A high-affinity interaction between NusA and the rrn nut site in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
AUTOR(ES)
Arnvig, Kristine B.
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
The bacterial NusA protein enhances transcriptional pausing and termination and is known to play an essential role in antitermination. Antitermination is signaled by a nut-like cis-acting RNA sequence comprising boxB, boxA, and boxC. In the present study, we demonstrate a direct, specific high-affinity interaction between the rrn leader nut-like sites and the NusA proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Escherichia coli. This NusA–RNA interaction relies on the conserved region downstream of boxA, the boxC region, thus demonstrating a key function of this element. We have established an in vivo assay for antitermination in mycobacteria and use this to show that the M. tuberculosis rrn nut-like site enhances transcriptional read-through of untranslated RNA consistent with an antitermination signal within this site. Finally, we present evidence that this NusA–RNA interaction affects transcriptional events further downstream.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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