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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Exploration of the structural and functional diversity in the metamorphic RfaH subfamily.

Cyndi Tabilo-Agurto, Bastián González-Bustos, Javiera Reyes, Bing Wang, Damaris Palomera, Verónica Del Río-Pinilla, Camila Neira-Mahuzier, Valentina Vera-Sandoval, Irina Artsimovitch, Pablo Galaz-Davison and 1 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Cyndi Tabilo-AgurtoInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.ORCID 0009-0005-1680-5270
Bastián González-BustosInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Javiera ReyesInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Bing WangDepartment of Microbiology and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1265-9526
Damaris PalomeraInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Verónica Del Río-PinillaInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Camila Neira-MahuzierInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Valentina Vera-SandovalInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.ORCID 0009-0005-2040-6029
Irina ArtsimovitchDepartment of Microbiology and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8604-0980
Pablo Galaz-DavisonCenter for Bioinformatics, Simulation and Modeling, School of Engineering, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-5856-3071
César A Ramírez-SarmientoInstitute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4647-903X

Funding

Mechnanism of transcript elongation control by RfaHR01GM067153 · NIGMS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI IRINA ARTSIMOVITCH · 2003 to 2026
$8.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067153
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Abstract

RfaH, a member of the universally conserved NusG/Spt5 family, activates transcription and translation of virulence genes by bridging the transcribing RNA polymerase to the translating ribosome. Unlike its monomorphic, constitutively active paralog NusG, RfaH fold-switches from an autoinhibited state, wherein its C-terminal domain forms an α-helical hairpin bound to the N-terminal domain, into an active NusG-like state through C-terminal domain dissociation and refolding into a β-barrel. RfaH has been proposed to evolve from NusG via gene duplication by first activating genes adjacent to its production site, before developing autoinhibition to selectively control distant genes. Using AlphaFold2, we predicted the structures of thousands of RfaH homologs and identified a subset (~14%) that appear predominantly folded in the active state.

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AlphaFold2Metamorphic ProteinsRfaHTranscriptionTranslation

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PMID41889830
PMCPMC13015549

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