Regulation of Hfq by the RNA CrcZ in Carbon Catabolite Repression

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Carbon assimilation in Bacteria is governed by a mechanism known as carbon catabolite repression (CCR). In contrast to several other bacterial clades CCR in Pseudomonas species appears to be primarily regulated at the post-transcriptional level. In this study, we have identified the RNA chaperone Hfq as the principle post-transcriptional regulator of CCR in P. aeruginosa (PAO1). Hfq is shown to act as a translational regulator and to prevent ribosome loading through binding to A-rich sequences within the ribosome binding site of mRNAs, which encode enzymes involved in carbon utilization. It has been previously shown that the synthesis of the RNA CrcZ is augmented in the presence of non-preferred carbon sources. Here, we show that the CrcZ RNA binds to and sequesters Hfq, which in turn abrogates Hfq-mediated translational repression of mRNAs, the encoded functions of which are required for the breakdown of non-preferred carbon sources. This novel mechanistic twist on Hfq function not only highlights the central role of RNA based regulation in CCR of PAO1 but also broadens the view of Hfq-mediated post-transcriptional mechanisms.

Vyšlo v časopise: Regulation of Hfq by the RNA CrcZ in Carbon Catabolite Repression. PLoS Genet 10(6): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004440
Kategorie: Research Article
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