glmS рибо酶的同转录折叠使其能够对代谢产物进行快速反应
1T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Nucleic acids research
|November 24, 2023
概括
glmS рибо酶可以在自身合成过程中折叠和自我分裂,从而使早期的mRNA 衰变. 这种协同转录的RNA折叠机制对于调节Bacillus subtilis中的基因表达至关重要.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 在RNA生物学,RNA生物学.
背景情况:
- glmS ribozyme riboswitch通过控制 glmS mRNA 稳定性来调节 Bacillus subtilis 中的细胞壁生物合成.
- 之前的研究集中在重新折叠的glmS ribozyme的自我裂变上,没有研究其共同转录行为.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究转录过程中glmS ribozyme折叠和自我分裂的时间.
- 了解共同转录RNA折叠在glmS ribozyme功能和调节中的作用.
主要方法:
- 单分子光光谱学与动态建模相结合.
- 在折叠过程中分析RNA结构的二甲基硫酸盐足迹.
主要成果:
- glmS ribozyme的自我分裂可以通过共同转录发生,甚至在整个 ribozyme 合成之前.
- 同转录折叠使催化核心能够独立于外围稳定性域而变得活跃.
- 缓慢的,连续的折叠促进了原生 ribozyme 结构的形成,包括一个伪结.
结论:
- glmS mRNA的早期协同转录自我切割使其在翻译开始之前暴露在降解中,从而提供了监管优势.
- RNA三级结构的共同转录折叠对于mRNA稳定性和基因表达的cis调节至关重要.
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