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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

ProQ-associated small RNAs control motility in Vibrio cholerae.

Rabea Ghandour, Daniel Devlitsarov, Phillip Popp, Sahar Melamed, Michaela Huber, Malte Siemers, Thomas Krüger, Olaf Kniemeyer, Andreas Klingl, Axel A Brakhage and 2 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bacterial small regulatory RNAs.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Rabea GhandourFriedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Daniel DevlitsarovFriedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Phillip PoppHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Biology, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Sahar MelamedDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Michaela HuberFriedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Malte SiemersFriedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, 07743 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8458-1938
Thomas KrügerDepartment of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI), 07745 Jena, Germany.
Olaf KniemeyerLMU Munich Biocenter, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich, 82152 Munich, Germany.
Andreas KlinglLMU Munich Biocenter, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich, 82152 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8414-8317
Axel A BrakhageFriedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, 07743 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8814-4193
Marc ErhardtHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Biology, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Kai PapenfortFriedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, 07743 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5560-9804

Funding

DFG 210879364DFG PA2820/7-1European Research Council CoG-101088027Vallee Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene regulation at the post-transcriptional level is prevalent in all domains of life. In bacteria, ProQ-like proteins have emerged as important RNA chaperones facilitating RNA stability and RNA duplex formation. In the major human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, post-transcriptional gene regulation is key for virulence, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance, yet the role of ProQ has not been studied. Here, we show that ProQ interacts with hundreds of transcripts in V. cholerae, including the highly abundant FlaX small RNA (sRNA). Global analyses of RNA duplex formation using RIL-Seq (RNA interaction by ligation and sequencing) revealed a vast network of ProQ-assisted interactions and identified a role for FlaX in motility regulation. Specifically, FlaX base-pairs with multiple sites on the flaB flagellin mRNA, preventing 30S ribosome binding and translation initiation. V. cholerae cells lacking flaX display impaired motility gene expression, altered flagella composition and reduced swimming in liquid environments. Our results provide a global view on ProQ-associated RNA duplex formation and pinpoint the mechanistic and phenotypic consequences associated with ProQ-associated sRNAs in V. cholerae.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, Small UntranslatedVibrio choleraeFlagellaFlagellinGene Expression Regulation, BacterialRNA, MessengerBacterial ProteinsFlagellinRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerRNA, Small Untranslated

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PMID39727155
PMCPMC11879080

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