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Progression from remodeling to hibernation of ribosomes in zinc-starved mycobacteria.

ABSTRACT: Zinc starvation in mycobacteria leads to remodeling of ribosomes, in which multiple ribosomal (r-) proteins containing the zinc-binding CXXC motif are replaced by their motif-free paralogues, collectively called C- r-proteins. We previously reported that the 70S C- ribosome is exclusively targeted for hibernation by mycobacterial-specific protein Y (Mpy), which binds to the decoding center and stabilizes the ribosome in an inactive and drug-resistant state. In this study, we delineate the conditions for ribosome remodeling and hibernation and provide further insight into how zinc depletion induces Mpy recruitment to C- ribosomes. Specifically, we show that ribosome hibernation in a batch culture is induced at an approximately two-fold lower cellular zinc concentration than remodeling. We further identify a growth phase in which the C- ribosome remains active, while its hibernation is inhibited by the caseinolytic protease (Clp) system in a zinc-dependent manner. The Clp protease system destabilizes a zinc-bound form of Mpy recruitment factor (Mrf), which is stabilized upon further depletion of zinc, presumably in a zinc-free form. Stabilized Mrf binds to the 30S subunit and recruits Mpy to the ribosome. Replenishment of zinc to cells harboring hibernating ribosomes restores Mrf instability and dissociates Mpy from the ribosome. Finally, we demonstrate zinc-responsive binding of Mpy to ribosomes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and show Mpy-dependent antibiotic tolerance of Mtb in mouse lungs. Together, we propose that ribosome hibernation is a specific and conserved response to zinc depletion in both environmental and pathogenic mycobacteria.

SUBMITTER: Li Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7431043 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Progression from remodeling to hibernation of ribosomes in zinc-starved mycobacteria.

Li Yunlong Y Corro Jamie H JH Palmer Christopher D CD Ojha Anil K AK

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20200728 32

Zinc starvation in mycobacteria leads to remodeling of ribosomes, in which multiple ribosomal (r-) proteins containing the zinc-binding CXXC motif are replaced by their motif-free paralogues, collectively called C- r-proteins. We previously reported that the 70S C- ribosome is exclusively targeted for hibernation by mycobacterial-specific protein Y (Mpy), which binds to the decoding center and stabilizes the ribosome in an inactive and drug-resistant state. In this study, we delineate the condit ...[more]

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