An ideal spacing is required for the control of Class II CRP-dependent promoters by the status of CRP K100

Ana Écija-Conesa, Julia Gallego-Jara, Gema Lozano Terol, Douglas F Browning, Steve J W Busby, Alan J Wolfe, Manuel Cánovas Díaz, Teresa de Diego Puente

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Abstract

Transcription activation by the Escherichia coli CRP at Class II promoters is dependent on direct interactions between RNA polymerase and CRP, therefore the spatial proximity between both proteins plays a significant role in the ability of CRP to activate transcription. Using both in vivo and in vitro techniques, here we demonstrate that the CRP K100 positive charge, adjacent to AR2, is required for full promoter activity when CRP is optimally positioned. Accordingly, K100 mediated activation is very position-dependent and our data confirm that the largest impact of the K100 status on transcription activation occurs when the spacing between the CRP binding site and the A2 of the -10 element is 22 bp. From the results of this study and the progress in the understanding about open complex DNA scrunching, we propose that CRP-dependent promoters should now be numbered by the distance from the center of the DNA site for CRP and the most highly conserved base at position 2 of the -10 hexamer in bacterial promoters.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberfnaa164
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume367
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein/chemistry
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases/metabolism
  • Escherichia coli/genetics
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
  • Transcriptional Activation/genetics

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