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Translational initiation in E. coli occurs at the correct sites genome-wide in the absence of mRNA-rRNA base-pairing


ABSTRACT: Shine-Dalgarno (SD) motifs are thought to play an important role in translational initiation in bacteria. Paradoxically, ribosome profiling studies in E. coli show no correlation between the strength of the SD in an mRNA and how efficiently it is translated. Performing profiling on ribosomes with altered anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequences, we reveal a genome-wide correlation between SD strength and ribosome occupancy that was previously masked by other contributing factors. Using the antibiotic retapamulin to trap initiation complexes at start codons, we find that the mutant ribosomes select start sites correctly, arguing that start sites are hard-wired for initiation through the action of other mRNA features. We show that A-rich sequences upstream of start codons promote initiation. Taken together, our genome-wide study reveals that SD motifs are not necessary for the ribosome to select where initiation occurs, though they do affect how efficiently initiation occurs at sites whose other features support initiation.

ORGANISM(S): Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

PROVIDER: GSE135906 | GEO | 2020/02/21

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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