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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

An RNA-dependent mechanism for transient expression of bacterial translocation filaments.

Dai Wang, Sean P McAteer, Agata B Wawszczyk, Clark D Russell, Amin Tahoun, Alex Elmi, Scott L Cockroft, David Tollervey, Sander Granneman, Jai J Tree and 1 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Dai WangDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Sean P McAteerDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Agata B WawszczykDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Clark D RussellDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Amin TahounDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Alex ElmiEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK.
Scott L CockroftEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK.
David TollerveyWellcome Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.
Sander GrannemanCentre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.
Jai J TreeDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
David L GallyDivision of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Roslin Institute · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBKafrelsheikh University · EGWellcome Centre for Cell Biology · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J004227/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P013740/Wellcome Trust 091549Wellcome Trust WT090231MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prokaryotic RNA chaperone Hfq mediates sRNA-mRNA interactions and plays a significant role in post-transcriptional regulation of the type III secretion (T3S) system produced by a range of Escherichia coli pathotypes. UV-crosslinking was used to map Hfq-binding under conditions that promote T3S and multiple interactions were identified within polycistronic transcripts produced from the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) that encodes the T3S system. The majority of Hfq binding was within the LEE5 and LEE4 operons, the latter encoding the translocon apparatus (SepL-EspADB) that is positively regulated by the RNA binding protein, CsrA. Using the identified Hfq-binding sites and a series of sRNA deletions, the sRNA Spot42 was shown to directly repress translation of LEE4 at the sepL 5' UTR. In silico and in vivo analyses of the sepL mRNA secondary structure combined with expression studies of truncates indicated that the unbound sepL mRNA is translationally inactive. Based on expression studies with site-directed mutants, an OFF-ON-OFF toggle model is proposed that results in transient translation of SepL and EspA filament assembly. Under this model, the nascent mRNA is translationally off, before being activated by CsrA, and then repressed by Hfq and Spot42.

Indexed as

Bacterial TranslocationBinding SitesCytoskeletonEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHost Factor 1 ProteinNucleic Acid ConformationPhosphoproteinsRepressor ProteinsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerType III Secretion SystemsUltraviolet RaysCsrA protein, E coliEscherichia coli ProteinsEspA protein, E coliHfq protein, E coliHost Factor 1 ProteinLEE protein, E coliPhosphoproteinsRepressor ProteinsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSepL protein, E coliType III Secretion Systems

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PMID29432565
PMCPMC5909449
OpenAlexW2785534943

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