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The small RNA Aar in Acinetobacter baylyi: a putative regulator of amino acid metabolism.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20559624     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) are key players in prokaryotic metabolic circuits, allowing the cell to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Regulatory interference by sRNAs in cellular metabolism is often facilitated by the Sm-like protein Hfq. A search for novel sRNAs in A. baylyi intergenic regions was performed by a biocomputational screening. One candidate, Aar, encoded between trpS and sucD showed Hfq dependency in Northern blot analysis. Aar was expressed strongly during stationary growth phase in minimal medium; in contrast, in complex medium, strongest expression was in the exponential growth phase. Whereas over-expression of Aar in trans did not affect bacterial growth, seven mRNA targets predicted by two in silico approaches were upregulated in stationary growth phase. All seven mRNAs are involved in A. baylyi amino acid metabolism. A putative binding site for Lrp, the global regulator of branched-chain amino acids in E. coli, was observed within the aar gene. Both facts imply an Aar participation in amino acid metabolism.
Authors:
Dominik Schilling; Sven Findeiss; Andreas S Richter; Jennifer A Taylor; Ulrike Gerischer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-06-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of microbiology     Volume:  192     ISSN:  1432-072X     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-18     Completed Date:  2010-10-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0410427     Medline TA:  Arch Microbiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  691-702     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany. dominik.schilling@uniklinik-ulm.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acinetobacter / genetics*,  growth & development,  metabolism
Amino Acids / metabolism*
Base Sequence
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleic Acid Conformation
RNA, Bacterial / genetics*
RNA, Messenger / genetics
RNA, Untranslated / genetics*
Up-Regulation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amino Acids; 0/RNA, Bacterial; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/RNA, Untranslated

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