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The anaerobe-specific orange protein complex of Desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough is encoded by two divergent operons coregulated by ?54 and a cognate transcriptional regulator.

Anouchka Fiévet
  • Fonction : Auteur
Laetitia My
Mireille Ansaldi
Sofia R Pauleta
  • Fonction : Auteur
Christophe S Bernard
Alain Dolla
Corinne Aubert

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Analysis of sequenced bacterial genomes revealed that the genomes encode more than 30% hypothetical and conserved hypothetical proteins of unknown function. Among proteins of unknown function that are conserved in anaerobes, some might be determinants of the anaerobic way of life. This study focuses on two divergent clusters specifically found in anaerobic microorganisms and mainly composed of genes encoding conserved hypothetical proteins. We show that the two gene clusters DVU2103-DVU2104-DVU2105 (orp2) and DVU2107-DVU2108-DVU2109 (orp1) form two divergent operons transcribed by the ?(54)-RNA polymerase. We further demonstrate that the ?(54)-dependent transcriptional regulator DVU2106, located between orp1 and orp2, collaborates with ?(54)-RNA polymerase to orchestrate the simultaneous expression of the divergent orp operons. DVU2106, whose structural gene is transcribed by the ?(70)-RNA polymerase, negatively retrocontrols its own expression. By using an endogenous pulldown strategy, we identify a physiological complex composed of DVU2103, DVU2104, DVU2105, DVU2108, and DVU2109. Interestingly, inactivation of DVU2106, which is required for orp operon transcription, induces morphological defects that are likely linked to the absence of the ORP complex. A putative role of the ORP proteins in positioning the septum during cell division is discussed.

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hal-01458283 , version 1 (06-02-2017)

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Anouchka Fiévet, Laetitia My, E. Cascales, Mireille Ansaldi, Sofia R Pauleta, et al.. The anaerobe-specific orange protein complex of Desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough is encoded by two divergent operons coregulated by ?54 and a cognate transcriptional regulator.. Journal of Bacteriology, 2011, 193 (13), pp.3207--19. ⟨10.1128/JB.00044-11⟩. ⟨hal-01458283⟩
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