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Identification and initial characterization of a new pair of sibling sRNAs of involved in type IV pilus biogenesis Free

Abstract

Non-coding regulatory RNAs mediate post-transcriptional gene expression control by a variety of mechanisms relying mostly on base-pairing interactions with a target mRNA. Though a plethora of putative non-coding regulatory RNAs have been identified by global transcriptome analysis, knowledge about riboregulation in the pathogenic is still limited. Here we report the initial characterization of a pair of sRNAs of , TfpR1 and TfpR2, which exhibit a similar secondary structure and identical single-stranded seed regions, and therefore might be considered as sibling sRNAs. By combination of target prediction and sRNA pulse expression followed by differential RNA sequencing we identified target genes of TfpR1 which are involved in type IV pilus biogenesis and DNA damage repair. We provide evidence that members of the TfpR1 regulon can also be targeted by the sibling TfpR2.

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Keyword(s): Neisseria gonorrhoeae , post-transcriptional regulation , sRNA and type IV pilus
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • deutsche forschungsgemeinschaft (Award RU 631/12-1)
    • Principle Award Recipient: ThomasRudel
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Identification and initial characterization of a new pair of sibling sRNAs of Neisseria gonorrhoeae involved in type IV pilus biogenesis
Microbiology 167, 001080 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001080
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