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A novel RHH family transcription factor aCcr1 and its viral homologs dictate cell cycle progression in archaea

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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
卷 51, 期 4, 页码 1707-1723

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad006

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Cell cycle regulation is crucial for all forms of life. A transcription factor called aCcr1 and its viral homologs control cell division in Sulfolobales. Over-expression of aCcr1 and its viral homologs leads to growth retardation and cell division failure, while its over-expression downregulates 17 genes, including cdvA. This study provides insights into the conserved mechanism of cell division regulation in archaeal cells and the manipulation of host cell cycle by viruses.
Cell cycle regulation is of paramount importance for all forms of life. Here, we report that a conserved and essential cell cycle-specific transcription factor (designated as aCcr1) and its viral homologs control cell division in Sulfolobales. We show that the transcription level of accr1 reaches peak during active cell division (D-phase) subsequent to the expression of CdvA, an archaea-specific cell division protein. Cells over-expressing the 58-aa-long RHH (ribbon-helix-helix) family cellular transcription factor as well as the homologs encoded by large spindle-shaped viruses Acidianus two-tailed virus (ATV) and Sulfolobus monocaudavirus 3 (SMV3) display significant growth retardation and cell division failure, manifesting as enlarged cells with multiple chromosomes. aCcr1 over-expression results in downregulation of 17 genes (>4-fold), including cdvA. A conserved motif, aCcr1-box, located between the TATA-binding box and the translation initiation site of 13 out of the 17 highly repressed genes, is critical for aCcr1 binding. The aCcr1-box is present in the promoters and 5 ' UTRs of cdvA genes across Sulfolobales, suggesting that aCcr1-mediated cdvA repression is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism by which archaeal cells dictate cytokinesis progression, whereas their viruses take advantage of this mechanism to manipulate the host cell cycle.

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