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Aseev LV, Koledinskaya LS, Boni IV. Extraribosomal Functions of Bacterial Ribosomal Proteins-An Update, 2023. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2957. [PMID: 38474204 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Ribosomal proteins (r-proteins) are abundant, highly conserved, and multifaceted cellular proteins in all domains of life. Most r-proteins have RNA-binding properties and can form protein-protein contacts. Bacterial r-proteins govern the co-transcriptional rRNA folding during ribosome assembly and participate in the formation of the ribosome functional sites, such as the mRNA-binding site, tRNA-binding sites, the peptidyl transferase center, and the protein exit tunnel. In addition to their primary role in a cell as integral components of the protein synthesis machinery, many r-proteins can function beyond the ribosome (the phenomenon known as moonlighting), acting either as individual regulatory proteins or in complexes with various cellular components. The extraribosomal activities of r-proteins have been studied over the decades. In the past decade, our understanding of r-protein functions has advanced significantly due to intensive studies on ribosomes and gene expression mechanisms not only in model bacteria like Escherichia coli or Bacillus subtilis but also in little-explored bacterial species from various phyla. The aim of this review is to update information on the multiple functions of r-proteins in bacteria.
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- Leonid V Aseev
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Interaction between Phage T4 Protein RIII and Host Ribosomal Protein S1 Inhibits Endoribonuclease RegB Activation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169483. [PMID: 36012768 PMCID: PMC9409239 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lytic viruses of bacteria (bacteriophages, phages) are intracellular parasites that take over hosts' biosynthetic processes for their propagation. Most of the knowledge on the host hijacking mechanisms has come from the studies of the lytic phage T4, which infects Escherichia coli. The integrity of T4 development is achieved by strict control over the host and phage processes and by adjusting them to the changing infection conditions. In this study, using in vitro and in vivo biochemical methods, we detected the direct interaction between the T4 protein RIII and ribosomal protein S1 of the host. Protein RIII is known as a cytoplasmic antiholin, which plays a role in the lysis inhibition function of T4. However, our results show that RIII also acts as a viral effector protein mainly targeting S1 RNA-binding domains that are central for all the activities of this multifunctional protein. We confirm that the S1-RIII interaction prevents the S1-dependent activation of endoribonuclease RegB. In addition, we propose that by modulating the multiple processes mediated by S1, RIII could act as a regulator of all stages of T4 infection including the lysis inhibition state.
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Lee K, Kang H. Roles of Organellar RNA-Binding Proteins in Plant Growth, Development, and Abiotic Stress Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124548. [PMID: 32604726 PMCID: PMC7352785 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Organellar gene expression (OGE) in chloroplasts and mitochondria is primarily modulated at post-transcriptional levels, including RNA processing, intron splicing, RNA stability, editing, and translational control. Nucleus-encoded Chloroplast or Mitochondrial RNA-Binding Proteins (nCMRBPs) are key regulatory factors that are crucial for the fine-tuned regulation of post-transcriptional RNA metabolism in organelles. Although the functional roles of nCMRBPs have been studied in plants, their cellular and physiological functions remain largely unknown. Nevertheless, existing studies that have characterized the functions of nCMRBP families, such as chloroplast ribosome maturation and splicing domain (CRM) proteins, pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins, DEAD-Box RNA helicase (DBRH) proteins, and S1-domain containing proteins (SDPs), have begun to shed light on the role of nCMRBPs in plant growth, development, and stress responses. Here, we review the latest research developments regarding the functional roles of organellar RBPs in RNA metabolism during growth, development, and abiotic stress responses in plants.
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- Kwanuk Lee
- Plant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
- Correspondence: (K.L.); (H.K.); Tel.: +49-157-8852-8990 (K.L.); +82-62-530-2181 (H.K.); Fax: +82-62-530-2079 (H.K.)
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- Department of Applied Biology and AgriBio Institute of Climate Change Management, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
- Correspondence: (K.L.); (H.K.); Tel.: +49-157-8852-8990 (K.L.); +82-62-530-2181 (H.K.); Fax: +82-62-530-2079 (H.K.)
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Discovery and evaluation of new compounds targeting ribosomal protein S1 in antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 196:112317. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lund PE, Chatterjee S, Daher M, Walter NG. Protein unties the pseudoknot: S1-mediated unfolding of RNA higher order structure. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:2107-2125. [PMID: 31832686 PMCID: PMC7038950 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz1166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ribosomal protein S1 plays important roles in the translation initiation step of many Escherichia coli mRNAs, particularly those with weak Shine-Dalgarno sequences or structured 5′ UTRs, in addition to a variety of cellular processes beyond the ribosome. In all cases, the RNA-binding activity of S1 is a central feature of its function. While sequence determinants of S1 affinity and many elements of the interactions of S1 with simple secondary structures are known, mechanistic details of the protein's interactions with RNAs of more complex secondary and tertiary structure are less understood. Here, we investigate the interaction of S1 with the well-characterized H-type pseudoknot of a class-I translational preQ1 riboswitch as a highly structured RNA model whose conformation and structural dynamics can be tuned by the addition of ligands of varying binding affinity, particularly preQ1, guanine, and 2,6-diaminopurine. Combining biochemical and single molecule fluorescence approaches, we show that S1 preferentially interacts with the less folded form of the pseudoknot and promotes a dynamic, partially unfolded conformation. The ability of S1 to unfold the RNA is inversely correlated with the structural stability of the pseudoknot. These mechanistic insights delineate the scope and limitations of S1-chaperoned unfolding of structured RNAs.
