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Nanomolar Responsiveness of an Anaerobic Degradation Specialist to Alkylphenol Pollutants. J Bacteriol 2020; 202:JB.00595-19. [PMID: 31843798 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00595-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Anaerobic degradation of p-cresol (4-methylphenol) by the denitrifying betaproteobacterium Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1 is regulated with high substrate specificity, presumed to be mediated by the predicted σ54-dependent two-component system PcrSR. An unmarked, in-frame ΔpcrSR deletion mutant showed reduced expression of the genes cmh (21-fold) and hbd (8-fold) that encode the two enzymes for initial oxidation of p-cresol to p-hydroxybenzoate compared to their expression in the wild type. The expression of cmh and hbd was restored by in trans complementation with pcrSR in the ΔpcrSR background to even higher levels than in the wild type. This is likely due to ∼200-/∼30-fold more transcripts of pcrSR in the complemented mutant. The in vivo responsiveness of A. aromaticum EbN1 to p-cresol was studied in benzoate-limited anaerobic cultures by the addition of p-cresol at various concentrations (from 100 μM down to 0.1 nM). Time-resolved transcript profiling by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) revealed that the lowest p-cresol concentrations just affording cmh and hbd expression (response threshold) ranged between 1 and 10 nM, which is even more sensitive than the respective odor receptors of insects. A similar response threshold was determined for another alkylphenol, p-ethylphenol, which strain EbN1 anaerobically degrades via a different route and senses by the σ54-dependent one-component system EtpR. Based on these data and theoretical considerations, p-cresol or p-ethylphenol added as a single pulse (10 nM) requires less than a fraction of a second to reach equilibrium between intra- and extracellular space (∼20 molecules per cell), with an estimated Kd (dissociation constant) of <100 nM alkylphenol (p-cresol or p-ethylphenol) for its respective sensory protein (PcrS or EtpR).IMPORTANCE Alkylphenols (like p-cresol and p-ethylphenol) represent bulk chemicals for industrial syntheses. Besides massive local damage events, large-scale micropollution is likewise of environmental and health concern. Next to understanding how such pollutants can be degraded by microorganisms, it is also relevant to determine the microorganisms' lower threshold of responsiveness. Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1 is a specialist in anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds, employing a complex and substrate-specifically regulated catabolic network. The present study aims at verifying the predicted role of the PcrSR system in sensing p-cresol and at determining the threshold of responsiveness for alkylphenols. The findings have implications for the enigmatic persistence of dissolved organic matter (escape from biodegradation) and for the lower limits of aromatic compounds required for bacterial growth.
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Stability of the pstS transcript of Escherichia coli. Arch Microbiol 2008; 191:105-12. [PMID: 18820899 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0433-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Revised: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The pst operon of Escherichia coli is composed of five genes that encode a high-affinity phosphate transport system. As a member of the PHO regulon, pst transcription is activated under phosphate shortage conditions. Under phosphate-replete conditions, the pst operon also functions as a negative regulator of the PHO genes. Transcription of pst is initiated at the promoter located upstream to the first gene, pstS. Immediately after its synthesis, the primary transcript of pst is cleaved into shorter mRNA molecules. The transcription unit corresponding to pstS is significantly more abundant than the transcripts of the other pst genes due to stabilisation of pstS mRNA by a repetitive extragenic palindrome (REP) structure downstream to the pstS locus. The presence of the REP sequence also results in an increased level of PstS proteins. However, the surplus level of PstS proteins produced in the presence of REP does not contribute to the repressive role of Pst in PHO expression.
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Processing of as-48ABC RNA in AS-48 enterocin production by Enterococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol 2007; 190:240-50. [PMID: 17981958 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01528-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Enterocin AS-48 production and immunity characters are encoded by 10 genes (as-48ABCC(1)DD(1)EFGH) of the pMB2 plasmid from the Enterococcus faecalis S-48 strain. Among these, as-48A, encoding the AS-48 peptide, and the as-48BC genes constitute a cluster required for AS-48 biogenesis and full immunity. In this study, the levels of expression of this cluster have been altered by insertion and site-directed mutagenesis as well as by expression coupled to trans complementation. Phenotypic studies of the mutants have indicated cotranscription of the three genes and revealed that the inactivation of as-48B prevents the production of AS-48, thus confirming its essentiality in AS-48 biogenesis. These studies have also supported the involvement of as-48C in enterocin immunity. In addition, they established that the intergenic region between the as-48A and as-48B genes is decisive for AS-48 expression, since a 3-bp substitution, which should disrupt a potential 47-nucleotide complex secondary structure, resulted in a hypoproducing phenotype. Transcriptional analyses of the E. faecalis wild-type and mutant strains supports the possibility that the as-48ABC genes are transcribed from the P(A) promoter located upstream of as-48A. Moreover, analysis and bioinformatic predictions of RNA folding indicate that as-48ABC mRNA is processed at the secondary structure located between as-48A and as-48B. Thus, synthesis of the AS-48 peptide appears to be controlled at the posttranscriptional level and is uncoupled from as-48BC translation. This mechanism of genetic regulation has not been previously described for the regulation of bacteriocin expression in enterococci.
