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Lysine Acetylation Regulates Alanyl-tRNA Synthetase Activity in Escherichia coli.

ABSTRACT: Protein lysine acetylation is a widely conserved posttranslational modification in all three domains of life. Lysine acetylation frequently occurs in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) from many organisms. In this study, we determined the impact of the naturally occurring acetylation at lysine-73 (K73) in Escherichia coli class II alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AlaRS) on its alanylation activity. We prepared an AlaRS K73Ac variant in which N?-acetyl-l-lysine was incorporated at position 73 using an expanded genetic code system in E. coli. The AlaRS K73Ac variant showed low activity compared to the AlaRS wild type (WT). Nicotinamide treatment or CobB-deletion in an E. coli led to elevated acetylation levels of AlaRS K73Ac and strongly reduced alanylation activities. We assumed that alanylation by AlaRS is affected by K73 acetylation, and the modification is sensitive to CobB deacetylase in vivo. We also showed that E. coli expresses two CobB isoforms (CobB-L and CobB-S) in vivo. CobB-S displayed the deacetylase activity of the AlaRS K73Ac variant in vitro. Our results imply a potential regulatory role for lysine acetylation in controlling the activity of aaRSs and protein synthesis.

SUBMITTER: Umehara T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6209979 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lysine Acetylation Regulates Alanyl-tRNA Synthetase Activity in Escherichia coli.

Umehara Takuya T Kosono Saori S Söll Dieter D Tamura Koji K

Genes 20180928 10

Protein lysine acetylation is a widely conserved posttranslational modification in all three domains of life. Lysine acetylation frequently occurs in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) from many organisms. In this study, we determined the impact of the naturally occurring acetylation at lysine-73 (K73) in Escherichia coli class II alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AlaRS) on its alanylation activity. We prepared an AlaRS K73Ac variant in which Nε-acetyl-l-lysine was incorporated at ...[more]

PMID: 30274179

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Project description:Nε-lysine acetylation is a common posttranslational modification observed in diverse species of bacteria. Aside from a few central metabolic enzymes and transcription factors, little is known about how this posttranslational modification regulates protein activity. In this work, we investigated how lysine acetylation affects translation in Escherichia coli. In multiple species of bacteria, ribosomal proteins are highly acetylated at conserved lysine residues, suggesting that this modification may regulate translation. In support of this hypothesis, we found that the addition of either of the acetyl donors acetyl phosphate and acetyl-coenzyme A inhibits translation but not transcription using an E. coli cell-free system. Further investigations using in vivo assays revealed that acetylation does not appear to alter the rate of translation elongation but, rather, increases the proportions of dissociated 30S and 50S ribosomes, based on polysome profiles of mutants or growth conditions known to promote lysine acetylation. Furthermore, ribosomal proteins are more acetylated in the disassociated 30S and 50S ribosomal subunits than in the fully assembled 70S complex. The effect of acetylation is also growth rate dependent, with disassociation of the subunits being most pronounced during late-exponential and early-stationary-phase growth-the same growth phase where protein acetylation is greatest. Collectively, our data demonstrate that lysine acetylation inhibits translation, most likely by interfering with subunit association. These results have also uncovered a new mechanism for coupling translation to the metabolic state of the cell. IMPORTANCE Numerous cellular processes are regulated in response to the metabolic state of the cell. One such regulatory mechanism involves lysine acetylation, a covalent modification involving the transfer of an acetyl group from central metabolite acetyl-coenzyme A or acetyl phosphate to a lysine residue in a protein. This posttranslational modification is known to regulate some central metabolic enzymes and transcription factors in bacteria, though a comprehensive understanding of its effect on cellular physiology is still lacking. In the present study, lysine acetylation was also found to inhibit translation in Escherichia coli by impeding ribosome association, most likely by disrupting salt bridges along the binding interface of the 30S and 50S ribosomal subunits. These results further our understanding of lysine acetylation by uncovering protein synthesis as a new target of regulation and aid in the design of bacteria for biotechnology applications where the growth conditions are known to promote lysine acetylation.

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Lysine Acetylation Regulates Alanyl-tRNA Synthetase Activity in Escherichia coli.

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Lysine Acetylation Regulates Alanyl-tRNA Synthetase Activity in <i>Escherichia coli</i>.

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