Transcriptional regulation by σ factor phosphorylation in bacteria.

Abstract:

:A major form of transcriptional regulation in bacteria occurs through the exchange of the primary σ factor of RNA polymerase (RNAP) with an alternative extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factor1. ECF σ factors are generally intrinsically active and are retained in an inactive state via the sequestration into σ factor-anti-σ factor complexes until their action is warranted2-20. Here, we report a previously uncharacterized mechanism of transcriptional regulation that relies on intrinsically inactive ECF σ factors, the activation of which and interaction with the β'-subunit of RNAP depends on σ factor phosphorylation. In Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the threonine kinase PknT phosphorylates the σ factor EcfP, which results in EcfP activation and expression of an essential polymyxin-resistant regulon. EcfP phosphorylation occurs at a highly conserved threonine residue, Thr63, positioned within a divergent region in the σ2.2 helix. Our data indicate that EcfP is intrinsically inactive and unable to bind the β'-subunit of RNAP due to the absence of a negatively charged DAED motif in this region. Furthermore, our results indicate that phosphorylation at residue Thr63 mimics this negative charge and licenses EcfP to interact with the β'-subunit in the formation of the RNAP holoenzyme, which in turn results in target gene expression. This regulatory mechanism is a previously unrecognized paradigm in bacterial signal transduction and transcriptional regulation, and our data suggest that it is widespread in bacteria.

journal_name

Nat Microbiol

journal_title

Nature microbiology

authors

Iyer SC,Casas-Pastor D,Kraus D,Mann P,Schirner K,Glatter T,Fritz G,Ringgaard S

doi

10.1038/s41564-019-0648-6

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-03-01 00:00:00

pages

395-406

issue

3

issn

2058-5276

pii

10.1038/s41564-019-0648-6

journal_volume

5

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