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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Dynamic 23S rRNA modification ho5C2501 benefits Escherichia coli under oxidative stress.

Michel Fasnacht, Stefano Gallo, Puneet Sharma, Maximilian Himmelstoß, Patrick A Limbach, Jessica Willi, Norbert Polacek

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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7 authors.

Michel FasnachtDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Stefano GalloDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Puneet SharmaDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Maximilian HimmelstoßInstitute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Patrick A LimbachRieveschl Laboratories for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Jessica WilliDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Norbert PolacekDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5317-3990

Funding

UPLC for Enhanced Mass Spectrometry of Modified RNAsR01GM058843 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI LIMBACH, PATRICK A · 1999 to 2025
$5.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM058843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-transcriptional modifications are added to ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) to govern ribosome biogenesis and to fine-tune protein biosynthesis. In Escherichia coli and related bacteria, RlhA uniquely catalyzes formation of a 5-hydroxycytidine (ho5C) at position 2501 of 23S rRNA. However, the molecular and biological functions as well as the regulation of ho5C2501 modification remain unclear. We measured growth curves with the modification-deficient ΔrlhA strain and quantified the extent of the modification during different conditions by mass spectrometry and reverse transcription. The levels of ho5C2501 in E. coli ribosomes turned out to be highly dynamic and growth phase-dependent, with the most effective hydroxylation yields observed in the stationary phase. We demonstrated a direct effect of ho5C2501 on translation efficiencies in vitro and in vivo. High ho5C2501 levels reduced protein biosynthesis which however turned out to be beneficial for E. coli for adapting to oxidative stress. This functional advantage was small under optimal conditions or during heat or cold shock, but becomes pronounced in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Taken together, these data provided first functional insights into the role of this unique 23S rRNA modification for ribosome functions and bacterial growth under oxidative stress.

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Escherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsOxidative StressRibosomesRNA, BacterialRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Ribosomal, 23SEscherichia coli ProteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 23S

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PMID34904663
PMCPMC8754641

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