期刊
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 329, 期 1, 页码 45-53出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02503.x
关键词
antibiotic; antisense RNA; Escherichia coli; essential gene; operon
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [5R25GM049001, SC3GM083686, SC3 GM083686, R25 GM049001] Funding Source: Medline
Regulated antisense RNA (asRNA) expression has been employed successfully in Gram-positive bacteria for genome-wide essential gene identification and drug target determination. However, there have been no published reports describing the application of asRNA gene silencing for comprehensive analyses of essential genes in Gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we report the first genome-wide identification of asRNA constructs for essential genes in Escherichia coli. We screened 250 similar to 000 library transformants for conditional growth inhibitory recombinant clones from two shotgun genomic libraries of E.similar to coli using a paired-termini expression vector (pHN678). After sequencing plasmid inserts of 675 confirmed inducer sensitive cell clones, we identified 152 separate asRNA constructs of which 134 inserts came from essential genes, while 18 originated from nonessential genes (but share operons with essential genes). Among the 79 individual essential genes silenced by these asRNA constructs, 61 genes (77%) engage in processes related to protein synthesis. The cell-based assays of an asRNA clone targeting fusA (encoding elongation factor G) showed that the induced cells were sensitized 12-fold to fusidic acid, a known specific inhibitor. Our results demonstrate the utility of the paired-termini expression vector and feasibility of large-scale gene silencing in E.similar to coli using regulated asRNA expression.
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