Interaction of selected proteins with RNA polymerase from Bacillus subtilis

Department of Genetics and MicrobiologyKatedra genetiky a mikrobiologieFaculty of SciencePřírodovědecká fakult

Bacterial RNA polymerase and molecules affecting its function

RNA polymeráza (RNAP) přepisuje DNA do RNA a je jediným takovým enzymem provádějící transkripci u bakterií. Tento klíčový enzym rozhoduje o odpovědi buňky na vnější i vnitřní signály, rozhoduje o míře transkripce jednotlivých genů a tím reguluje genovou expresi. RNAP ovlivňují nejen vlastní podjednotky, ale i proteinové faktory, malé molekuly či malé RNA (sRNA). Cílem této disertační práce bylo přispět k poznání regulace RNAP a doplnit tak chybějící střípky do tohoto rozsáhlého tématu. Tato práce se zabývá vlivem vybraných proteinů (δ, YdeB, GreA) na citlivost RNAP vůči koncentraci iniciačního nukleosid trifosfátu ([iNTP]) při iniciaci transkripce u Bacillus subtilis. Ukázali jsme, že δ zvyšuje citlivost RNAP k [iNTP] na [iNTP]-senzitivních promotorech, nikoliv však u [iNTP]-nesenzitivních promotorů in vitro ani in vivo. Podjednotka δ je zásadní při soutěži o přežití, neboť umožňuje buňce okamžitě zareagovat na změnu podmínek. Protein YdeB se neváže na RNAP v B. subtilis a zároveň neprokázal žádný viditelný efekt na transkripci in vitro. Zjistili jsme tedy, že proteiny GreA a YdeB na rozdíl od podjednotky δ nejsou schopny ovlivnit citlivost RNAP k [iNTP] u [iNTP]-senzitivních promotorů in vitro. Charakterizovali jsme nově objevenou sRNA u Mycobacterium smegmatis - Ms1, silně produkovanou ve...RNA polymerase (RNAP) transcribes DNA into RNA and is the only transcriptional enzyme in bacteria. This key enzyme responds to external and internal signals from the cell, resolves the intensity of transcription of individual genes and thus regulates gene expression. RNAP is not only affected by its own subunits, but also protein factors, small molecules or small RNAs (sRNAs). The aim of this Thesis was to contribute to the understanding of the regulation of the RNAP and to add missing fragments to this broad topic. The first part of this Thesis is focused on the influence of selected proteins (δ, YdeB, GreA) on the sensitivity of RNAP to the concentration of the initiating nucleoside triphosphate ([iNTP]) during transcription initiation in Bacillus subtilis. We showed that δ affects the sensitivity of RNAP to [iNTP] at [iNTP]-sensitive promoters, but not at [iNTP]-insensitive promoters neither in vitro nor in vivo. The δ subunit is essential for cell survival during competition with other strains, because it enables the cell to react immediately to changing conditions. Further we showed that YdeB protein does not bind to RNAP in B. subtilis, and has not shown any effect on transcription in vitro. We found that both, GreA and YdeB proteins (unlike δ subunit) were unable to affect RNAP by [iNTP] at...Katedra genetiky a mikrobiologieDepartment of Genetics and MicrobiologyPřírodovědecká fakultaFaculty of Scienc

Bacterial RNA polymerase and molecules affecting its function

RNA polymerase (RNAP) transcribes DNA into RNA and is the only transcriptional enzyme in bacteria. This key enzyme responds to external and internal signals from the cell, resolves the intensity of transcription of individual genes and thus regulates gene expression. RNAP is not only affected by its own subunits, but also protein factors, small molecules or small RNAs (sRNAs). The aim of this Thesis was to contribute to the understanding of the regulation of the RNAP and to add missing fragments to this broad topic. The first part of this Thesis is focused on the influence of selected proteins (δ, YdeB, GreA) on the sensitivity of RNAP to the concentration of the initiating nucleoside triphosphate ([iNTP]) during transcription initiation in Bacillus subtilis. We showed that δ affects the sensitivity of RNAP to [iNTP] at [iNTP]-sensitive promoters, but not at [iNTP]-insensitive promoters neither in vitro nor in vivo. The δ subunit is essential for cell survival during competition with other strains, because it enables the cell to react immediately to changing conditions. Further we showed that YdeB protein does not bind to RNAP in B. subtilis, and has not shown any effect on transcription in vitro. We found that both, GreA and YdeB proteins (unlike δ subunit) were unable to affect RNAP by [iNTP] at..

Interaction of selected proteins with RNA polymerase from Bacillus subtilis

Department of Genetics and MicrobiologyKatedra genetiky a mikrobiologieFaculty of SciencePřírodovědecká fakult

Bacterial RNA polymerase and molecules affecting its function

RNA polymerase (RNAP) transcribes DNA into RNA and is the only transcriptional enzyme in bacteria. This key enzyme responds to external and internal signals from the cell, resolves the intensity of transcription of individual genes and thus regulates gene expression. RNAP is not only affected by its own subunits, but also protein factors, small molecules or small RNAs (sRNAs). The aim of this Thesis was to contribute to the understanding of the regulation of the RNAP and to add missing fragments to this broad topic. The first part of this Thesis is focused on the influence of selected proteins (δ, YdeB, GreA) on the sensitivity of RNAP to the concentration of the initiating nucleoside triphosphate ([iNTP]) during transcription initiation in Bacillus subtilis. We showed that δ affects the sensitivity of RNAP to [iNTP] at [iNTP]-sensitive promoters, but not at [iNTP]-insensitive promoters neither in vitro nor in vivo. The δ subunit is essential for cell survival during competition with other strains, because it enables the cell to react immediately to changing conditions. Further we showed that YdeB protein does not bind to RNAP in B. subtilis, and has not shown any effect on transcription in vitro. We found that both, GreA and YdeB proteins (unlike δ subunit) were unable to affect RNAP by [iNTP] at..

Code and data for "RIP-seq reveals RNAs that interact with RNA polymerase and the primary sigma factor in bacteria"

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