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Holtkamp S, Kreiter S, Selmi A, Simon P, Koslowski M, Huber C, Türeci O, Sahin U. Modification of antigen-encoding RNA increases stability, translational efficacy, and T-cell stimulatory capacity of dendritic cells. Blood 2006; 108:4009-17. [PMID: 16940422 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-04-015024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 406] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Adoptive transfer of dendritic cells (DCs) transfected with in vitro-transcribed, RNA-encoding, tumor-associated antigens has recently entered clinical testing as a promising approach for cancer immunotherapy. However, pharmacokinetic exploration of RNA as a potential drug compound and a key aspect of clinical development is still pending. While investigating the impact of different structural modifications of RNA molecules on the kinetics of the encoded protein in DCs, we identified components located 3' of the coding region that contributed to a higher transcript stability and translational efficiency. With the use of quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and eGFP variants to measure transcript amounts and protein yield, we showed that a poly(A) tail measuring 120 nucleotides compared with a shorter one, an unmasked poly(A) tail with a free 3' end rather than one extended with unrelated nucleotides, and 2 sequential beta-globin 3' untranslated regions cloned head to tail between the coding region and the poly(A) tail each independently enhanced RNA stability and translational efficiency. Consecutively, the density of antigen-specific peptide/MHC complexes on the transfected cells and their potency to stimulate and expand antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were also increased. In summary, our data provide a strategy for optimizing RNA-transfected DC vaccines and a basis for defining release criteria for such vaccine preparations.
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- Silke Holtkamp
- Division of Experimental and Translational Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Johannes Gutenberg University, Obere Zahlbacherstr. 63, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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Allenby NEE, Watts CA, Homuth G, Prágai Z, Wipat A, Ward AC, Harwood CR. Phosphate starvation induces the sporulation killing factor of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:5299-303. [PMID: 16816204 PMCID: PMC1539955 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00084-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis produces and exports a peptide sporulation killing factor (SkfA) that induces lysis of sibling cells. skfA is part of the skf operon (skfA-H), which is responsible for immunity to SkfA, as well as for production and export of SkfA. Here we report that transcription of skfA is markedly induced when cells of B. subtilis are subjected to phosphate starvation. The role of PhoP in regulation of the skf operon was confirmed by in vitro gel shift assays, which showed that this operon is a new member of the PhoP regulon. A putative stem-loop structure in the skfA-skfB intergenic region is proposed to act as a stabilizer of an skfA-specific transcript.
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- Nicholas E E Allenby
- School of Biology and Physcology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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De Caterina R, Massaro M. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Regulation of Expression of Endothelial Pro-Atherogenic and Pro-Inflammatory Genes. J Membr Biol 2005; 206:103-16. [PMID: 16456721 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0783-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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By partially replacing the corresponding omega-6 analogues in membrane phospholipids, omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to decrease the transcriptional activation of genes--e.g., adhesion molecules, chemoattractants, inflammatory cytokines--involved in endothelial activation in response to inflammatory and pro-atherogenic stimuli. This regulation occurs, at least in part, through a decreased activation of the nuclear factor-kappaB system of transcription factors, secondary to decreased generation of intracellular hydrogen peroxide. Such regulation by omega-3 fatty acids is likely linked to the presence of a higher number of double bonds in the fatty acid chain in omega-3 compared with omega-6 fatty acids. By similar mechanisms, omega-3 fatty acids have been recently shown to reduce gene expression of cyclooxygenase-2, an inflammatory gene involved, through the activation of some metalloproteinases, in plaque angiogenesis and plaque rupture. The quenching of gene expression of pro-inflammatory pro-atherogenic genes by omega-3 fatty acids has consequences on the extent of leukocyte adhesion to vascular endothelium, early atherogenesis and later stages of plaque development and plaque rupture, ultimately yielding a plausible comprehensive explanation for the vasculoprotective effects of these nutrients.
