY and secA functions and of the proportion of membrane acidic phospholipids. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 107:101-106.

Steiner, M., W. Lubitz and U. Bläsi (1993) The missing link in phage lysis of gram-positive bacteria: Gene 14 of Bacillus subtilis phage f29 encodes the functional homolog of l S protein. J. Bacteriol. 175:1038-1042.

Reisinger, G., A. Rietsch, W. Lubitz and U. Bläsi (1993) l Kil-mediated lysis requires the phage context. Virology 193:1033-1036.

Steiner, M. and U. Bläsi (1993) Charged amino-terminal amino acids affect the lethal capacity of l lysis proteins S107 and S105. Mol. Microbiol. 8:525-533.

Kalousek, S., G. Schrot, W. Lubitz and U. Bläsi (1994) Expression of the Alcaligenes eutrophus phbA gene in Escherichia coli using a positive selection vector based on phage l lysis genes. J. Biotechnology 33:15-19.

Tedin, K., U. Alteranova and U. Bläsi (1995) Construction of a transducible cassette encoding an inducible bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase gene 1 in Escherichia coli. J. of Microbiol. Methods 21:173-180.

Tedin, K., A. Resch, M. Steiner and U. Bläsi. (1995) Dual translational start motif evolutionarily conserved in the holin gene of the lytic Bacillus subtilis phage f29. Virology 206:479-484.

Henrich, B., B. Binishofer and U. Bläsi. (1995) Primary structure and functional analysis of the lysis genes of Lactobacillus gasseri phage fadh. J. Bacteriol. 177:723-732.

Resch, A., K. Tedin, A. Graschopf, E. Haggard-Ljungquist and U. Bläsi (1995) Ternary complex formation on leaderless phage mRNA. FEMS Microb. Rev. 17:151-157.

Young, R. and U. Bläsi (1995) Holins: form and function in bacteriophage lysis. FEMS Microb. Rev. 17:191-205.

Tedin, K., A. Witte, G. Reisinger, W. Lubitz and U. Bläsi. (1995) Evaluation of the E. coli ribosomal rrnB P1 promoter and phage derived lysis genes for the use in a biological containment system: A concept study. J. Biotechnology 39:137-148.

Tedin, K. and U. Bläsi. (1996) The RNA chain elongation rate of the l late mRNA is unaffected by high levels of ppGpp in the absence of amino acid starvation, J. Biol. Chem., 271:17675-17686.

Bläsi, U. and R. Young (1996) Two beginnings for a single purpose: the dual start holins in the regulation of phage lysis. Mol. Microbiol. 21:675-682.

Resch, A., K. Tedin, A. Gründling, A. Mündlein and U. Bläsi (1996) Downstream-box / anti-downstream box interactions are dispensable for translation initiation of leaderless mRNAs. EMBO J. 15:4740-4748.

Tedin, K., A. Resch and U. Bläsi (1997) Requirements of ribosomal protein S1 for translation of mRNAs with and without a 5' leader sequence. Mol. Microbiol. 25:189-199.

Rietsch, A., P. Fraisl, A. Graschopf and U. Bläsi (1997) The hydrophilic C-terminal part of the l S holin is non-essential for intermolecular interactions. FEMS Microb. Lett. 153:393-398.

Berkmen, M., M. Benedik and U. Bläsi (1997) The Serratia marcescens NucE protein functions as a holin in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 179:6522-6525.

Moll, I., A. Resch and U. Bläsi (1998) Discrimination of 5´-terminal start codons by IF3 is mediated by ribosomal protein S1. FEBS Lett. 436:213-217.

Tedin, K., I. Moll, S. Grill, A. Resch, A. Graschopf, C.O. Gualerzi and U. Bläsi (1999) Translation initiation factor 3 antagonizes authentic start codon selection on leaderless mRNAs. Mol. Microbiol. 31:67-78.

