Bacterial ribonucleoprotein bodies are dynamic biomolecular condensates that play roles in RNA metabolism. Here, Ortiz-Rodríguez et al. show that, under stress, these condensates shift from a liquid state to a rigid state and switch their function from mRNA decay to mRNA storage, thus enabling transcript preservation and rapid recovery upon nutrient replenishment.
- Luis A. Ortiz-Rodríguez
- Hadi Yassine
- Julie S. Biteen