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Allenby NEE, O'Connor N, Prágai Z, Carter NM, Miethke M, Engelmann S, Hecker M, Wipat A, Ward AC, Harwood CR. Post-transcriptional regulation of the Bacillus subtilis pst operon encoding a phosphate-specific ABC transporter. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2004; 150:2619-2628. [PMID: 15289558 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27126-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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During phosphate starvation, Bacillus subtilis regulates genes in the PhoP regulon to reduce the cell's requirement for this essential substrate and to facilitate the recovery of inorganic phosphate from organic sources such as teichoic and nucleic acids. Among the proteins that are highly induced under these conditions is PstS, the phosphate-binding lipoprotein component of a high-affinity ABC-type phosphate transporter. PstS is encoded by the first gene in the pst operon, the other four members of which encode the integral membrane and cytoplasmic components of the transporter. The transcription of the pst operon was analysed using a combination of methods, including transcriptional reporter gene technology, Northern blotting and DNA arrays. It is shown that the primary transcript of the pst operon is processed differentially to maintain higher concentrations of PstS relative to other components of the transporter. The comparative studies have revealed limitations in the use of reporter gene technology for analysing the transcription of operons in which the messenger RNA transcript is differentially processed.
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- Nicholas E E Allenby
- School of Biology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, E.-M.-Arndt-Universität, Greifswald, F.-L.-Jahnstraße 15, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, E.-M.-Arndt-Universität, Greifswald, F.-L.-Jahnstraße 15, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, E.-M.-Arndt-Universität, Greifswald, F.-L.-Jahnstraße 15, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- School of Biology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Ku WY, Liu YW, Hsu YC, Liao CC, Liang PH, Yuan HS, Chak KF. The zinc ion in the HNH motif of the endonuclease domain of colicin E7 is not required for DNA binding but is essential for DNA hydrolysis. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:1670-8. [PMID: 11917029 PMCID: PMC101835 DOI: 10.1093/nar/30.7.1670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The HNH motif was originally identified in the subfamily of HNH homing endonucleases, which initiate the process of the insertion of mobile genetic elements into specific sites. Several bacteria toxins, including colicin E7 (ColE7), also contain the 30 amino acid HNH motif in their nuclease domains. In this work, we found that the nuclease domain of ColE7 (nuclease-ColE7) purified from Escherichia coli contains a one-to-one stoichiometry of zinc ion and that this zinc-containing enzyme hydrolyzes DNA without externally added divalent metal ions. The apo-enzyme, in which the indigenous zinc ion was removed from nuclease-ColE7, had no DNase activity. Several divalent metal ions, including Ni2+, Mg2+, Co2+, Mn2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+, re-activated the DNase activity of the apo-enzyme to various degrees, however higher concentrations of zinc ion inhibited this DNase activity. Two charged residues located at positions close to the zinc-binding site were mutated to alanine. The single-site mutants, R538A and E542A, showed reduced DNase activity, whereas the double-point mutant, R538A + E542A, had no observable DNase activity. A gel retardation assay further demonstrated that the nuclease-ColE7 hydrolyzed DNA in the presence of zinc ions, but only bound to DNA in the absence of zinc ions. These results demonstrate that the zinc ion in the HNH motif of nuclease-ColE7 is not required for DNA binding, but is essential for DNA hydrolysis, suggesting that the zinc ion not only stabilizes the folding of the enzyme, but is also likely to be involved in DNA hydrolysis.
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- Wen-Yen Ku
- Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan 11472, Republic of China
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Walsh AP, Tock MR, Mallen MH, Kaberdin VR, von Gabain A, McDowall KJ. Cleavage of poly(A) tails on the 3'-end of RNA by ribonuclease E of Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:1864-71. [PMID: 11328869 PMCID: PMC37249 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.9.1864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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RNase E initiates the decay of Escherichia coli RNAs by cutting them internally near their 5'-end and is a component of the RNA degradosome complex, which also contains the 3'-exonuclease PNPASE: Recently, RNase E has been shown to be able to remove poly(A) tails by what has been described as an exonucleolytic process that can be blocked by the presence of a phosphate group on the 3'-end of the RNA. We show here, however, that poly(A) tail removal by RNase E is in fact an endonucleolytic process that is regulated by the phosphorylation status at the 5'- but not the 3'-end of RNA. The rate of poly(A) tail removal by RNase E was found to be 30-fold greater when the 5'-terminus of RNA substrates was converted from a triphosphate to monophosphate group. This finding prompted us to re-analyse the contributions of the ribonucleolytic activities within the degradosome to 3' attack since previous studies had only used substrates that had a triphosphate group on their 5'-end. Our results indicate that RNase E associated with the degradosome may contribute to the removal of poly(A) tails from 5'-monophosphorylated RNAs, but this is only likely to be significant should their attack by PNPase be blocked.
