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dc.contributor.authorBöhme, Katja
dc.contributor.authorSteinmann, Rebekka
dc.contributor.authorKortmann, Jens
dc.contributor.authorSeekircher, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorHeroven, Ann Kathrin
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Evelin
dc.contributor.authorPisano, Fabio
dc.contributor.authorThiermann, Tanja
dc.contributor.authorWolf-Watz, Hans
dc.contributor.authorNarberhaus, Franz
dc.contributor.authorDersch, Petra
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-11T14:01:33Z
dc.date.available2012-06-11T14:01:33Z
dc.date.issued2012-02
dc.identifier.citationConcerted actions of a thermo-labile regulator and a unique intergenic RNA thermosensor control Yersinia virulence. 2012, 8 (2):e1002518 PLoS Pathog.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1553-7374
dc.identifier.pmid22359501
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.ppat.1002518
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10033/228372
dc.description.abstractExpression of all Yersinia pathogenicity factors encoded on the virulence plasmid, including the yop effector and the ysc type III secretion genes, is controlled by the transcriptional activator LcrF in response to temperature. Here, we show that a protein- and RNA-dependent hierarchy of thermosensors induce LcrF synthesis at body temperature. Thermally regulated transcription of lcrF is modest and mediated by the thermo-sensitive modulator YmoA, which represses transcription from a single promoter located far upstream of the yscW-lcrF operon at moderate temperatures. The transcriptional response is complemented by a second layer of temperature-control induced by a unique cis-acting RNA element located within the intergenic region of the yscW-lcrF transcript. Structure probing demonstrated that this region forms a secondary structure composed of two stemloops at 25°C. The second hairpin sequesters the lcrF ribosomal binding site by a stretch of four uracils. Opening of this structure was favored at 37°C and permitted ribosome binding at host body temperature. Our study further provides experimental evidence for the biological relevance of an RNA thermometer in an animal model. Following oral infections in mice, we found that two different Y. pseudotuberculosis patient isolates expressing a stabilized thermometer variant were strongly reduced in their ability to disseminate into the Peyer's patches, liver and spleen and have fully lost their lethality. Intriguingly, Yersinia strains with a destabilized version of the thermosensor were attenuated or exhibited a similar, but not a higher mortality. This illustrates that the RNA thermometer is the decisive control element providing just the appropriate amounts of LcrF protein for optimal infection efficiency.
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dc.titleConcerted actions of a thermo-labile regulator and a unique intergenic RNA thermosensor control Yersinia virulence.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentInstitut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalPLoS pathogensen_GB
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-13T00:05:25Z
html.description.abstractExpression of all Yersinia pathogenicity factors encoded on the virulence plasmid, including the yop effector and the ysc type III secretion genes, is controlled by the transcriptional activator LcrF in response to temperature. Here, we show that a protein- and RNA-dependent hierarchy of thermosensors induce LcrF synthesis at body temperature. Thermally regulated transcription of lcrF is modest and mediated by the thermo-sensitive modulator YmoA, which represses transcription from a single promoter located far upstream of the yscW-lcrF operon at moderate temperatures. The transcriptional response is complemented by a second layer of temperature-control induced by a unique cis-acting RNA element located within the intergenic region of the yscW-lcrF transcript. Structure probing demonstrated that this region forms a secondary structure composed of two stemloops at 25°C. The second hairpin sequesters the lcrF ribosomal binding site by a stretch of four uracils. Opening of this structure was favored at 37°C and permitted ribosome binding at host body temperature. Our study further provides experimental evidence for the biological relevance of an RNA thermometer in an animal model. Following oral infections in mice, we found that two different Y. pseudotuberculosis patient isolates expressing a stabilized thermometer variant were strongly reduced in their ability to disseminate into the Peyer's patches, liver and spleen and have fully lost their lethality. Intriguingly, Yersinia strains with a destabilized version of the thermosensor were attenuated or exhibited a similar, but not a higher mortality. This illustrates that the RNA thermometer is the decisive control element providing just the appropriate amounts of LcrF protein for optimal infection efficiency.


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