Bläsi, U., Fraisl, P., Chang, C.Y., Zhang, N. and R. Young (1999) The C-terminal sequence of the l S holin constitutes a cytoplasmic regulatory domain. J. Bacteriol., 181:2922-2929.

Graschopf, A and U. Bläsi (1999) Functional assembly of the l S holin requires periplasmic localization of its N-terminus. Arch. of Microbiology 172:31-39.

Bläsi, U., M. O´Connor, C. Squires and A. Dahlberg (1999) Misled by sequence complementarity: Does the downstream box / anti-downstream box interaction withstand scientific scrutiny. Mol. Microbiol. 33:439-441.

Graschopf, A. and U. Bläsi (1999) Molecular function of the dual-start motif in the l S holin. Mol. Microbiol. 33:569-582.

Gründling A., Bläsi U. and Young R. (2000) Biochemical and genetic evidence for three transmembrane domains in the classI holin, l S. J. Biol. Chem. 275:769-776.

Vytvytska, O., Moll, I., von Gabain, A. and U. Bläsi (2000) Hfq (Hf1) stimulates ompA mRNA decay by interfering with ribosome binding. Genes and Development 14:1109-1118.

Grill S., C.O. Gualerzi, P. Londei and U. Bläsi (2000) Selective stimulation of translation of leaderless mRNA by IF2: Evolutionary implications for translation initiation. EMBO J. 19: 4101-4110.

Gründling, A., U. Bläsi and R. Young (2000) Interaction between the holin and holin-inhibitor of phage l. J. Bacteriol. 182:6075-6081.

Moll I, Huber M, Grill S, Sairafi P, Mueller F, Brimacombe R, Londei P, Bläsi U. Evidence against an Interaction between the mRNA downstream box and 16S rRNAin translation initiation. J Bacteriol. 2001 Jun;183(11):3499-505.

Grill S, Moll I, Hasenöhrl D, Gualerzi CO, Bläsi U. Modulation of ribosomalrecruitment to 5'-terminal start codons by translation initiation factors IF2 andIF3. FEBS Lett. 2001 Apr 27;495(3):167-71.

Moll I, Grill S, Gualerzi CO, Bläsi U. Leaderless mRNAs in bacteria: surprisesin ribosomal recruitment and translational control. Mol Microbiol. 2002Jan;43(1):239-46.

Vassilieva IM, Rouzanov MV, Zelinskaya NV, Moll I, Bläsi U, Garber MB.Cloning, purification, and crystallization of a bacterial gene expressionregulator--Hfq protein from Escherichia coli. Biochemistry (Mosc). 2002Nov;67(11):1293-7.

Moll I, Bläsi U. Differential inhibition of 30S and 70S translationinitiation complexes on leaderless mRNA by kasugamycin. Biochem Biophys ResCommun. 2002 Oct 4;297(4):1021-1026
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Binishofer B, Moll I, Henrich B, Bläsi U. Inducible promoter-repressor systemfrom the Lactobacillus casei phage phiFSW. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2002Aug;68(8):4132-5.

Grill S, Moll I, Giuliodori AM, Gualerzi CO, Bläsi U. Temperature-dependenttranslation of leaderless and canonical mRNAs in Escherichia coli. FEMS MicrobiolLett. 2002 Jun 4;211(2):161-7.

Moll I, Grill S, Gründling A, Bläsi U. Effects of ribosomal proteins S1, S2and the DeaD/CsdA DEAD-box helicase on translation of leaderless and canonicalmRNAs in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol. 2002 Jun;44(5):1387-96.

Sonnleitner E, Moll I, Bläsi U. Functional replacement of the Escherichiacoli hfq gene by the homologue of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology. 2002Mar;148(Pt 3):883-91.

Afonyushkin T, Moll I, Bläsi U, Kaberdin VR. Temperature-dependent stabilityand translation of Escherichia coli ompA mRNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003Nov 21;311(3):604-9.