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- A P Walsh
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Arfin SM, Long AD, Ito ET, Tolleri L, Riehle MM, Paegle ES, Hatfield GW. Global gene expression profiling in Escherichia coli K12. The effects of integration host factor. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:29672-84. [PMID: 10871608 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002247200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have used nylon membranes spotted in duplicate with full-length polymerase chain reaction-generated products of each of the 4,290 predicted Escherichia coli K12 open reading frames (ORFs) to measure the gene expression profiles in otherwise isogenic integration host factor IHF(+) and IHF(-) strains. Our results demonstrate that random hexamer rather than 3' ORF-specific priming of cDNA probe synthesis is required for accurate measurement of gene expression levels in bacteria. This is explained by the fact that the currently available set of 4,290 unique 3' ORF-specific primers do not hybridize to each ORF with equal efficiency and by the fact that widely differing degradation rates (steady-state levels) are observed for the 25-base pair region of each message complementary to each ORF-specific primer. To evaluate the DNA microarray data reported here, we used a linear analysis of variance (ANOVA) model appropriate for our experimental design. These statistical methods allowed us to identify and appropriately correct for experimental variables that affect the reproducibility and accuracy of DNA microarray measurements and allowed us to determine the statistical significance of gene expression differences between our IHF(+) and IHF(-) strains. Our results demonstrate that small differences in gene expression levels can be accurately measured and that the significance of differential gene expression measurements cannot be assessed simply by the magnitude of the fold difference. Our statistical criteria, supported by excellent agreement between previously determined effects of IHF on gene expression and the results reported here, have allowed us to identify new genes regulated by IHF with a high degree of confidence.
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- S M Arfin
- Department of Biological Chemistry, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 92697, USA
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Coughlin BC, Teixeira SM, Kirchhoff LV, Donelson JE. Amastin mRNA abundance in Trypanosoma cruzi is controlled by a 3'-untranslated region position-dependent cis-element and an untranslated region-binding protein. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:12051-60. [PMID: 10766837 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.16.12051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The genome of Trypanosoma cruzi contains tandem arrays of alternating genes encoding amastin and tuzin. Amastin is a surface glycoprotein abundantly expressed on the intracellular mammalian amastigote form of the protozoan parasite, and tuzin is a G-like protein. We demonstrated previously that the amastin-tuzin gene cluster is polycistronically transcribed to an equal extent in all parasite life cycle stages. The steady state level of amastin mRNA, however, is 68-fold more abundant in amastigotes than in epimastigotes. Here we show that the half-life of amastin mRNA is 7 times longer in amastigotes than in epimastigotes. Linker replacement experiments demonstrate that the middle one-third of the 630-nucleotide 3'-untranslated region (UTR) is responsible for the amastin mRNA up-regulation. This positive effect is dependent on the distance of the 3'-UTR segment from the stop codon and the polyadenylation site as well as on its orientation. A protein or protein complex more abundant in amastigotes than in epimastigotes binds to this minimally defined 3'-UTR segment and may be involved in its regulatory function.
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- B C Coughlin
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Kullen MJ, Klaenhammer TR. Identification of the pH-inducible, proton-translocating F1F0-ATPase (atpBEFHAGDC) operon of Lactobacillus acidophilus by differential display: gene structure, cloning and characterization. Mol Microbiol 1999; 33:1152-61. [PMID: 10510230 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01557.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The influence of low pH on inducible gene expression in Lactobacillus acidophilus was investigated by the use of differential display. Logarithmic phase cultures were exposed to pH 3.5 for various intervals, and RNA was isolated and reverse transcribed. The resultant cDNAs were subjected to PCR and the products were resolved by electrophoresis. Several cDNA products were induced after exposure to pH 3.5. One of these products, a 0.7 kb fragment, showed sequence similarity to bacterial atpBEF genes of the atp operon, whose genes encode the various subunits of the F1F0-ATPase. With the 0.7 kb differential display product as a probe, hybridizations with total RNA from untreated and acid-treated L. acidophilus verified the acid inducibility of this operon. The increase in atp mRNA induced by low pH was accompanied by an increase in the activity of the enzyme in membrane extracts. The full-length atp operon was sequenced, and its genes were in the order of atpBEFHAGDC, coding for the a, c, b, delta, alpha, gamma, beta and epsilon subunits respectively. The operon contained no i gene, but was preceded by a 122 bp intergenic space, which contained putative extended -10 and -35 promoter regions. Primer extension analysis of RNA from cultures that were shifted from pH 5.6 to pH 3. 5, and held for 0, 30 or 45 min, revealed that the transcriptional start site did not change position as a function of culture pH or time after exposure to pH 3.5. The primary structure and genetic organization indicated that the H+-ATPase of L. acidophilus is a typical F1F0-type ATPase. The similarity to streptococcal ATPases and the acid inducibility of this operon suggest that it may function in the ATP-dependent extrusion of protons and maintenance of cytoplasmic pH. Finally, the use of differential display RT-PCR was an effective approach to identify genes in L. acidophilus induced by an environmental stimulus.
