σ54-dependent regulome in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough

BMC Genomics

Research Article

Lara Rajeev¹  Eric G. Luning¹  Pavel S. Novichkov¹  Amy Chen¹  Alexey E. Kazakov¹  Aindrila Mukhopadhyay¹  Inna Dubchak² 

[1] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 94710, Berkeley, CA, USA;Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 94710, Berkeley, CA, USA;Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, 94598, Walnut Creek, CA, USA;

关键词: Transcription factor;    Transcriptional regulation;    Sigma factor;    Desulfovibrio vulgaris;    Enhancer binding proteins;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12864-015-2176-y

 received in 2015-06-23, accepted in 2015-10-31,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe σ54 subunit controls a unique class of promoters in bacteria. Such promoters, without exception, require enhancer binding proteins (EBPs) for transcription initiation. Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough, a model bacterium for sulfate reduction studies, has a high number of EBPs, more than most sequenced bacteria. The cellular processes regulated by many of these EBPs remain unknown.ResultsTo characterize the σ54-dependent regulome of D. vulgaris Hildenborough, we identified EBP binding motifs and regulated genes by a combination of computational and experimental techniques. These predictions were supported by our reconstruction of σ54-dependent promoters by comparative genomics. We reassessed and refined the results of earlier studies on regulation in D. vulgaris Hildenborough and consolidated them with our new findings. It allowed us to reconstruct the σ54 regulome in D. vulgaris Hildenborough. This regulome includes 36 regulons that consist of 201 coding genes and 4 non-coding RNAs, and is involved in nitrogen, carbon and energy metabolism, regulation, transmembrane transport and various extracellular functions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of direct regulation of alanine dehydrogenase, pyruvate metabolism genes and type III secretion system by σ54-dependent regulators.ConclusionsThe σ54-dependent regulome is an important component of transcriptional regulatory network in D. vulgaris Hildenborough and related free-living Deltaproteobacteria. Our study provides a representative collection of σ54-dependent regulons that can be used for regulation prediction in Deltaproteobacteria and other taxa.

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