PMID:2681190
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Zhang, JR and Deutscher, MP (1989) Analysis of the upstream region of the Escherichia coli rnd gene encoding RNase D. Evidence for translational regulation of a putative tRNA processing enzyme. J. Biol. Chem. 264:18228-33 |
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| Abstract |
The upstream region of the Escherichia coli rnd gene has been analyzed. A single promoter and transcription start site were identified in the 170-nucleotide upstream region of the clone based on deletion analysis, nuclease S1 mapping, primer extension, and quantitative dot-blots. The start site of transcription is 70 nucleotides upstream of the UUG initiation codon of the RNase D coding region. Between the RNA initiation site and the coding region is a GC-rich hairpin structure followed by 8 T residues that looks like a rho-independent transcription terminator. Surprisingly, deletion of the hairpin structure elevates rnd mRNA levels only slightly (less than 2-fold), but it dramatically decreases RNase D expression (greater than 95%), measured both by activity and immunoblotting. No evidence for an effect on mRNA stability or processing was observed. The uncommon UUG translation initiation codon was converted to AUG by site-directed mutagenesis. This alteration led to an 11-fold elevation of RNase D expression in single-copy plasmids. These data indicate that RNase D expression is negatively regulated at the translational level by the initiation codon, and that an upstream structure (or sequence) also influences translation of this gene. |
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Base Sequence; Chromosome Deletion; Endoribonucleases/genetics; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Genes, Bacterial; Genes, Regulator; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; RNA, Messenger/genetics; Restriction Mapping; Ribonuclease III; Transcription, Genetic |
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