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- M J Kullen
- Department of Food Science, Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7624, USA
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Coburn GA, Mackie GA. Degradation of mRNA in Escherichia coli: an old problem with some new twists. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 62:55-108. [PMID: 9932452 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)60505-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metabolic instability is a hallmark property of mRNAs in most if not all organisms and plays an essential role in facilitating rapid responses to regulatory cues. This article provides a critical examination of recent progress in the enzymology of mRNA decay in Escherichia coli, focusing on six major enzymes: RNase III, RNase E, polynucleotide phosphorylase, RNase II, poly(A) polymerase(s), and RNA helicase(s). The first major advance in our thinking about mechanisms of RNA decay has been catalyzed by the possibility that mRNA decay is orchestrated by a multicomponent mRNA-protein complex (the "degradosome"). The ramifications of this discovery are discussed and developed into mRNA decay models that integrate the properties of the ribonucleases and their associated proteins, the role of RNA structure in determining the susceptibility of an RNA to decay, and some of the known kinetic features of mRNA decay. These models propose that mRNA decay is a vectorial process initiated primarily at or near the 5' terminus of susceptible mRNAs and propagated by successive endonucleolytic cleavages catalyzed by RNase E in the degradosome. It seems likely that the degradosome can be tethered to its substrate, either physically or kinetically through a preference for monphosphorylated RNAs, accounting for the usual "all or none" nature of mRNA decay. A second recent advance in our thinking about mRNA decay is the rediscovery of polyadenylated mRNA in bacteria. Models are provided to account for the role of polyadenylation in facilitating the 3' exonucleolytic degradation of structured RNAs. Finally, we have reviewed the documented properties of several well-studied paradigms for mRNA decay in E. coli. We interpret the published data in light of our models and the properties of the degradosome. It seems likely that the study of mRNA decay is about to enter a phase in which research will focus on the structural basis for recognition of cleavage sites, on catalytic mechanisms, and on regulation of mRNA decay.
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- G A Coburn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Ribonucleases play essential roles in cell growth, differentiation, and the response to stress. This article deals with exoribonucleases, enzymes that degrade RNAs beginning at either the 5' or 3' end and proceed down the length of the RNA. The preparation of a crude extract of a mammalian 3'-to-5' exonuclease is described. Assay conditions for both 5'-to-3' and 3'-to-5' exonucleases are given. One of these is a yeast enzyme that is known to be involved in mRNA decay. Others are vertebrate exonucleases that are presumed to have a role in mRNA stability but have not yet been proven to do so.
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- J Ross
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, 1400 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Lee CH, Leeds P, Ross J. Purification and characterization of a polysome-associated endoribonuclease that degrades c-myc mRNA in vitro. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:25261-71. [PMID: 9737991 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.39.25261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The regulation of mRNA half-lives is determined by multiple factors, including the activity of the messenger RNases (mRNases) responsible for destroying mRNA molecules. Previously, we used cell-free mRNA decay assays to identify a polysome-associated endonuclease that cleaves c-myc mRNA within the coding region. A similar activity has been solubilized and partially purified from a high salt extract of adult rat liver polysomes. Based on a correlation between protein and enzyme activity, the endonuclease is tentatively identified as a approximately 39-kDa protein. It cleaves the coding region stability determinant of c-myc mRNA with considerable specificity. Cleavages occur predominantly in an A-rich segment of the RNA. The endonuclease is resistant to RNase A inhibitors, sensitive to vanadyl ribonucleoside complex, and dependent on magnesium. In these and other respects, the soluble enzyme we have purified resembles the polysome-associated c-myc mRNase.
