RNA thermometers are widespread upstream of ABC transporter genes in bacteria.
Tong, A.Y., Tong, E.L., Hannani, M.A., Shaffer, S.N., Santiago, D., Ferre-D'Amare, A.R., Passalacqua, L.F.M., Abdelsayed, M.M.(2024) J Biological Chem 300: 107547-107547
- PubMed: 38992441 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107547
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8VFS - PubMed Abstract: 
RNA thermometers are temperature-sensing non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of downstream genes. A well-characterized RNA thermometer motif discovered in bacteria is the ROSE-like element (repression of heat shock gene expression). ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are a superfamily of transmembrane proteins that harness ATP hydrolysis to facilitate the export and import of substrates across cellular membranes. Through structure-guided bioinformatics, we discovered that ROSE-like RNA thermometers are widespread upstream of ABC transporter genes in bacteria. X-ray crystallography, biochemistry, and cellular assays indicate that these RNA thermometers are functional regulatory elements. This study expands the known biological role of RNA thermometers to these key membrane transporters.
- Department of Biology, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
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