长距离的mRNA折叠塑造了细菌基因的表达和序列
Manraj S Gill1,2, Isabelle A Kim1,2, James R Xue1,3
1Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|December 15, 2025
概括
类似于抗Shine-Dalgarno (aSD) 元素的金胺丰富序列抑制细菌基因表达并促进RNA衰变,即使距离核糖体结合部位 (RBS) 很远. 这揭示了长距离的RNA相互作用和对基因进化的约束.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 细菌遗传学 细菌遗传学
- 在RNA生物学,RNA生物学.
背景情况:
- 核糖体结合部位 (RBS) 的可访问性对于细菌mRNA翻译和衰变至关重要.
- 在RBS附近的对抗性mRNA序列通过限制可访问性来调节基因表达.
研究的目的:
- 研究远离RBS的mRNA序列替代对基因表达的影响.
- 为了确定远程序列是否可以影响RNA稳定性和翻译启动.
主要方法:
- 对所有65,536种可能的8核酸替代物在Bacillus subtilis*中各种mRNA位置的系统分析.
- 测量每个变体的RNA水平和翻译效率.
主要成果:
- 富含甲胺的替代物,类似于抗Shine-Dalgarno (aSD) 序列,强烈抑制表达.
- 这些类似aSD的序列,甚至有数百个核酸下游,与RBS结合,增加了RNA衰变,并减少了翻译启动.
- 内生基因显示aSD类序列的枯竭,这表明进化压力对他们.
结论:
- 广泛的远程分子内RNA相互作用发生在*in vivo*.
- 遥远的RNA序列可以通过与RBS相互作用,显著影响基因表达.
- 类似aSD序列的存在对细菌基因序列进化构成了约束.
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