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Polyphosphate kinase 1, a central node in the stress response network of , connects the two-component systems MprAB and SenX3–RegX3 and the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor, sigma E Free

Abstract

Polyphosphate (poly P) metabolism regulates the stress response in mycobacteria. Here we describe the regulatory architecture of a signal transduction system involving the two-component system (TCS) SenX3–RegX3, the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor sigma E (SigE) and the poly P-synthesizing enzyme polyphosphate kinase 1 (PPK1). The promoter of is activated under phosphate starvation. This is attenuated upon deletion of an imperfect palindrome likely representing a binding site for the response regulator RegX3, a component of the two-component system SenX3–RegX3 that responds to phosphate starvation. Binding of phosphorylated RegX3 to this site was confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The activity of the promoter was abrogated upon deletion of a putative SigE binding site. Pull-down of SigE from lysates of phosphate-starved cells with a biotinylated DNA harbouring the SigE binding site confirmed the likely binding of SigE to the promoter. transcription corroborated the involvement of SigE in transcription. Finally, the overexpression of RseA (anti-SigE) attenuated expression under phosphate starvation, supporting the role of SigE in transcription. The regulatory elements identified in transcription in this study, combined with our earlier observation that PPK1 is itself capable of regulating expression via the MprAB TCS, suggest the presence of multiple positive-feedback loops in this signalling circuit. In combination with the sequestering effect of RseA, we hypothesize that this architecture could be linked to bistability in the system that, in turn, could be a key element of persistence in

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Polyphosphate kinase 1, a central node in the stress response network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, connects the two-component systems MprAB and SenX3–RegX3 and the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor, sigma E
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