ppGpp regulation of RpoS degradation via anti-adaptor protein IraP

被引:103
作者
Bougdour, Alexandre [1 ]
Gottesman, Susan [1 ]
机构
[1] NCI, Mol Biol Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
phosphate starvation; sigma(38); SpoT;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.0705561104
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
lraP is a small protein that interferes with the delivery of os (RpoS) to the ClpXP protease by blocking the action of RssB, an adaptor protein for os degradation. lraP was previously shown to mediate stabilization of os during phosphate starvation. Here, we show that iraP is transcribed in response to phosphate starvation; this response is mediated by ppGpp. The iraP promoter is positively regulated by ppGpp, dependent on the discriminator region of the iraP promoter. Sensing of phosphate starvation requires SpoT but not RelA. The results demonstrate a target for positive regulation by ppGpp and suggest that the cell use of ppGpp to mediate a variety of starvation responses operates in part by modulating sigma(s) levels.
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页码:12896 / 12901
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