A Fur family protein BosR is a novel RNA-binding protein that controls rpoS RNA stability in the Lyme disease pathogen.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 52(9): 5320-5335, 2024 May 22.
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ABSTRACT
The σ54-σS sigma factor cascade plays a central role in regulating differential gene expression during the enzootic cycle of Borreliella burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen. In this pathway, the primary transcription of rpoS (which encodes σS) is under the control of σ54 which is activated by a bacterial enhancer-binding protein (EBP), Rrp2. The σ54-dependent activation in B. burgdorferi has long been thought to be unique, requiring an additional factor, BosR, a homologue of classical Fur/PerR repressor/activator. However, how BosR is involved in this σ54-dependent activation remains unclear and perplexing. In this study, we demonstrate that BosR does not function as a regulator for rpoS transcriptional activation. Instead, it functions as a novel RNA-binding protein that governs the turnover rate of rpoS mRNA. We further show that BosR directly binds to the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of rpoS mRNA, and the binding region overlaps with a region required for rpoS mRNA degradation. Mutations within this 5'UTR region result in BosR-independent RpoS production. Collectively, these results uncover a novel role of Fur/PerR family regulators as RNA-binding proteins and redefine the paradigm of the σ54-σS pathway in B. burgdorferi.
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Factor sigma
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Proteínas Bacterianas
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Regulación Bacteriana de la Expresión Génica
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Proteínas de Unión al ARN
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Estabilidad del ARN
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Nucleic Acids Res
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2024
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Estados Unidos