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- Paul E Lund
- Single Molecule Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Single Molecule Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Single Molecule Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Single Molecule Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Machulin AV, Deryusheva EI, Selivanova OM, Galzitskaya OV. The number of domains in the ribosomal protein S1 as a hallmark of the phylogenetic grouping of bacteria. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221370. [PMID: 31437214 PMCID: PMC6705787 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The family of ribosomal proteins S1 contains about 20% of all bacterial proteins including the S1 domain. An important feature of this family is multiple copies of structural domains in bacteria, the number of which changes in a strictly limited range from one to six. In this study, the automated exhaustive analysis of 1453 sequences of S1 allowed us to demonstrate that the number of domains in S1 is a distinctive characteristic for phylogenetic bacterial grouping in main phyla. 1453 sequences of S1 were identified in 25 out of 30 different phyla according to the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. About 62% of all records are identified as six-domain S1 proteins, which belong to phylum Proteobacteria. Four-domain S1 are identified mainly in proteins from phylum Firmicutes and Actinobacteria. Records belonging to these phyla are 33% of all records. The least represented two-domain S1 are about 0.6% of all records. The third and fourth domains for the most representative four- and six-domain S1 have the highest percentage of identity with the S1 domain from polynucleotide phosphorylase and S1 domains from one-domain S1. In addition, for these groups, the central part of S1 (the third domain) is more conserved than the terminal domains.
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- Andrey V. Machulin
- Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute for Biological Instrumentation, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Qureshi NS, Bains JK, Sreeramulu S, Schwalbe H, Fürtig B. Conformational switch in the ribosomal protein S1 guides unfolding of structured RNAs for translation initiation. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:10917-10929. [PMID: 30124944 PMCID: PMC6237739 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Initiation of bacterial translation requires that the ribosome-binding site in mRNAs adopts single-stranded conformations. In Gram-negative bacteria the ribosomal protein S1 (rS1) is a key player in resolving of structured elements in mRNAs. However, the exact mechanism of how rS1 unfolds persistent secondary structures in the translation initiation region (TIR) is still unknown. Here, we show by NMR spectroscopy that Vibrio vulnificus rS1 displays a unique architecture of its mRNA-binding domains, where domains D3 and D4 provide the mRNA-binding platform and cover the nucleotide binding length of the full-length rS1. D5 significantly increases rS1’s chaperone activity, although it displays structural heterogeneity both in isolation and in presence of the other domains, albeit to varying degrees. The heterogeneity is induced by the switch between the two equilibrium conformations and is triggered by an order-to-order transition of two mutually exclusive secondary structures (β-strand-to-α-helix) of the ‘AERERI’ sequence. The conformational switching is exploited for melting of structured 5′-UTR’s, as the conformational heterogeneity of D5 can compensate the entropic penalty of complex formation. Our data thus provides a detailed understanding of the intricate coupling of protein and RNA folding dynamics enabling translation initiation of structured mRNAs.
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- Nusrat Shahin Qureshi
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60438, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60438, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60438, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60438, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60438, Germany
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Structure of a hibernating 100S ribosome reveals an inactive conformation of the ribosomal protein S1. Nat Microbiol 2018; 3:1115-1121. [PMID: 30177741 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0237-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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To survive under conditions of stress, such as nutrient deprivation, bacterial 70S ribosomes dimerize to form hibernating 100S particles1. In γ-proteobacteria, such as Escherichia coli, 100S formation requires the ribosome modulation factor (RMF) and the hibernation promoting factor (HPF)2-4. Here we present single-particle cryo-electron microscopy structures of hibernating 70S and 100S particles isolated from stationary-phase E. coli cells at 3.0 Å and 7.9 Å resolution, respectively. The structures reveal the binding sites for HPF and RMF as well as the unexpected presence of deacylated E-site transfer RNA and ribosomal protein bS1. HPF interacts with the anticodon-stem-loop of the E-tRNA and occludes the binding site for the messenger RNA as well as A- and P-site tRNAs. RMF facilitates stabilization of a compact conformation of bS1, which together sequester the anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequence of the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), thereby inhibiting translation initiation. At the dimerization interface, the C-terminus of uS2 probes the mRNA entrance channel of the symmetry-related particle, thus suggesting that dimerization inactivates ribosomes by blocking the binding of mRNA within the channel. The back-to-back E. coli 100S arrangement is distinct from 100S particles observed previously in Gram-positive bacteria5-8, and reveals a unique role for bS1 in translation regulation.
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Loveland AB, Korostelev AA. Structural dynamics of protein S1 on the 70S ribosome visualized by ensemble cryo-EM. Methods 2017; 137:55-66. [PMID: 29247757 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial ribosomal protein S1 is the largest and highly flexible protein of the 30S subunit, and one of a few core ribosomal proteins for which a complete structure is lacking. S1 is thought to participate in transcription and translation. Best understood is the role of S1 in facilitating translation of mRNAs with structured 5' UTRs. Here, we present cryo-EM analyses of the 70S ribosome that reveal multiple conformations of S1. Based on comparison of several 3D maximum likelihood classification approaches in Frealign, we propose a streamlined strategy for visualizing a highly dynamic component of a large macromolecular assembly that itself exhibits high compositional and conformational heterogeneity. The resulting maps show how S1 docks at the ribosomal protein S2 near the mRNA exit channel. The globular OB-fold domains sample a wide area around the mRNA exit channel and interact with mobile tails of proteins S6 and S18. S1 also interacts with the mRNA entrance channel, where an OB-fold domain can be localized near S3 and S5. Our analyses suggest that S1 cooperates with other ribosomal proteins to form a dynamic mesh near the mRNA exit and entrance channels to modulate the binding, folding and movement of mRNA.