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- C H Lee
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Coburn GA, Mackie GA. Reconstitution of the degradation of the mRNA for ribosomal protein S20 with purified enzymes. J Mol Biol 1998; 279:1061-74. [PMID: 9642084 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous work has implicated poly(A) polymerase I (PAP I), encoded by the pcnB gene, in the decay of a number of RNAs from Escherichia coli. We show here that PAP I does not promote the initiation of decay of the rpsT mRNA encoding ribosomal protein S20 in vivo; however, it does facilitate the degradation of highly folded degradative intermediates by polynucleotide phosphorylase. As expected, purified degradosomes, a multi-protein complex containing, among others, RNase E, PNPase, and RhlB, generate an authentic 147-residue RNase E cleavage product from the rpsT mRNA in vitro. However, degradosomes are unable to degrade the 147-residue fragment in the presence of ATP even when it is oligoadenylated. Rather, both continuous cycles of polyadenylation and PNPase activity are necessary and sufficient for the complete decay of the 147-residue fragment in a process which can be antagonized by the action of RNase II. Moreover, both ATP and a non-hydrolyzable analog, ATPgammaS, support the PAP I and PNPase-dependent degradation of the 147-residue intermediate implying that ATPase activity, such as that which may reside in RhlB, a putative RNA helicase, is not necessarily required. Alternatively, the rpsT mRNA can be degraded in vitro by a second 3'-decay pathway which is dependent on PAP I, PNPase and ATP alone. Our results demonstrate that a hierarchy of RNA secondary structures controls access to exonucleolytic attack on 3' termini. Moreover, decay of a model mRNA can be reconstituted in vitro by a small number of purified components in a process which is more dynamic and ATP-dependent than previously imagined.
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- G A Coburn
- D.H. Copp Building, University of British Columbia, 2146 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Applequist SE, Selg M, Raman C, Jäck HM. Cloning and characterization of HUPF1, a human homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae nonsense mRNA-reducing UPF1 protein. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:814-21. [PMID: 9064659 PMCID: PMC146496 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.4.814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Levels of most nonsense mRNAs are normally reduced in prokaryotes and eukaryotes when compared with that of corresponding functional mRNAs. Genes encoding polypeptides that selectively reduce levels of nonsense mRNA have so far only been identified in simple eukaryotes. We have now cloned a human cDNA whose deduced amino acid sequence shows the highest degree of homology to that of UPF1, a bona fide Saccharomyces cerevisiae group I RNA helicase required for accelerated degradation of nonsense mRNA. Based on the total sequence of the shorter yeast UPF1 protein, the overall identity between the human protein and UPF1 is 51%. Besides NTPase and other RNA helicase consensus motifs, UPF1 and its human homolog also share similar putative zinc finger motifs that are absent in other group I RNA helicases. Northern blot analysis with the human cDNA probe revealed two transcripts in several human cell lines. Further, antibodies raised against a synthetic peptide of the human polypeptide detected a single 130 kDa polypeptide on Western blots from human and mouse cells. Finally, immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses revealed that the human and mouse polypeptides, like yeast UPF1, are expressed in the cytoplasm, but not in the nucleus. We have thus identified the first mammalian homolog of yeast UPF1, a protein that regulates levels of nonsense mRNA, and we tentatively name this protein human HUPF1 (for human homolog of UPF1).
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- S E Applequist
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Brown DH, Lafuse WP, Zwilling BS. Stabilized expression of mRNA is associated with mycobacterial resistance controlled by Nramp1. Infect Immun 1997; 65:597-603. [PMID: 9009318 PMCID: PMC176101 DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.2.597-603.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Control of innate resistance to the growth of mycobacteria is mediated by a gene termed Nramp1. Although the role of the protein product of Nramp1 in mediating resistance to mycobacterial growth is not known, the effect of the gene is pleiotropic and it has been suggested that the gene controls macrophage priming for activation. We have found that the functional capacity of macrophages from Mycobacterium bovis BCG-susceptible mice can be suppressed by corticosterone, while the function of macrophages from BCG-resistant mice remains unaffected. In this study, we show that corticosterone differentially affects the stability of mRNAs of several recombinant gamma interferon (rIFN-gamma)-induced genes. Treatment of macrophages from BCG-susceptible mice with corticosterone accelerates the decay of Nramp1 mRNA. The mRNA of IFN-gamma-induced genes of macrophages from BCG-resistant mice was more stable than the mRNA of macrophages from BCG-susceptible mice in the presence or absence of corticosterone. The results of this investigation suggest that Nramp1 acts by stabilizing the mRNA of genes associated with macrophage activation, thus accounting for the functional differences that have been attributed to these macrophage populations.
