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The Role of Metabolites in the Link between DNA Replication and Central Carbon Metabolism in Escherichia coli.

ABSTRACT: A direct link between DNA replication regulation and central carbon metabolism (CCM) has been previously demonstrated in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli, as effects of certain mutations in genes coding for replication proteins could be specifically suppressed by particular mutations in genes encoding CCM enzymes. However, specific molecular mechanism(s) of this link remained unknown. In this report, we demonstrate that various CCM metabolites can suppress the effects of mutations in different replication genes of E. coli on bacterial growth, cell morphology, and nucleoid localization. This provides evidence that the CCM-replication link is mediated by metabolites rather than direct protein-protein interactions. On the other hand, action of metabolites on DNA replication appears indirect rather than based on direct influence on the replication machinery, as rate of DNA synthesis could not be corrected by metabolites in short-term experiments. This corroborates the recent discovery that in B. subtilis, there are multiple links connecting CCM to DNA replication initiation and elongation. Therefore, one may suggest that although different in detail, the molecular mechanisms of CCM-dependent regulation of DNA replication are similar in E. coli and B. subtilis, making this regulation an important and common constituent of the control of cell physiology in bacteria.

SUBMITTER: Krause K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7231150 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Role of Metabolites in the Link between DNA Replication and Central Carbon Metabolism in Escherichia coli.

Krause Klaudyna K Maciąg-Dorszyńska Monika M Wosinski Anna A Gaffke Lidia L Morcinek-Orłowska Joanna J Rintz Estera E Bielańska Patrycja P Szalewska-Pałasz Agnieszka A Muskhelishvili Georgi G Węgrzyn Grzegorz G

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A direct link between DNA replication regulation and central carbon metabolism (CCM) has been previously demonstrated in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli, as effects of certain mutations in genes coding for replication proteins could be specifically suppressed by particular mutations in genes encoding CCM enzymes. However, specific molecular mechanism(s) of this link remained unknown. In this report, we demonstrate that various CCM metabolites can suppress the effects of muta ...[more]

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