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- Anna B Loveland
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Fan Y, Dai Y, Hou M, Wang H, Yao H, Guo C, Lin D, Liao X. Structural basis for ribosome protein S1 interaction with RNA in trans-translation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 487:268-273. [PMID: 28412369 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ribosomal protein S1 (RpsA), the largest 30S protein in ribosome, plays a significant role in translation and trans-translation. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the C-terminus of RpsA is known as tuberculosis drug target of pyrazinoic acid, which inhibits the interaction between MtRpsA and tmRNA in trans-translation. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the interaction of MtRpsA with tmRNA remains unknown. We herein analyzed the interaction of the C-terminal domain of MtRpsA with three RNA fragments poly(A), sMLD and pre-sMLD. NMR titration analysis revealed that the RNA binding sites on MtRpsACTD are mainly located in the β2, β3 and β5 strands and the adjacent L3 loop of the S1 domain. Fluorescence experiments determined the MtRpsACTD binding to RNAs are in the micromolar affinity range. Sequence analysis also revealed conserved residues in the mapped RNA binding region. Residues L304, V305, G308, F310, H322, I323, R357 and I358 were verified to be the key residues influencing the interaction between MtRpsACTD and pre-sMLD. Molecular docking further confirmed that the poly(A)-like sequence and sMLD of tmRNA are all involved in the protein-RNA interaction, through charged interaction and hydrogen bonds. The results will be beneficial for designing new anti-tuberculosis drugs.
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- Yi Fan
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Duval M, Marenna A, Chevalier C, Marzi S. Site-Directed Chemical Probing to map transient RNA/protein interactions. Methods 2016; 117:48-58. [PMID: 28027957 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 12/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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RNA-protein interactions are at the bases of many biological processes, forming either tight and stable functional ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes (i.e. the ribosome) or transitory ones, such as the complexes involving RNA chaperone proteins. To localize the sites where a protein interacts on an RNA molecule, a common simple and inexpensive biochemical method is the footprinting technique. The protein leaves its footprint on the RNA acting as a shield to protect the regions of interaction from chemical modification or cleavages obtained with chemical or enzymatic nucleases. This method has proven its efficiency to study in vitro the organization of stable RNA-protein complexes. Nevertheless, when the protein binds the RNA very dynamically, with high off-rates, protections are very often difficult to observe. For the analysis of these transient complexes, we describe an alternative strategy adapted from the Site Directed Chemical Probing (SDCP) approach and we compare it with classical footprinting. SDCP relies on the modification of the RNA binding protein to tether an RNA probe (usually Fe-EDTA) to specific protein positions. Local cleavages on the regions of interaction can be used to localize the protein and position its domains on the RNA molecule. This method has been used in the past to monitor stable complexes; we provide here a detailed protocol and a practical example of its application to the study of Escherichia coli RNA chaperone protein S1 and its transitory complexes with mRNAs.
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- Mélodie Duval
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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Gao R, Yu K, Nie J, Lian T, Jin J, Liljas A, Su XD. Deep sequencing reveals global patterns of mRNA recruitment during translation initiation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30170. [PMID: 27460773 PMCID: PMC4962057 DOI: 10.1038/srep30170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In this work, we developed a method to systematically study the sequence preference of mRNAs during translation initiation. Traditionally, the dynamic process of translation initiation has been studied at the single molecule level with limited sequencing possibility. Using deep sequencing techniques, we identified the sequence preference at different stages of the initiation complexes. Our results provide a comprehensive and dynamic view of the initiation elements in the translation initiation region (TIR), including the S1 binding sequence, the Shine-Dalgarno (SD)/anti-SD interaction and the second codon, at the equilibrium of different initiation complexes. Moreover, our experiments reveal the conformational changes and regional dynamics throughout the dynamic process of mRNA recruitment.
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- Rong Gao
- Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC), and State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC), and State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC), and State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC), and State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC), and State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC), and State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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PBR1 selectively controls biogenesis of photosynthetic complexes by modulating translation of the large chloroplast gene Ycf1 in Arabidopsis. Cell Discov 2016; 2:16003. [PMID: 27462450 PMCID: PMC4870678 DOI: 10.1038/celldisc.2016.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The biogenesis of photosystem I (PSI), cytochrome b6f (Cytb6f) and NADH dehydrogenase (NDH) complexes relies on the spatially and temporally coordinated expression and translation of both nuclear and chloroplast genes. Here we report the identification of photosystem biogenesis regulator 1 (PBR1), a nuclear-encoded chloroplast RNA-binding protein that regulates the concerted biogenesis of NDH, PSI and Cytb6f complexes. We identified Ycf1, one of the two largest chloroplast genome-encoded open reading frames as the direct downstream target protein of PBR1. Biochemical and molecular analyses reveal that PBR1 regulates Ycf1 translation by directly binding to its mRNA. Surprisingly, we further demonstrate that relocation of the chloroplast gene Ycf1 fused with a plastid-transit sequence to the nucleus bypasses the requirement of PBR1 for Ycf1 translation, which sufficiently complements the defects in biogenesis of NDH, PSI and Cytb6f complexes in PBR1-deficient plants. Remarkably, the nuclear-encoded PBR1 tightly controls the expression of the chloroplast gene Ycf1 at the translational level, which is sufficient to sustain the coordinated biogenesis of NDH, PSI and Cytb6f complexes as a whole. Our findings provide deep insights into better understanding of how a predominant nuclear-encoded factor can act as a migratory mediator and undergoes selective translational regulation of the target plastid gene in controlling biogenesis of photosynthetic complexes.