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- D H Brown
- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Koraimann G, Teferle K, Mitteregger R, Wagner S, Högenauer G. Differential mRNA decay within the transfer operon of plasmid R1: identification and analysis of an intracistronic mRNA stabilizer. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1996; 250:466-76. [PMID: 8602164 DOI: 10.1007/bf02174035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Processing of the transfer operon mRNA of the conjugative resistance plasmid R1-19 results in the accumulation of stable traA mRNAs. The stable traA transcripts found in vivo have identical 3' ends within downstream traL sequences, but vary at their 5' ends. The 3' ends determined coincide with the 3' base of a predicted large clover-leaf-like RNA secondary structure. Here we demonstrate that this putative RNA structure, although part of a coding sequences, stabilizes the upstream traA mRNA very efficiently. We also show that the 3' ends of the stable mRNAs are formed posttranscriptionally and not by transcription termination. Half-life determinations reveal the same half-lives of 13 +/- 2 min for the traA mRNAs transcribed from hybrid lac-traAL-cat test plasmids, the R1-19 plasmid, and the F plasmid. Protein expression experiments demonstrate that the processed stable traA mRNA is translationally active. Partial deletions of sequences corresponding to the predicted secondary structure within the traL coding region drastically reduce the chemical and functional half-life of the traA mRNA. The results presented here unambiguously demonstrate that the proposed secondary structure acts as an efficient intracistronic mRNA stabilizer.
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- G Koraimann
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
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Coburn GA, Mackie GA. Overexpression, purification, and properties of Escherichia coli ribonuclease II. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:1048-53. [PMID: 8557629 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.2.1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Ribonuclease II (RNase II) is a major exonuclease in Escherichia coli that hydrolyzes single-stranded polyribonucleotides processively in the 3' to 5' direction. To understand the role of RNase II in the decay of messenger RNA, a strain overexpressing the rnb gene was constructed. Induction resulted in a 300-fold increase in RNase II activity in crude extracts prepared from the overexpressing strain compared to that of a non-overexpressing strain. The recombinant polypeptide (Rnb) was purified to apparent homogeneity in a rapid, simple procedure using conventional chromatographic techniques and/or fast protein liquid chromatography to a final specific activity of 4,100 units/mg. Additionally, a truncated Rnb polypeptide was purified, solubilized, and successfully renatured from inclusion bodies. The recombinant Rnb polypeptide was active against both [3H]poly(A) as well as a novel (synthetic partial duplex) RNA substrate. The data show that the Rnb polypeptide can disengage from its substrate upon stalling at a region of secondary structure and reassociate with a new free 3'-end. The stalled substrate formed by the dissociation event cannot compete for the Rnb polypeptide, demonstrating that duplexed RNAs lacking 10 protruding unpaired nucleotides are not substrates for RNase II. In addition, RNA that has been previously trimmed back to a region of secondary structure with purified Rnb polypeptide is not a substrate for polynucleotide phosphorylase-like activity in crude extracts. The implications for mRNA degradation and the proposed role for RNase II as a repressor of degradation are discussed.
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- G A Coburn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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McDowall KJ, Kaberdin VR, Wu SW, Cohen SN, Lin-Chao S. Site-specific RNase E cleavage of oligonucleotides and inhibition by stem-loops. Nature 1995; 374:287-90. [PMID: 7533896 DOI: 10.1038/374287a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The enzyme RNase E (ref. 1) cuts RNA at specific sites within single-stranded segments. The role of adjacent regions of secondary structure in such cleavages is controversial. Here we report that 10-13-nucleotide oligomers lacking any stem-loop but containing the RNase E-cleaved sequence of RNA I, the antisense repressor of replication of ColE1-type plasmids, are cut at the same phosphodiester bond as, and 20 times more efficiently than, RNA I. These findings indicate that, contrary to previous proposals, stem-loops do not serve as entry sites for RNase E, but instead limit cleavage at potentially susceptible sites. Cleavage was reduced further by mutations in a non-adjacent stem-loop, suggesting that distant conformational changes can also affect enzyme access. Modulation of RNase E cleavages by stem-loop regions and to a lesser extent by higher-order structure may explain why this enzyme, which does not have stringent sequence specificity, cleaves complex RNAs at a limited number of sites.
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- K J McDowall
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305
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Xue GP, Denman SE, Glassop D, Johnson JS, Dierens LM, Gobius KS, Aylward JH. Modification of a xylanase cDNA isolated from an anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix patriciarum for high-level expression in Escherichia coli. J Biotechnol 1995; 38:269-77. [PMID: 7765876 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(94)00133-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A Neocallimastix patriciarum xylanase cDNA with the core coding sequence essentially identical to xynA was isolated and modified for high-level expression in Escherichia coli. The xylanase cDNA was truncated into individual catalytic domains, which were modified at the N-terminus. These modified xylanases were synthesised as non-fusion proteins under the control of the tac promoter. High-level expression was obtained with the modified domain II construct, accounting for approx. 25% of total cellular protein. However, with the same vector and expression cassette, expression levels of constructs containing domain I or domains I and II fused in tandem were very low. RNA analysis revealed that the striking difference in expression levels of these three constructs was not due to transcription efficiency, but was mainly related to transcript stability. Further analysis of the domain II construct revealed that the high-level expression of the domain II xylanase was largely attributed to the presence of a favourable N-terminal coding sequence, as mutation at the N-terminus of the domain II dramatically reduced the expression level. The modified domain II xylanase produced in E. coli had a specific activity of 1229 U mg-1 protein at pH 7 and 50 degrees C without purification. The availability of a recombinant fungal xylanase with high specific activity and in high yield offers a potentially attractive source of xylanase for industrial applications.
