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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-5
pubmed:abstractText
Recent studies have begun to reveal that numerous fundamental metabolic pathways in bacteria are regulated by riboswitches residing within certain messenger RNAs. These riboswitches selectively bind metabolites and modulate gene expression in response to changing ligand concentrations. Previously, we provided evidence that the btuB mRNAs of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium each carry a coenzyme B12-dependent riboswitch that causes repressed translation of the encoded cobalamin-transport protein at elevated coenzyme concentrations. Herein, we use a phylogenetic analysis to define a consensus sequence and secondary structure model for the ligand- binding domain of this riboswitch class. RNA structures that conform to this model are widespread in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. In addition, we find that the 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) of the cobalamin biosynthesis (cob) operon of S.typhimurium carries an RNA motif that matches this consensus sequence. Biochemical and genetic characterization of this motif confirms that the RNA directly binds coenzyme B12, and that it likely serves as a genetic control element for regulating expression of the 25-gene operon for cobalamin production in this pathogen.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1362-4962
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14704351-5' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Bacillus subtilis, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Cobamides, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Consensus Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Nucleic Acid Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Operon, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Prokaryotic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-RNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Salmonella typhimurium, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:14704351-Thermodynamics
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Coenzyme B12 riboswitches are widespread genetic control elements in prokaryotes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208103, New Haven, CT 06520-8103, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't