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Lee K, Kang H. Emerging Roles of RNA-Binding Proteins in Plant Growth, Development, and Stress Responses. Mol Cells 2016; 39:179-85. [PMID: 26831454 PMCID: PMC4794599 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.2359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Posttranscriptional regulation of RNA metabolism, including RNA processing, intron splicing, editing, RNA export, and decay, is increasingly regarded as an essential step for fine-tuning the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are central regulatory factors controlling posttranscriptional RNA metabolism during plant growth, development, and stress responses. Although functional roles of diverse RBPs in living organisms have been determined during the last decades, our understanding of the functional roles of RBPs in plants is lagging far behind our understanding of those in other organisms, including animals, bacteria, and viruses. However, recent functional analysis of multiple RBP family members involved in plant RNA metabolism and elucidation of the mechanistic roles of RBPs shed light on the cellular roles of diverse RBPs in growth, development, and stress responses of plants. In this review, we will discuss recent studies demonstrating the emerging roles of multiple RBP family members that play essential roles in RNA metabolism during plant growth, development, and stress responses.
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- Kwanuk Lee
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757,
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757,
Korea
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Gytz H, Mohr D, Seweryn P, Yoshimura Y, Kutlubaeva Z, Dolman F, Chelchessa B, Chetverin AB, Mulder FAA, Brodersen DE, Knudsen CR. Structural basis for RNA-genome recognition during bacteriophage Qβ replication. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:10893-906. [PMID: 26578560 PMCID: PMC4678825 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Upon infection of Escherichia coli by bacteriophage Qβ, the virus-encoded β-subunit recruits host translation elongation factors EF-Tu and EF-Ts and ribosomal protein S1 to form the Qβ replicase holoenzyme complex, which is responsible for amplifying the Qβ (+)-RNA genome. Here, we use X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, as well as sequence conservation, surface electrostatic potential and mutational analyses to decipher the roles of the β-subunit and the first two oligonucleotide-oligosaccharide-binding domains of S1 (OB1–2) in the recognition of Qβ (+)-RNA by the Qβ replicase complex. We show how three basic residues of the β subunit form a patch located adjacent to the OB2 domain, and use NMR spectroscopy to demonstrate for the first time that OB2 is able to interact with RNA. Neutralization of the basic residues by mutagenesis results in a loss of both the phage infectivity in vivo and the ability of Qβ replicase to amplify the genomic RNA in vitro. In contrast, replication of smaller replicable RNAs is not affected. Taken together, our data suggest that the β-subunit and protein S1 cooperatively bind the (+)-stranded Qβ genome during replication initiation and provide a foundation for understanding template discrimination during replication initiation.
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- Heidi Gytz
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Protein Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Protein Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Functional Importance of Mobile Ribosomal Proteins. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:539238. [PMID: 26457300 PMCID: PMC4592705 DOI: 10.1155/2015/539238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Although the dynamic motions and peptidyl transferase activity seem to be embedded in the rRNAs, the ribosome contains more than 50 ribosomal proteins (r-proteins), whose functions remain largely elusive. Also, the precise forms of some of these r-proteins, as being part of the ribosome, are not structurally solved due to their high flexibility, which hinders the efforts in their functional elucidation. Owing to recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy, single-molecule techniques, and theoretical modeling, much has been learned about the dynamics of these r-proteins. Surprisingly, allosteric regulations have been found in between spatially separated components as distant as those in the opposite sides of the ribosome. Here, we focus on the functional roles and intricate regulations of the mobile L1 and L12 stalks and L9 and S1 proteins. Conformational flexibility also enables versatile functions for r-proteins beyond translation. The arrangement of r-proteins may be under evolutionary pressure that fine-tunes mass distributions for optimal structural dynamics and catalytic activity of the ribosome.
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Han JH, Lee K, Lee KH, Jung S, Jeon Y, Pai HS, Kang H. A nuclear-encoded chloroplast-targeted S1 RNA-binding domain protein affects chloroplast rRNA processing and is crucial for the normal growth of Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 83:277-89. [PMID: 26031782 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Despite the fact that a variety of nuclear-encoded RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are targeted to the chloroplast and play essential roles during post-transcriptional RNA metabolism in the chloroplast, the physiological roles of the majority of chloroplast-targeted RBPs remain elusive. Here, we investigated the functional role of a nuclear-encoded S1 domain-containing RBP, designated SDP, in the growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Confocal analysis of the SDP-green fluorescent protein revealed that SDP was localized to the chloroplast. The loss-of-function sdp mutant displayed retarded seed germination and pale-green phenotypes, and grew smaller than the wild-type plants. Chlorophyll a content and photosynthetic activity of the sdp mutant were much lower than those of wild-type plants, and the structures of the chloroplast and the prolamellar body were abnormal in the sdp mutant. The processing of rRNAs in the chloroplast was defective in the sdp mutant, and SDP was able to bind chloroplast 23S, 16S, 5S and 4.5S rRNAs. Notably, SDP possesses RNA chaperone activity. Transcript levels of the nuclear genes involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis were altered in the sdp mutant. Collectively, these results suggest that chloroplast-targeted SDP harboring RNA chaperone activity affects rRNA processing, chloroplast biogenesis and photosynthetic activity, which is crucial for normal growth of Arabidopsis.