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- G P Xue
- CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures, St. Lucia, Qld, Australia
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Ruckman J, Ringquist S, Brody E, Gold L. The bacteriophage T4 regB ribonuclease. Stimulation of the purified enzyme by ribosomal protein S1. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)47069-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Rapaport LR, Mackie GA. Influence of translational efficiency on the stability of the mRNA for ribosomal protein S20 in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:992-8. [PMID: 8106342 PMCID: PMC205149 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.4.992-998.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A set of plasmids was constructed so as to contain point mutations which limit the efficiency and/or extent of translation of the gene for ribosomal protein S20. These plasmids were transformed into strains carrying mutations in the genes for polynucleotide phosphorylase (pnp-7), RNase E (rne-1), or both. Subsequently, the effect of translational efficiency on mRNA abundance and chemical half-life was determined. The data indicated that mutations altering translational efficiency also affected mRNA levels over a 10-fold range. This variation in mRNA abundance occurred independently of mutations in either RNase E or polynucleotide phosphorylase, both of which determine the stability of the S20 mRNAs. Moreover, a mutation at codon 15 which caused premature termination of translation of the S20 mRNA did not significantly reduce its stability in different genetic backgrounds. We propose a model in which initiation of translation competes for early steps in mRNA turnover, which could be the binding of RNase E itself or as a complex to one or more sites near the 5' terminus of the S20 mRNA.
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- L R Rapaport
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Sloan SB, Weisberg RA. Use of a gene encoding a suppressor tRNA as a reporter of transcription: analyzing the action of the Nun protein of bacteriophage HK022. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:9842-6. [PMID: 8234323 PMCID: PMC47668 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.21.9842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The Nun protein of phage HK022 blocks the expression of genes that lie downstream of the nut sites of phage lambda. Nun is believed to act by promoting premature termination of transcription at or near these sites. To test this hypothesis and to facilitate mapping the sites of termination, we inserted a gene encoding a suppressor tRNA immediately downstream of the lambda nutL site and determined the effect of Nun on tRNA level. We found that Nun severely reduced the accumulation of mature, biologically active tRNA and promoted the accumulation of short, promoter-proximal transcripts whose 3' ends were dispersed over a 100-nucleotide region downstream of nutL. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that Nun terminates transcription within the region immediately downstream of nutL and are inconsistent with the hypothesis that the only action of Nun is to prevent translation of genes located downstream of the nut site. The stability, small size, and easily assayable biological function of suppressor tRNA recommend it as a reporter of transcription in other systems.
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MESH Headings
- Bacteriophage lambda/genetics
- Bacteriophage lambda/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Cloning, Molecular
- Coliphages/genetics
- Coliphages/metabolism
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Suppressor
- Genes, Viral
- Genotype
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Plasmids
- RNA, Transfer, Gly/biosynthesis
- RNA, Transfer, Gly/genetics
- Restriction Mapping
- Suppression, Genetic
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
- Viral Proteins/metabolism
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- S B Sloan
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Cormack RS, Genereaux JL, Mackie GA. RNase E activity is conferred by a single polypeptide: overexpression, purification, and properties of the ams/rne/hmp1 gene product. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:9006-10. [PMID: 8415644 PMCID: PMC47490 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.19.9006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Ribonuclease E, an enzyme that processes pre-5S rRNA from its precursor, is now believed to be the major endoribonuclease participating in mRNA turnover in Escherichia coli. The product of the ams/rne/hmp1 gene, which is required for RNase E activity, was overexpressed, purified to near homogeneity by electroelution from an SDS/polyacrylamide gel, and renatured. The purified polypeptide possesses nucleolytic activity in vitro with a specificity identical to that observed for crude RNase E preparations. In addition, both UV crosslinking and RNA-protein blotting unambiguously showed that the Ams/Rne/Hmp1 polypeptide has a high affinity for RNA. Our results demonstrate that RNase E activity is directly attributable to, and is an inherent property of, an RNA-binding protein, the ams/rne/hmp1 gene product.
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- R S Cormack
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Soto M, Requena J, Garcia M, Gómez L, Navarrete I, Alonso C. Genomic organization and expression of two independent gene arrays coding for two antigenic acidic ribosomal proteins of Leishmania. J Biol Chem 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(20)80617-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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