Cover: Journal of Basic Microbiology. 12/2025

Abstract

Cover illustration:

A segment of the Methanococcus maripaludis gene containing simple sequence repeats (SSR) is shown with corresponding amino acid repeats (Leu: orange, Glu: pink). Rainbowcolored protein models (blue: N-terminal, red: C-terminal) highlight SSR-induced structural rearrangements, including loop refolding that enhances compactness and alters the N-terminal catalytic domain. The SSR region, positioned near the N-terminal, suggests a potential role in mediating local contacts and structural modulation.

(Image: Pragya Anand, Department of Biotechnology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)