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Genotoxic, Metabolic, and Oxidative Stresses Regulate the RNA Repair Operon of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium.

ABSTRACT: The ?54 regulon in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium includes a predicted RNA repair operon encoding homologs of the metazoan Ro60 protein (Rsr), Y RNAs (YrlBA), RNA ligase (RtcB), and RNA 3'-phosphate cyclase (RtcA). Transcription from ?54-dependent promoters requires that a cognate bacterial enhancer binding protein (bEBP) be activated by a specific environmental or cellular signal; the cognate bEBP for the ?54-dependent promoter of the rsr-yrlBA-rtcBA operon is RtcR. To identify conditions that generate the signal for RtcR activation in S Typhimurium, transcription of the RNA repair operon was assayed under multiple stress conditions that result in nucleic acid damage. RtcR-dependent transcription was highly induced by the nucleic acid cross-linking agents mitomycin C (MMC) and cisplatin, and this activation was dependent on RecA. Deletion of rtcR or rtcB resulted in decreased cell viability relative to that of the wild type following treatment with MMC. Oxidative stress from peroxide exposure also induced RtcR-dependent transcription of the operon. Nitrogen limitation resulted in RtcR-independent increased expression of the operon; the effect of nitrogen limitation required NtrC. The adjacent toxin-antitoxin module, dinJ-yafQ, was cotranscribed with the RNA repair operon but was not required for RtcR activation, although YafQ endoribonuclease activated RtcR-dependent transcription. Stress conditions shown to induce expression the RNA repair operon of Escherichia coli (rtcBA) did not stimulate expression of the S Typhimurium RNA repair operon. Similarly, MMC did not induce expression of the E. coli rtcBA operon, although when expressed in S Typhimurium, E. coli RtcR responds effectively to the unknown signal(s) generated there by MMC exposure.IMPORTANCE Homologs of the metazoan RNA repair enzymes RtcB and RtcA occur widely in eubacteria, suggesting a selective advantage. Although the enzymatic activities of the eubacterial RtcB and RtcA have been well characterized, the physiological roles remain largely unresolved. Here we report stress responses that activate expression of the ?54-dependent RNA repair operon (rsr-yrlBA-rtcBA) of S Typhimurium and demonstrate that expression of the operon impacts cell survival under MMC-induced stress. Characterization of the requirements for activation of this tightly regulated operon provides clues to the possible functions of operon components in vivo, enhancing our understanding of how this human pathogen copes with environmental stressors.

SUBMITTER: Kurasz JE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6222203 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genotoxic, Metabolic, and Oxidative Stresses Regulate the RNA Repair Operon of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium.

Kurasz Jennifer E JE Hartman Christine E CE Samuels David J DJ Mohanty Bijoy K BK Deleveaux Anquilla A Mrázek Jan J Karls Anna C AC

Journal of bacteriology 20181106 23

The σ54 regulon in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium includes a predicted RNA repair operon encoding homologs of the metazoan Ro60 protein (Rsr), Y RNAs (YrlBA), RNA ligase (RtcB), and RNA 3'-phosphate cyclase (RtcA). Transcription from σ54-dependent promoters requires that a cognate bacterial enhancer binding protein (bEBP) be activated by a specific environmental or cellular signal; the cognate bEBP for the σ54-dependent promoter of the rsr-yrlB ...[more]

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Genotoxic, Metabolic, and Oxidative Stresses Regulate the RNA Repair Operon of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium.

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