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ArticleArchives of microbiology2025

RsmG methylation of 16S rRNA affects the function of ribosomal protein uS12.

Trevor W Bell, Rowan M Turner, Amanda M Merryman, Juliana J Joseph, Steven T Gregory, Michael O'Connor

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Article in Archives of microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Compendium of RNA modifications for bacterial stress adaptation.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2026
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6 authors.

Trevor W BellDivision of Biology and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rm 306 Spencer Hall5007 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA.
Rowan M TurnerDivision of Biology and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rm 306 Spencer Hall5007 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA.
Amanda M MerrymanDivision of Biology and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rm 306 Spencer Hall5007 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA.
Juliana J JosephDivision of Biology and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rm 306 Spencer Hall5007 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA.
Steven T GregoryDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA.
Michael O'ConnorDivision of Biology and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rm 306 Spencer Hall5007 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. oconnormi@umkc.edu.

Funding

Pseudouridine Function in Ribosomal RNAR15GM132752 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI O'CONNOR, MICHAEL · 2019 to 2019
$361k
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Project grant no. 1016013NIH HHS GM094157NIH HHS R15GM132752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RsmG methyltransferase modifies G527 in bacterial 16S rRNA and its inactivation confers low level streptomycin resistance. In contrast, high level streptomycin resistance typically requires specific alterations in ribosomal protein uS12 or 16S rRNA. Here, we have asked if rsmG inactivation alters the phenotypes of any of a collection of randomly-generated Escherichia coli uS12 mutants. While several uS12 mutants show moderately increased resistance to streptomycin when rsmG is inactivated (MIC = 10-40 µg/ml), a uS12 R85H/rsmG-inactivated strain uniquely displays very high resistance (MIC > 1,024 µg/ml). Additional genetic selections showed that rsmG null mutations combined with specific alterations in uS12 can generate streptomycin-dependence, or pseudo-dependence, in addition to resistance. Moreover, growth of several of these mutants on high concentrations of streptomycin is conditional on rsmG inactivation. Thus, loss of m

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Escherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsMethyltransferasesRibosomal ProteinsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialMethylationMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMutationStreptomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coli ProteinsMethyltransferasesRibosomal ProteinsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SStreptomycinRibosomal protein uS12Ribosomal RNA methylaseRsmGStreptomycin resistance

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