ArticleNucleic acids research2026
SSB-mediated enhancement of argonaute activity triggers SOS filamentation in bacteria.
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Prokaryotic Argonaute proteins (pAgos) are emerging as versatile tools in nucleic acid processing; however, their roles in bacterial physiology remain poorly defined. Here, we demonstrate that overexpression of Thermus thermophilus Argonaute (TtAgo) promotes transient bacterial filamentation in both T. thermophilus and Escherichia coli through disruption of cell division checkpoints. Scanning electron microscopy and nucleoid DNA staining revealed defective septum formation and aberrant nucleoid segregation in filamentous cells. By observing the effect of truncated TtAgo variants on septum formation and nucleoid segregation in E. coli, we found that impairment of septum formation in the filamentous cells was independent of the DNA cleavage activity of the TtAgo protein. Further, we demonstrate that TtSSB interacts with TtAgo and recruits it to the replication fork, where it facilitates the DNA-binding activity of TtAgo. TtAgo acquires short DNA guides from broken double-stranded DNA and cleaves complementary chromosomal sequences, leading to DNA damage and filamentation. This filamentation triggers homologous recombination-mediated repair in T. thermophilus, allowing cells to return to a rod-shaped state. These findings reveal a mechanism by which the SSB-TtAgo interaction can modulate the bacterial cell cycle and DNA repair pathways, highlighting its potential for synthetic biology and biotechnology applications.
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