The cspA mRNA is a thermosensor that modulates translation of the cold-shock protein CspA.
Mol Cell
; 37(1): 21-33, 2010 Jan 15.
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| ID: mdl-20129052
ABSTRACT
Cold induction of cspA, the paradigm Escherichia coli cold-shock gene, is mainly subject to posttranscriptional control, partly promoted by cis-acting elements of its transcript, whose secondary structure at 37 degrees C and at cold-shock temperature has been elucidated here by enzymatic and chemical probing. The structures, which were also validated by mutagenesis, demonstrate that cspA mRNA undergoes a temperature-dependent structural rearrangement, likely resulting from stabilization in the cold of an otherwise thermodynamically unstable folding intermediate. At low temperature, the "cold-shock" structure is more efficiently translated and somewhat less susceptible to degradation than the 37 degrees C structure. Overall, our data shed light on a molecular mechanism at the basis of the cold-shock response, indicating that cspA mRNA is able to sense temperature downshifts, adopting functionally distinct structures at different temperatures, even without the aid of trans-acting factors. Unlike with other previously studied RNA thermometers, these structural rearrangements do not result from melting of hairpin structures.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Biossíntese de Proteínas
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RNA Mensageiro
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Temperatura Baixa
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Proteínas de Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli
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Proteínas de Choque Térmico
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Cell
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália