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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Reprograming of sRNA target specificity by the leader peptide peTrpL in response to antibiotic exposure.

Hendrik Melior, Siqi Li, Maximilian Stötzel, Sandra Maaß, Rubina Schütz, Saina Azarderakhsh, Aleksei Shevkoplias, Susanne Barth-Weber, Kathrin Baumgardt, John Ziebuhr and 4 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bacterial small regulatory RNAs.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026
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  7. Small Proteins; Big Questions.Journal of bacteriology · 2022
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14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hendrik MeliorInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Siqi LiInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Maximilian StötzelInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Sandra MaaßInstitute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Rubina SchützInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Saina AzarderakhshInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Aleksei ShevkopliasFaculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Higher School of Economics, 117312 Moscow, Russia.
Susanne Barth-WeberInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Kathrin BaumgardtInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
John ZiebuhrInstitute of Medical Virology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Konrad U FörstnerData Science and Services, ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Zoe ChervontsevaInstitute for Information Transmission Problems (the Kharkevich Institute, RAS), 127051 Moscow, Russia.
Dörte BecherInstitute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Elena Evguenieva-HackenbergInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEUniversität Greifswald · DEInstitute for Information Transmission Problems · RUNational Research University Higher School of Economics · RUZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trans-acting regulatory RNAs have the capacity to base pair with more mRNAs than generally detected under defined conditions, raising the possibility that sRNA target specificities vary depending on the specific metabolic or environmental conditions. In Sinorhizobium meliloti, the sRNA rnTrpL is derived from a tryptophan (Trp) transcription attenuator located upstream of the Trp biosynthesis gene trpE(G). The sRNA rnTrpL contains a small ORF, trpL, encoding the 14-aa leader peptide peTrpL. If Trp is available, efficient trpL translation causes transcription termination and liberation of rnTrpL, which subsequently acts to downregulate the trpDC operon, while peTrpL is known to have a Trp-independent role in posttranscriptional regulation of antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Here, we show that tetracycline (Tc) causes rnTrpL accumulation independently of Trp availability. In the presence of Tc, rnTrpL and peTrpL act collectively to destabilize rplUrpmA mRNA encoding ribosomal proteins L21 and L27. The three molecules, rnTrpL, peTrpL, and rplUrpmA mRNA, form an antibiotic-dependent ribonucleoprotein complex (ARNP). In vitro reconstitution of this ARNP in the presence of competing trpD and rplU transcripts revealed that peTrpL and Tc cause a shift of rnTrpL specificity towards rplU, suggesting that sRNA target prioritization may be readjusted in response to changing environmental conditions.

Indexed as

RNA StabilityAnti-Bacterial AgentsBase PairingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialPeptidesRibosomal ProteinsRNA, AntisenseRNA, MessengerRNA, Small UntranslatedSinorhizobium melilotiTetracyclineAnti-Bacterial AgentsPeptidesRibosomal ProteinsRNA, AntisenseRNA, MessengerRNA, Small UntranslatedTetracycline

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PMID33619526
PMCPMC7968998
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