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sRNA-mediated RNA processing regulates bacterial cell division

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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
卷 49, 期 12, 页码 7035-7052

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab491

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  1. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Kl563/20, GRK 1384, GRK 2355]

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Tightly controlled cell division is crucial for most organisms' survival. The small non-coding sRNA StsR is shown to play a significant role in regulating cell division and growth in the alpha-proteobacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides. StsR interacts with UpsM and dcw mRNA to affect the level of dcw mRNA and ultimately limit growth.
Tight control of cell division is essential for survival of most organisms. For prokaryotes, the regulatory mechanisms involved in the control of cell division are mostly unknown. We show that the small non-coding sRNA StsR has an important role in controlling cell division and growth in the alpha-proteobacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides. StsR is strongly induced by stress conditions and in stationary phase by the alternative sigma factors RpoHI/HII, thereby providing a regulatory link between cell division and environmental cues. Compared to the wild type, a mutant lacking StsR enters stationary phase later and more rapidly resumes growth after stationary phase. A target of StsR is UpsM, the most abundant sRNA in the exponential phase. It is derived from partial transcriptional termination within the 5' untranslated region of the mRNA of the division and cell wall (dcw) gene cluster. StsR binds to UpsM as well as to the 5' UTR of the dcw mRNA and the sRNA-sRNA and sRNA-mRNA interactions lead to a conformational change that triggers cleavage by the ribonuclease RNase E, affecting the level of dcwmRNAs and limiting growth. These findings provide interesting new insights into the role of sRNA-mediated regulation of cell division during the adaptation to environmental changes.

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