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RppH-dependent pyrophosphohydrolysis of mRNAs is regulated by direct interaction with DapF in Escherichia coli.

ABSTRACT: Similar to decapping of eukaryotic mRNAs, the RppH-catalyzed conversion of 5'-terminal triphosphate to monophosphate has recently been identified as the rate-limiting step for the degradation of a subset of mRNAs in Escherichia coli. However, the regulation of RppH pyrophosphohydrolase activity is not well understood. Because the overexpression of RppH alone does not affect the decay rate of most target mRNAs, the existence of a mechanism regulating its activity has been suggested. In this study, we identified DapF, a diaminopimelate (DAP) epimerase catalyzing the stereoinversion of L,L-DAP to meso-DAP, as a regulator of RppH. DapF showed a high affinity interaction with RppH and increased its RNA pyrophosphohydrolase activity. The simultaneous overexpression of both DapF and RppH increased the decay rates of RppH target RNAs by about a factor of two. Together, our data suggest that the cellular level of DapF is a critical factor regulating the RppH-catalyzed pyrophosphate removal and the subsequent degradation of target mRNAs.

SUBMITTER: Lee CR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4227774 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RppH-dependent pyrophosphohydrolysis of mRNAs is regulated by direct interaction with DapF in Escherichia coli.

Lee Chang-Ro CR Kim Miri M Park Young-Ha YH Kim Yeon-Ran YR Seok Yeong-Jae YJ

Nucleic acids research 20141013 20

Similar to decapping of eukaryotic mRNAs, the RppH-catalyzed conversion of 5'-terminal triphosphate to monophosphate has recently been identified as the rate-limiting step for the degradation of a subset of mRNAs in Escherichia coli. However, the regulation of RppH pyrophosphohydrolase activity is not well understood. Because the overexpression of RppH alone does not affect the decay rate of most target mRNAs, the existence of a mechanism regulating its activity has been suggested. In this study ...[more]

PMID: 25313159

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RppH-dependent pyrophosphohydrolysis of mRNAs is regulated by direct interaction with DapF in Escherichia coli.

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RppH-dependent pyrophosphohydrolysis of mRNAs is regulated by direct interaction with DapF in Escherichia coli.

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