ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2015
Non-Conserved Residues in Clostridium acetobutylicum tRNA(Ala) Contribute to tRNA Tuning for Efficient Antitermination of the alaS T Box Riboswitch.
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- A riboswitch gives rise to multi-generational phenotypic heterogeneity in an auxotrophic bacterium.Nature communications · 2020Article
- The T-Box Riboswitch: tRNA as an Effector to Modulate Gene Regulation.Microbiology spectrum · 2018Review
- Capture and Release of tRNA by the T-Loop Receptor in the Function of the T-Box Riboswitch.Biochemistry · 2017Article
- Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases in the Bacterial World.EcoSal Plus · 2016Review
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Abstract
The T box riboswitch regulates expression of amino acid-related genes in Gram-positive bacteria by monitoring the aminoacylation status of a specific tRNA, the binding of which affects the folding of the riboswitch into mutually exclusive terminator or antiterminator structures. Two main pairing interactions between the tRNA and the leader RNA have been demonstrated to be necessary, but not sufficient, for efficient antitermination. In this study, we used the Clostridium acetobutylicum alaS gene, which encodes alanyl-tRNA synthetase, to investigate the specificity of the tRNA response. We show that the homologous C. acetobutylicum tRNA(Ala) directs antitermination of the C. acetobutylicum alaS gene in vitro, but the heterologous Bacillus subtilis tRNA(Ala) (with the same anticodon and acceptor end) does not. Base substitutions at positions that vary between these two tRNAs revealed synergistic and antagonistic effects. Variation occurs primarily at positions that are not conserved in tRNA(Ala) species, which indicates that these non-conserved residues contribute to optimal antitermination of the homologous alaS gene. This study suggests that elements in tRNA(Ala) may have coevolved with the homologous alaS T box leader RNA for efficient antitermination.
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