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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Effect of UV irradiation on Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and involvement of the general transcription factor TFB3 in the early UV response.

Frank Schult, Thuong N Le, Andreas Albersmeier, Bernadette Rauch, Patrick Blumenkamp, Chris van der Does, Alexander Goesmann, Jörn Kalinowski, Sonja-Verena Albers, Bettina Siebers

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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 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Frank SchultMolecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry (MEB), Biofilm Centre, Centre for Water and Environmental Research (CWE), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Thuong N LeInstitute of Biology II, Molecular Biology of Archaea, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Andreas AlbersmeierCenter for Biotechnology (CEBITEC), University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
Bernadette RauchMolecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry (MEB), Biofilm Centre, Centre for Water and Environmental Research (CWE), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Patrick BlumenkampInstitute for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Chris van der DoesInstitute of Biology II, Molecular Biology of Archaea, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Alexander GoesmannInstitute for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Jörn KalinowskiCenter for Biotechnology (CEBITEC), University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
Sonja-Verena AlbersInstitute of Biology II, Molecular Biology of Archaea, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Bettina SiebersMolecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry (MEB), Biofilm Centre, Centre for Water and Environmental Research (CWE), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany.
University of Duisburg-Essen · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DEBielefeld University · DEUniversity of Giessen · DE

Funding

European Research Council 311523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to UV light can result in severe DNA damage. The alternative general transcription factor (GTF) TFB3 has been proposed to play a key role in the UV stress response in the thermoacidophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Reporter gene assays confirmed that tfb3 is upregulated 90-180 min after UV treatment. In vivo tagging and immunodetection of TFB3 confirmed the induced expression at 90 min. Analysis of a tfb3 insertion mutant showed that genes encoding proteins of the Ups pili and the Ced DNA importer are no longer induced in a tfb3 insertion mutant after UV treatment, which was confirmed by aggregation assays. Thus, TFB3 plays a crucial role in the activation of these genes. Genome wide transcriptome analysis allowed a differentiation between a TFB3-dependent and a TFB3-independent early UV response. The TFB3-dependent UV response is characterized by the early induction of TFB3, followed by TFB3-dependent expression of genes involved in e.g. Ups pili formation and the Ced DNA importer. Many genes were downregulated in the tfb3 insertion mutant confirming the hypothesis that TFB3 acts as an activator of transcription. The TFB3-independent UV response includes the repression of nucleotide metabolism, replication and cell cycle progression in order to allow DNA repair.

Indexed as

Ultraviolet RaysArchaeal ProteinsDNA, ArchaealGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, ArchaealMutationSulfolobus acidocaldariusTranscription Factors, GeneralArchaeal ProteinsDNA, ArchaealTranscription Factors, General

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PMID29982548
PMCPMC6101591
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