Transcriptional Frameshifting Rescues Type VI Secretion by the Production of Two Length Variants from the Prematurely Interrupted Gene

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Nonstandard decoding mechanisms lead to the synthesis of different protein variants from a single DNA sequence. These mechanisms are particularly important when the genome length has to be limited such as viral genomes, limited by the available space in the capsid, or to synthesize two different polypeptides that have distinct functional properties. Here, we report that tssM, a gene encoded within the Citrobacter rodentium Type VI secretion (T6S) gene cluster, is interrupted by a premature stop codon; however, the stop codon is preceded by a slippery site constituted by 11 consecutive adenosines. Reiterative transcription leads to the incorporation of additional nucleotides in the mRNA and therefore restores the original framing. As a consequence, two different TssM variants are created by transcriptional frameshifting, including a full-length 130-kDa protein and an 88-kDa truncated variant. We further show that both forms, and the ratio between these two forms, are required for the function of the transport apparatus. Interestingly, a similar mechanism regulates the synthesis of two TssM variants in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

Vyšlo v časopise: Transcriptional Frameshifting Rescues Type VI Secretion by the Production of Two Length Variants from the Prematurely Interrupted Gene. PLoS Genet 10(12): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004869
Kategorie: Research Article
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