Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.

We found that loss of integrity of the ribosome by removal of a putative ribosome maturation factor or a ribosomal protein conferred salt tolerance on Escherichia coli cells. Some protein synthesis inhibitors including kasugamycin and chloramphenicol also had a similar effect, although kasugamycin a...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Hase, Takefusa Tarusawa, Akira Muto, Hyouta Himeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3669203?pdf=render
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author Yoichi Hase
Takefusa Tarusawa
Akira Muto
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description We found that loss of integrity of the ribosome by removal of a putative ribosome maturation factor or a ribosomal protein conferred salt tolerance on Escherichia coli cells. Some protein synthesis inhibitors including kasugamycin and chloramphenicol also had a similar effect, although kasugamycin affected neither 16S rRNA maturation nor subunit association into a 70S ribosome. Thus, salt tolerance is a common feature of cells in which maturation or function of the ribosome is impaired. In these cells, premature induction of an alternative sigma factor, σ(E), by salt stress was observed. These results suggest the existence of a yet-unknown stress response pathway mediated by the bacterial ribosome.
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spelling doaj.art-f6d22c67a7c14d9688fa2803d33ef6852022-12-22T03:43:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0185e6574710.1371/journal.pone.0065747Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.Yoichi HaseTakefusa TarusawaAkira MutoHyouta HimenoWe found that loss of integrity of the ribosome by removal of a putative ribosome maturation factor or a ribosomal protein conferred salt tolerance on Escherichia coli cells. Some protein synthesis inhibitors including kasugamycin and chloramphenicol also had a similar effect, although kasugamycin affected neither 16S rRNA maturation nor subunit association into a 70S ribosome. Thus, salt tolerance is a common feature of cells in which maturation or function of the ribosome is impaired. In these cells, premature induction of an alternative sigma factor, σ(E), by salt stress was observed. These results suggest the existence of a yet-unknown stress response pathway mediated by the bacterial ribosome.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3669203?pdf=render
spellingShingle Yoichi Hase
Takefusa Tarusawa
Akira Muto
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Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.
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title Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.
title_full Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.
title_fullStr Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.
title_full_unstemmed Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.
title_short Impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on Escherichia coli cells.
title_sort impairment of ribosome maturation or function confers salt resistance on escherichia coli cells
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