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  Comparative anatomy of a regulatory ribosomal protein

Worbs, M., Wahl, M. C., Lindahl, L., & Zengel, J. M. (2002). Comparative anatomy of a regulatory ribosomal protein. Biochimie, 84(8), 731-743.

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Worbs, M.1, Author           
Wahl, M. C.1, Author           
Lindahl, L., Author
Zengel, J. M., Author
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1Huber, Robert / Structure Research, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_1565155              

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Free keywords: attenuation; autogenous control; protein-RNA interaction; ribosome incorporation; ribosomal protein L4; S10 operon; transcriptional and translational regulation
 Abstract: Ribosomal protein L4 is a crucial folding mediator and an important architectural component of the large ribosomal subunit. Furthermore, Escherichia coli L4 produced in excess of its rRNA binding sites downregulates the transcription and translation of its own S10 operon, encoding 11 ribosomal proteins. Genetic experiments and the crystal structure of Thermotoga maritima L4 had implicated separable regions on L4 in ribosome association and expression control while RNA competition experiments and the regulatory capacity of heterologous L4 had suggested an overlap of the protein sequences involved in the two functions. We report herein that contrary to other foreign bacterial L4 proteins, L4 from T. maritima only weakly controlled expression of the S10 operon in E. coli. Also, wildtype T. maritima L4 was more weakly associated with E. coli ribosomes than with the E. coli analog. Rational mutageneses were performed to try to increase the regulatory competence of T. maritima L4. The ribosome incorporation of the mutant proteins was also investigated. Two different deletions removing T. maritima-specific sequences had little effects on regulation although one did improve ribosome association. Interestingly, a set of multiple mutations, which rendered the region around helices alpha4 and alpha5 in T. maritima L4 more E. coli-like, had no influence on the incorporation of the protein into the large ribosomal subunit but considerably improved its regulatory potential. Therefore, the area around helices alpha4 and alpha5, which is critical for the initial folding steps of the large subunit, is also a central element of autogenous control, presumably by contacting the S10 mRNA leader. Ribosome association is compounded at later stages of assembly by additional rRNA contacts through L4 areas which do not participate in regulation. Similarly, sequences outside the alpha4/alpha5 region aid expression control. (C) 2002 Societe francaise de biochimie et biologic moleculaire / Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2002-08
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: eDoc: 41344
ISI: 000179472600007
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 84 (8) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 731 - 743 Identifier: ISSN: 0300-9084