Global Translational Control by the Transcriptional Repressor TrcR in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Anabaena Sp. PCC 7120

Overview

Journal Commun Biol

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Jun 15

PMID 37322092

Authors

Zi-Qian Wang

Yiling Yang

Ju-Yuan Zhang

Xiaoli Zeng

Cheng-Cai Zhang

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Abstract

Transcriptional and translational regulations are important mechanisms for cell adaptation to environmental conditions. In addition to house-keeping tRNAs, the genome of the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 (Anabaena) has a long tRNA operon (trn operon) consisting of 26 genes present on a megaplasmid. The trn operon is repressed under standard culture conditions, but is activated under translational stress in the presence of antibiotics targeting translation. Using the toxic amino acid analog β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) as a tool, we isolated and characterized several BMAA-resistance mutants from Anabaena, and identified one gene of unknown function, all0854, named as trcR, encoding a transcription factor belonging to the ribbon-helix-helix (RHH) family. We provide evidence that TrcR represses the expression of the trn operon and is thus the missing link between the trn operon and translational stress response. TrcR represses the expression of several other genes involved in translational control, and is required for maintaining translational fidelity. TrcR, as well as its binding sites, are highly conserved in cyanobacteria, and its functions represent an important mechanism for the coupling of the transcriptional and translational regulations in cyanobacteria.

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