Vecerek B, Moll I, Afonyushkin T, Kaberdin V, Bläsi U. Interaction of the RNA chaperone Hfq with mRNAs: direct and indirect roles of Hfq in iron metabolism of Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol. 2003 Nov;50(3):897-909.

Moll I, Afonyushkin T, Vytvytska O, Kaberdin VR, Bläsi U. Coincident Hfqbinding and RNase E cleavage sites on mRNA and small regulatory RNAs. RNA. 2003Nov;9(11):1308-14.

Sonnleitner E, Hagens S, Rosenau F, Wilhelm S, Habel A, Jäger KE, Bläsi U.Reduced virulence of a hfq mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa O1. Microb Pathog.2003 Nov;35(5):217-28.

Hagens S, Bläsi U. Genetically modified filamentous phage as bactericidalagents: a pilot study. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2003;37(4):318-23.

Vassilieva IM, Nikulin AD, Blasi U, Moll I, Garber MB. Crystallization of Hfq protein: a bacterial gene-expression regulator. Acta Crystallogr D BiolCrystallogr. 2003 Jun;59(Pt 6):1061-3.

Vukov N, Moll I, Bläsi U, Scherer S, Loessner MJ. Functional regulation ofthe Listeria monocytogenes bacteriophage A118 holin by an intragenic inhibitorlacking the first transmembrane domain. Mol Microbiol. 2003 Apr;48(1):173-86.

Vybiral D, Takác M, Loessner M, Witte A, von Ahsen U, Bläsi U. Complete nucleotide sequence and molecular characterization of two lytic Staphylococcusaureus phages: 44AHJD and P68. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Feb 28;219(2):275-83

Moll I, Leitsch D, Steinhauser T, Bläsi U. RNA chaperone activity of theSm-like Hfq protein. EMBO Rep. 2003 Mar;4(3):284-9.
 
Hagens S, Habel A, von Ahsen U, von Gabain A, Bläsi U. Therapy of experimentalpseudomonas infections with a nonreplicating genetically modified phage.Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Oct;48(10):3817-22.

Sonnleitner E, Napetschnig J, Afonyushkin T, Ecker K, Vecerek B, Moll I,Kaberdin VR, Bläsi U. Functional effects of variants of the RNA chaperone Hfq.Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Oct 22;323(3):1017-23.

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Moll, I., Hirokawa, G., Kiel, M.C., Kaji, A. and U. Bläsi (2004) Translation initiation with 70S ribosomes: an alternative pathway for leaderless mRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 32: 3354-3363.

Nikulin A, E. Stolboushkina, A. Perederina, I. Vassilieva, U. Bläsi, I. Moll, G. Kachalova, S. Yokoyama, D. Vassylyev, M. Garber and S. Nikonov (2005). The crystal structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Hfq protein. Acta Cryst. D 6:141-146.

Afonyushkin T., Vecerek, B., Moll, I., Bläsi, U. and V.R. Kaberdin (2005) Both RNAse E and RNAse III control the stability of sodB mRNA upon translational inhibition by the small RNA RhyB. Nucleic Acids Res. 33:1678-168

Pedulla. , N., Palermo, R., Hasenöhrl, D., Bläsi, U., Cammarano, P. and P. Londei (2005) The archael eIF2 homologue: Functional properties of an ancient translation initiation factor. Nucleic Acids Res. 33:1804-1812.

Večerek B., Moll, I. and U. Bläsi (2005) Translational autocontrol of the Escherichia coli hfq RNA chaperone gene. RNA 11:976-984.

Takáč, M., Witte, A. and U. Bläsi (2005) Functional analysis of the lysis genes of Staphylococcus aureus phage P68 in Escherichia coli. Microbiology 151:2331-2342.

Takáč, M. and U. Bläsi (2005) Phage P68 virion associated protein 17 displays antimicrobial activity on clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob. Agents Chemoth. 49:2934-2940.