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A Decrease in Transcription Capacity Limits Growth Rate upon Translation Inhibition

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In bacterial cells, inhibition of ribosomes by sublethal concentrations of antibiotics leads to a decrease in the growth rate despite an increase in ribosome content. The limitation of ribosomal activity results in an increase in the level of expression from ribosomal promoters; this can deplete the pool of RNA polymerase (RNAP) that is available for the expression of nonribosomal genes. However, the magnitude of this effect remains to be quantified. Here, we use the change in the activity of constitutive promoters with different affinities for RNAP to quantify the change in the concentration of free RNAP. The data are consistent with a significant decrease in the amount of RNAP available for transcription of both ribosomal and nonribosomal genes. Results obtained with different reporter genes reveal an mRNA length dependence on the amount of full-length translated protein, consistent with the decrease in ribosome processivity affecting more strongly the translation of longer genes. The genes coding for the β and β' subunits of RNAP are among the longest genes in the Escherichia coli genome, while the genes coding for ribosomal proteins are among the shortest genes. This can explain the observed decrease in transcription capacity that favors the expression of genes whose promoters have a high affinity for RNAP, such as ribosomal promoters
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hal-03034244 , version 1 (23-11-2021)

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Qing Zhang, Elisa Brambilla, Rui Li, Hualin Shi, Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino, et al.. A Decrease in Transcription Capacity Limits Growth Rate upon Translation Inhibition. mSystems, 2020, 5 (5), pp.e00575-20. ⟨10.1128/mSystems.00575-20⟩. ⟨hal-03034244⟩
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