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- Ji Hoon Han
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea
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- Department of Wood Science and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea
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Giraud P, Créchet JB, Uzan M, Bontems F, Sizun C. Resonance assignment of the ribosome binding domain of E. coli ribosomal protein S1. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2015; 9:107-111. [PMID: 24682851 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-014-9554-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ribosomal protein S1 is an essential actor for protein synthesis in Escherichia coli. It is involved in mRNA recruitment by the 30S ribosomal subunit and recognition of the correct start codon during translation initiation. E. coli S1 is a modular protein that contains six repeats of an S1 motif, which have distinct functions despite structural homology. Whereas the three central repeats have been shown to be involved in mRNA recognition, the two first repeats that constitute the N-terminal domain of S1 are responsible for binding to the 30S subunit. Here we report the almost complete (1)H, (13)C and (15)N resonance assignment of two fragments of the 30S binding region of S1. The first fragment comprises only the first repeat. The second corresponds to the entire ribosome binding domain. Since S1 is absent from all high resolution X-ray structures of prokaryotic ribosomes, these data provide a first step towards atomic level structural characterization of this domain by NMR. Chemical shift analysis of the first repeat provides evidence for structural divergence from the canonical OB-fold of an S1 motif. In contrast the second domain displays the expected topology for an S1 motif, which rationalizes the functional specialization of the two subdomains.
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- Pierre Giraud
- CNRS UPR 2301, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Yang J, Liu Y, Bi J, Cai Q, Liao X, Li W, Guo C, Zhang Q, Lin T, Zhao Y, Wang H, Liu J, Zhang X, Lin D. Structural basis for targeting the ribosomal protein S1 ofMycobacterium tuberculosisby pyrazinamide. Mol Microbiol 2015; 95:791-803. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Juanjuan Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering; School of Life Sciences; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology; School of Life Sciences; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361102 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology; School of Life Sciences; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361102 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology; School of Life Sciences; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361102 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering; School of Life Sciences; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering; School of Life Sciences; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
- Department of Molecular Genetics; University of Toronto; Toronto ON M5S1A8 Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering; School of Life Sciences; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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Byrgazov K, Grishkovskaya I, Arenz S, Coudevylle N, Temmel H, Wilson DN, Djinovic-Carugo K, Moll I. Structural basis for the interaction of protein S1 with the Escherichia coli ribosome. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:661-73. [PMID: 25510494 PMCID: PMC4288201 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In Gram-negative bacteria, the multi-domain protein S1 is essential for translation initiation, as it recruits the mRNA and facilitates its localization in the decoding centre. In sharp contrast to its functional importance, S1 is still lacking from the high-resolution structures available for Escherichia coli and Thermus thermophilus ribosomes and thus the molecular mechanism governing the S1-ribosome interaction has still remained elusive. Here, we present the structure of the N-terminal S1 domain D1 when bound to the ribosome at atomic resolution by using a combination of NMR, X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. Together with biochemical assays, the structure reveals that S1 is anchored to the ribosome primarily via a stabilizing π-stacking interaction within the short but conserved N-terminal segment that is flexibly connected to domain D1. This interaction is further stabilized by salt bridges involving the zinc binding pocket of protein S2. Overall, this work provides one hitherto enigmatic piece in the 'ribosome puzzle', namely the detailed molecular insight into the topology of the S1-ribosome interface. Moreover, our data suggest novel mechanisms that have the potential to modulate protein synthesis in response to environmental cues by changing the affinity of S1 for the ribosome.
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- Konstantin Byrgazov
- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohrgasse 9/4, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry and Center for integrated Protein Science Munich (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohrgasse 9/4, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry and Center for integrated Protein Science Munich (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, A-1030 Vienna, Austria Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohrgasse 9/4, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Duval M, Korepanov A, Fuchsbauer O, Fechter P, Haller A, Fabbretti A, Choulier L, Micura R, Klaholz BP, Romby P, Springer M, Marzi S. Escherichia coli ribosomal protein S1 unfolds structured mRNAs onto the ribosome for active translation initiation. PLoS Biol 2013; 11:e1001731. [PMID: 24339747 PMCID: PMC3858243 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Regulation of translation initiation is well appropriate to adapt cell growth in response to stress and environmental changes. Many bacterial mRNAs adopt structures in their 5' untranslated regions that modulate the accessibility of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Structured mRNAs interact with the 30S in a two-step process where the docking of a folded mRNA precedes an accommodation step. Here, we used a combination of experimental approaches in vitro (kinetic of mRNA unfolding and binding experiments to analyze mRNA-protein or mRNA-ribosome complexes, toeprinting assays to follow the formation of ribosomal initiation complexes) and in vivo (genetic) to monitor the action of ribosomal protein S1 on the initiation of structured and regulated mRNAs. We demonstrate that r-protein S1 endows the 30S with an RNA chaperone activity that is essential for the docking and the unfolding of structured mRNAs, and for the correct positioning of the initiation codon inside the decoding channel. The first three OB-fold domains of S1 retain all its activities (mRNA and 30S binding, RNA melting activity) on the 30S subunit. S1 is not required for all mRNAs and acts differently on mRNAs according to the signals present at their 5' ends. This work shows that S1 confers to the ribosome dynamic properties to initiate translation of a large set of mRNAs with diverse structural features.
