<p>Preface: Regulated proteolysis, from basic mechanism to pathogenicity; David A. Dougan</p><p></p><p>Section A: AAA+ proteolytic machines </p><p></p><p>1. Machines of destruction - AAA+ proteases and the adaptors that control them; E. Gur, R. Ottofuelling & D.A. Dougan </p><p></p><p>2. The AAA+ protease Lon; E. Gur </p><p></p><p>3. FtsH protease-mediated regulation of various cellular functions; T. Okuno & T. Ogura</p><p>Section B: Regulatory proteolysis in bacteria </p><p></p><p>4. Regulated proteolysis in Bacillus subtilis; N. Moliere & K. Turgay</p><p>5. Regulation of stress response pathways in Escherichia coli by proteolysis; D. Micevski &, D.A. Dougan </p><p>6. Regulation of the SigmaE stress response; S.E. Barchinger & S.E. Ades</p><p>7. Pathogenic bacteria: protein degradation and virulence; D. Frees, L. Brøndsted & H. Ingmer</p><p>Section C: Regulated proteolysis in yeast</p><p></p><p>8. Roles of Cdc48 in regulated protein degradation in yeast; A. Buchberger</p><p>9. The role of AAA+ proteases in mitochondrial protein biogenesis, homeostasis & activity control; K.N. Truscott, L. Ward & W. Voos</p><p>Section D: Ub-like protein modification and protein degradation in microorganisms</p><p></p><p>10. PUPylation and Mycobacteria; M. Samanovic, H. Li & K.H. Darwin</p><p>11. Archea proteasomes and SAMPylation; J.A. Maupin-Furlow</p>