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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

Phenotypic consequences of RNA polymerase dysregulation in Escherichia coli.

Paramita Sarkar, Amy Switzer, Christine Peters, Joe Pogliano, Sivaramesh Wigneshweraraj

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Paramita SarkarMRC Centre for Molecular Bateriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Amy SwitzerMRC Centre for Molecular Bateriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Christine PetersDivision of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Joe PoglianoDivision of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Sivaramesh WigneshwerarajMRC Centre for Molecular Bateriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Imperial College London · GBUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J006874/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many bacterial adaptive responses to changes in growth conditions due to biotic and abiotic factors involve reprogramming of gene expression at the transcription level. The bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP), which catalyzes transcription, can thus be considered as the major mediator of cellular adaptive strategies. But how do bacteria respond if a stress factor directly compromises the activity of the RNAP? We used a phage-derived small protein to specifically perturb bacterial RNAP activity in exponentially growing Escherichia coli. Using cytological profiling, tracking RNAP behavior at single-molecule level and transcriptome analysis, we reveal that adaptation to conditions that directly perturb bacterial RNAP performance can result in a biphasic growth behavior and thereby confer the 'adapted' bacterial cells an enhanced ability to tolerate diverse antibacterial stresses. The results imply that while synthetic transcriptional rewiring may confer bacteria with the intended desirable properties, such approaches may also collaterally allow them to acquire undesirable traits.

Indexed as

Bacteriophage T7Blotting, WesternDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, ViralHost-Pathogen InteractionsPhenotypeProtein SubunitsRepressor ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coli Proteinsgene 2 product, bacteriophage T7Protein SubunitsRepressor Proteins

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PMID28977482
PMCPMC5737641
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