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- Mélodie Duval
- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS UPR9073, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology MCA, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- CNRS UMR 7213, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UMR 7104-CNRS, U964-INSERM, Illkirch, France; and Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS UPR9073, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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Ribosomal protein S1 unwinds double-stranded RNA in multiple steps. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:14458-63. [PMID: 22908248 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208950109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The sequence and secondary structure of the 5'-end of mRNAs regulate translation by controlling ribosome initiation on the mRNA. Ribosomal protein S1 is crucial for ribosome initiation on many natural mRNAs, particularly for those with structured 5'-ends, or with no or weak Shine-Dalgarno sequences. Besides a critical role in translation, S1 has been implicated in several other cellular processes, such as transcription recycling, and the rescuing of stalled ribosomes by tmRNA. The mechanisms of S1 functions are still elusive but have been widely considered to be linked to the affinity of S1 for single-stranded RNA and its corresponding destabilization of mRNA secondary structures. Here, using optical tweezers techniques, we demonstrate that S1 promotes RNA unwinding by binding to the single-stranded RNA formed transiently during the thermal breathing of the RNA base pairs and that S1 dissociation results in RNA rezipping. We measured the dependence of the RNA unwinding and rezipping rates on S1 concentration, and the force applied to the ends of the RNA. We found that each S1 binds 10 nucleotides of RNA in a multistep fashion implying that S1 can facilitate ribosome initiation on structured mRNA by first binding to the single strand next to an RNA duplex structure ("stand-by site") before subsequent binding leads to RNA unwinding. Unwinding by multiple small substeps is much less rate limited by thermal breathing than unwinding in a single step. Thus, a multistep scheme greatly expedites S1 unwinding of an RNA structure compared to a single-step mode.
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Receveur-Brechot V, Durand D. How random are intrinsically disordered proteins? A small angle scattering perspective. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2012; 13:55-75. [PMID: 22044150 PMCID: PMC3394175 DOI: 10.2174/138920312799277901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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While the crucial role of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in the cell cycle is now recognized, deciphering their molecular mode of action at the structural level still remains highly challenging and requires a combination of many biophysical approaches. Among them, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) has been extremely successful in the last decade and has become an indispensable technique for addressing many of the fundamental questions regarding the activities of IDPs. After introducing some experimental issues specific to IDPs and in relation to the latest technical developments, this article presents the interest of the theory of polymer physics to evaluate the flexibility of fully disordered proteins. The different strategies to obtain 3-dimensional models of IDPs, free in solution and associated in a complex, are then reviewed. Indeed, recent computational advances have made it possible to readily extract maximum information from the scattering curve with a special emphasis on highly flexible systems, such as multidomain proteins and IDPs. Furthermore, integrated computational approaches now enable the generation of ensembles of conformers to translate the unique flexible characteristics of IDPs by taking into consideration the constraints of more and more various complementary experiment. In particular, a combination of SAXS with high-resolution techniques, such as x-ray crystallography and NMR, allows us to provide reliable models and to gain unique structural insights about the protein over multiple structural scales. The latest neutron scattering experiments also promise new advances in the study of the conformational changes of macromolecules involving more complex systems.
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Multiple activities of RNA-binding proteins S1 and Hfq. Biochimie 2012; 94:1544-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Yang M, Chen Y, Zhou Y, Wang L, Zhang H, Bi LJ, Zhang XE. MSMEG_2731, an uncharacterized nucleic acid binding protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis, physically interacts with RPS1. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36666. [PMID: 22590585 PMCID: PMC3348880 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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While the M. smegmatis genome has been sequenced, only a small portion of the genes have been characterized experimentally. Here, we purify and characterize MSMEG_2731, a conserved hypothetical alanine and arginine rich M. smegmatis protein. Using ultracentrifugation, we show that MSMEG_2731 is a monomer in vitro. MSMEG_2731 exists at a steady level throughout the M. smegmatis life-cycle. Combining results from pull-down techniques and LS-MS/MS, we show that MSMEG_2731 interacts with ribosomal protein S1. The existence of this interaction was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation. We also show that MSMEG_2731 can bind ssDNA, dsDNA and RNA in vitro. Based on the interactions of MSMEG_2731 with RPS1 and RNA, we propose that MSMEG_2731 is involved in the transcription-translation process in vivo.
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- Mingzhang Yang
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (L-JB); (X-EZ)
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- * E-mail: (L-JB); (X-EZ)
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Yu HD, Yang XF, Chen ST, Wang YT, Li JK, Shen Q, Liu XL, Guo FQ. Downregulation of chloroplast RPS1 negatively modulates nuclear heat-responsive expression of HsfA2 and its target genes in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002669. [PMID: 22570631 PMCID: PMC3342936 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Heat stress commonly leads to inhibition of photosynthesis in higher plants. The transcriptional induction of heat stress-responsive genes represents the first line of inducible defense against imbalances in cellular homeostasis. Although heat stress transcription factor HsfA2 and its downstream target genes are well studied, the regulatory mechanisms by which HsfA2 is activated in response to heat stress remain elusive. Here, we show that chloroplast ribosomal protein S1 (RPS1) is a heat-responsive protein and functions in protein biosynthesis in chloroplast. Knockdown of RPS1 expression in the rps1 mutant nearly eliminates the heat stress-activated expression of HsfA2 and its target genes, leading to a considerable loss of heat tolerance. We further confirm the relationship existed between the downregulation of RPS1 expression and the loss of heat tolerance by generating RNA interference-transgenic lines of RPS1. Consistent with the notion that the inhibited activation of HsfA2 in response to heat stress in the rps1 mutant causes heat-susceptibility, we further demonstrate that overexpression of HsfA2 with a viral promoter leads to constitutive expressions of its target genes in the rps1 mutant, which is sufficient to reestablish lost heat tolerance and recovers heat-susceptible thylakoid stability to wild-type levels. Our findings reveal a heat-responsive retrograde pathway in which chloroplast translation capacity is a critical factor in heat-responsive activation of HsfA2 and its target genes required for cellular homeostasis under heat stress. Thus, RPS1 is an essential yet previously unknown determinant involved in retrograde activation of heat stress responses in higher plants.
