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An AlgU-Regulated Antisense Transcript Encoded within the Pseudomonas syringae fleQ Gene Has a Positive Effect on Motility.

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:Production of bacterial flagella is controlled by a multitiered regulatory system that coordinates the expression of 40 to 50 subunits and ordered assembly of these elaborate structures. Flagellar expression is environmentally controlled, presumably to optimize the benefits and liabilities of having these organelles on cell growth and survival. We recently reported a global survey of AlgU-dependent regulation and binding in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 that included evidence for strong downregulation of many flagellar and chemotaxis motility genes. Here, we returned to those data to look for other AlgU-dependent influences on the flagellar regulatory network. We identified an AlgU-dependent antisense transcript expressed from within the fleQ gene, the master regulator of flagellar biosynthesis in Pseudomonas We tested whether expression of this antisense RNA influenced bacterial behavior and found that it reduces AlgU-dependent downregulation of motility. Importantly, this antisense expression influenced motility only under conditions in which AlgU was expressed. Comparative sequence analysis of the locus containing the antisense transcript's AlgU-dependent promoter in over 300 Pseudomonas genomes revealed sequence conservation in most strains that encode AlgU. This suggests that the antisense transcript plays an important role that is conserved across most of the genus PseudomonasIMPORTANCEPseudomonas syringae is a globally distributed host-specific bacterial pathogen that causes disease in a wide-range of plants. An elaborate gene expression regulation network controls flagellum production, which is important for proper flagellum assembly and a key aspect of certain lifestyle transitions. P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 uses flagellum-powered motility in the early stages of host colonization and adopts a sessile lifestyle after entering plant tissues, but the regulation of this transition is not understood. Our work demonstrates a link between regulation of motility and global transcriptional control that facilitates bacterial growth and disease in plants. Additionally, sequence comparisons suggest that this regulation mechanism is conserved in most members of the genus Pseudomonas.

journal_name

J Bacteriol

journal_title

Journal of bacteriology

authors

Markel E,Dalenberg H,Monteil CL,Vinatzer BA,Swingle B

doi

10.1128/JB.00576-17

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-03-12 00:00:00

issue

eissn

0021-9193

issn

1098-5530

pii

JB.00576-17

journal_volume

200

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An AlgU-Regulated Antisense Transcript Encoded within the Pseudomonas syringae fleQ Gene Has a Positive Effect on Motility.