CarD 是 rRNA 转录的重要调节者,对于 Mycobacterium 结核病持续性而言是必不可少的
Christina L Stallings1, Nicolas C Stephanou, Linda Chu
1Immunology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Cell
|July 15, 2009
概括
结核菌的发病因子依赖于其控制细胞生长的能力. 研究人员确定CarD是调节rRNA转录的关键蛋白质,对细菌的生存和毒性至关重要.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 病变的发生和发病.
背景情况:
- 结核菌 (M. tuberculosis) 是一个成功的病原体,原因是受控的细胞生长.
- 细菌生长与rRNA转录有关,由DksA和E. coli中的 (p)ppGpp调节.
- 缺乏DksA的真菌细菌中rRNA转录控制的机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定负责调节菌根菌中的rRNA转录的蛋白质.
- 阐明这种蛋白在M.结核病原和生存中的作用.
主要方法:
- 基因操纵以耗尽M.结核病中的心脏病.
- 评估在压力条件下 (氧化应激,饥饿,DNA损伤) 的细菌存活率.
- 测量rRNA转录水平的测量.
- 研究CarD与RNA聚合酶的相互作用.
主要成果:
- CarD是M.结核病生存能力的重要蛋白质,在体外和体内.
- 心脏衰竭会导致对各种压力的敏感性,并损害rRNA转录.
- 在严格控制rRNA转录方面,CarD可以在功能上替代DksA.
- 与DksA相比,CarD与RNA聚合酶的结合位置不同.
结论:
- CarD 是菌根体中rRNA转录的关键调节者.
- 这种独特的调节机制对M.结核病的发病至关重要.
- 心脏病代表了结核病治疗的潜在治疗标.
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