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- The National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and National Center for Plant Gene Research (Shanghai), Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Byrgazov K, Manoharadas S, Kaberdina AC, Vesper O, Moll I. Direct interaction of the N-terminal domain of ribosomal protein S1 with protein S2 in Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2012; 7:e32702. [PMID: 22412910 PMCID: PMC3296737 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite of the high resolution structure available for the E. coli ribosome, hitherto the structure and localization of the essential ribosomal protein S1 on the 30 S subunit still remains to be elucidated. It was previously reported that protein S1 binds to the ribosome via protein-protein interaction at the two N-terminal domains. Moreover, protein S2 was shown to be required for binding of protein S1 to the ribosome. Here, we present evidence that the N-terminal domain of S1 (amino acids 1-106; S1(106)) is necessary and sufficient for the interaction with protein S2 as well as for ribosome binding. We show that over production of protein S1(106) affects E. coli growth by displacing native protein S1 from its binding pocket on the ribosome. In addition, our data reveal that the coiled-coil domain of protein S2 (S2α(2)) is sufficient to allow protein S1 to bind to the ribosome. Taken together, these data uncover the crucial elements required for the S1/S2 interaction, which is pivotal for translation initiation on canonical mRNAs in gram-negative bacteria. The results are discussed in terms of a model wherein the S1/S2 interaction surface could represent a possible target to modulate the selectivity of the translational machinery and thereby alter the translational program under distinct conditions.
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- Konstantin Byrgazov
- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Evrard G, Mareuil F, Bontems F, Sizun C, Perez J. DADIMODO: a program for refining the structure of multidomain proteins and complexes against small-angle scattering data and NMR-derived restraints. J Appl Crystallogr 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0021889811035758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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DADIMODOis a program for refining atomic models of multidomain proteins or complexes against small-angle X-ray scattering data. Interdomain distance and orientational restraints, such as those derived from NMR measurements, can be included in the optimization process. While domain structures are mainly kept rigid, flexible regions can be user defined. Stepwise generic conformational changes, specified by the user, are applied cyclically in a stochastic optimization algorithm that performs a search in the protein conformation space. The convergence for this genetic algorithm is driven by an adaptable selection pressure. The algorithmic structure guarantees that a physically acceptable full atomic model of the structure is present at all stages of the optimization. A graphical user interface ensures user-friendly handling.
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The Ribosome Binding Site (RBS) Calculator is a design method for predicting and controlling translation initiation and protein expression in bacteria. The method can predict the rate of translation initiation for every start codon in an mRNA transcript. The method may also optimize a synthetic RBS sequence to achieve a targeted translation initiation rate. Using the RBS Calculator, a protein coding sequence's translation rate may be rationally controlled across a 100,000+ fold range. We begin by providing an overview of the potential biotechnology applications of the RBS Calculator, including the optimization of synthetic metabolic pathways and genetic circuits. We then detail the definitions, methodologies, and algorithms behind the RBS Calculator's thermodynamic model and optimization method. Finally, we outline a protocol for precisely measuring steady-state fluorescent protein expression levels. These methods and protocols provide a clear explanation of the RBS Calculator and its uses.
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- Howard M Salis
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Macheboeuf P, Piuzzi M, Finet S, Bontems F, Pérez J, Dessen A, Vachette P. Solution X-ray scattering study of a full-length class A penicillin-binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 405:107-11. [PMID: 21216228 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 01/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) catalyze essential steps in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, the main component of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs can harbor two catalytic domains, namely the glycosyltransferase (GT) and transpeptidase (TP) activities, the latter being the target for β-lactam antibiotics. Despite the availability of structural information regarding bi-functional PBPs, little is known regarding the interaction and flexibility between the TP and GT domains. Here, we describe the structural characterization in solution by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) of PBP1b, a bi-functional PBP from Streptococcus pneumoniae. The molecule is present in solution as an elongated monomer. Refinement of internal coordinates starting from a homology model yields models in which the two domains are in an extended conformation without any mutual contact compatible with the existence of restricted mobility.
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- P Macheboeuf
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Bacterial Pathogenesis Group, UMR 5075 (CEA, CNRS, University Joseph Fourier-Grenoble I), Grenoble, France.
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Uzan M, Miller ES. Post-transcriptional control by bacteriophage T4: mRNA decay and inhibition of translation initiation. Virol J 2010; 7:360. [PMID: 21129205 PMCID: PMC3014915 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-7-360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Over 50 years of biological research with bacteriophage T4 includes notable discoveries in post-transcriptional control, including the genetic code, mRNA, and tRNA; the very foundations of molecular biology. In this review we compile the past 10 - 15 year literature on RNA-protein interactions with T4 and some of its related phages, with particular focus on advances in mRNA decay and processing, and on translational repression. Binding of T4 proteins RegB, RegA, gp32 and gp43 to their cognate target RNAs has been characterized. For several of these, further study is needed for an atomic-level perspective, where resolved structures of RNA-protein complexes are awaiting investigation. Other features of post-transcriptional control are also summarized. These include: RNA structure at translation initiation regions that either inhibit or promote translation initiation; programmed translational bypassing, where T4 orchestrates ribosome bypass of a 50 nucleotide mRNA sequence; phage exclusion systems that involve T4-mediated activation of a latent endoribonuclease (PrrC) and cofactor-assisted activation of EF-Tu proteolysis (Gol-Lit); and potentially important findings on ADP-ribosylation (by Alt and Mod enzymes) of ribosome-associated proteins that might broadly impact protein synthesis in the infected cell. Many of these problems can continue to be addressed with T4, whereas the growing database of T4-related phage genome sequences provides new resources and potentially new phage-host systems to extend the work into a broader biological, evolutionary context.
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- Marc Uzan
- Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7615, USA
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Anant S, Houchen CW, Pawar V, Ramalingam S. Role of RNA-Binding Proteins in Colorectal Carcinogenesis. CURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER REPORTS 2010; 6:68-73. [PMID: 20401169 DOI: 10.1007/s11888-010-0048-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play key roles in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. RBPs control various posttranscriptional events, including splicing, polyadenylation, mRNA stability, transport, and translation. It is becoming apparent that RBPs play a significant role in pathophysiologic conditions such as inflammation and cancer. More importantly, we and others have begun dissecting the role of mRNA stability and translation in regulating gene expression, dysregulation of which has serious consequences for the fate of the cell. In this article, we discuss this emerging area of posttranscriptional gene regulation and the role of RBPs in the aberrant expression of proteins in tumorigenesis.
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- Shrikant Anant
- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard WP1345, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA; Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Salah P, Bisaglia M, Aliprandi P, Uzan M, Sizun C, Bontems F. Probing the relationship between Gram-negative and Gram-positive S1 proteins by sequence analysis. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:5578-88. [PMID: 19605565 PMCID: PMC2760812 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli ribosomal protein S1 is required for the translation initiation of messenger RNAs, in particular when their Shine-Dalgarno sequence is degenerated. Closely related forms of the protein, composed of the same number of domains (six), are found in all Gram-negative bacteria. More distant proteins, generally formed of fewer domains, have been identified, by sequence similarities, in Gram-positive bacteria and are also termed 'S1 proteins'. However in the absence of functional information, it is generally difficult to ascertain their relationship with Gram-negative S1. In this article, we report the solution structure of the fourth and sixth domains of the E. coli protein S1 and show that it is possible to characterize their beta-barrel by a consensus sequence that allows a precise identification of all domains in Gram-negative and Gram-positive S1 proteins. In addition, we show that it is possible to discriminate between five domain types corresponding to the domains 1, 2, 3, 4-5 and 6 of E. coli S1 on the basis of their sequence. This enabled us to identify the nature of the domains present in Gram-positive proteins and, subsequently, to probe the filiations between all forms of S1.
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- Philippe Salah
- CNRS, Centre de Recherche CNRS de Gif-sur-Yvette FRC 3115, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Uzan M. RNA processing and decay in bacteriophage T4. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2009; 85:43-89. [PMID: 19215770 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)00802-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bacteriophage T4 is the archetype of virulent phage. It has evolved very efficient strategies to subvert host functions to its benefit and to impose the expression of its genome. T4 utilizes a combination of host and phage-encoded RNases and factors to degrade its mRNAs in a stage-dependent manner. The host endonuclease RNase E is used throughout the phage development. The sequence-specific, T4-encoded RegB endoribonuclease functions in association with the ribosomal protein S1 to functionally inactivate early transcripts and expedite their degradation. T4 polynucleotide kinase plays a role in this process. Later, the viral factor Dmd protects middle and late mRNAs from degradation by the host RNase LS. T4 codes for a set of eight tRNAs and two small, stable RNA of unknown function that may contribute to phage virulence. Their maturation is assured by host enzymes, but one phage factor, Cef, is required for the biogenesis of some of them. The tRNA gene cluster also codes for a homing DNA endonuclease, SegB, responsible for spreading the tRNA genes to other T4-related phage.
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- Marc Uzan
- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-Universites Paris, Paris, France
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Gabel F, Simon B, Nilges M, Petoukhov M, Svergun D, Sattler M. A structure refinement protocol combining NMR residual dipolar couplings and small angle scattering restraints. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2008; 41:199-208. [PMID: 18670889 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-008-9258-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present the implementation of a target function based on Small Angle Scattering data (Gabel et al. Eur Biophys J 35(4):313-327, 2006) into the Crystallography and NMR Systems (CNS) and demonstrate its utility in NMR structure calculations by simultaneous application of small angle scattering (SAS) and residual dipolar coupling (RDC) restraints. The efficiency and stability of the approach are demonstrated by reconstructing the structure of a two domain region of the 31 kDa nuclear export factor TAP (TIP-associated protein). Starting with the high resolution X-ray structures of the two individual TAP domains, the translational and orientational domain arrangement is refined simultaneously. We tested the stability of the protocol against variations of the SAS target parameters and the number of RDCs and their uncertainties. The activation of SAS restraints results in an improved translational clustering of the domain positions and lifts part of the fourfold degeneracy of their orientations (associated with a single alignment tensor). The resulting ensemble of structures reflects the conformational space that is consistent with the experimental SAS and RDC data. The SAS target function is computationally very efficient. SAS restraints can be activated at different levels of precision and only a limited SAS angular range is required. When combined with additional data from chemical shift perturbation, paramagnetic relaxation enhancement or mutational analysis the SAS refinement is an efficient approach for defining the topology of multi-domain and/or multimeric biomolecular complexes in solution based on available high resolution structures (NMR or X-ray) of the individual domains.
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- F Gabel
- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, EMBL, Meyerhofstrasse 1, Heidelberg, Germany
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