Article ; Online: Cloaked dagger: tRNA slicing by an unlikely culprit.
RNA biology
2016 Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 15–19
Abstract: ... for the MazE antitoxin and MazF toxin), comprises 10 of the >80 TA systems in the M. tuberculosis genome. Here ... MazF family members in M. tuberculosis and other bacteria; instead it is strikingly similar ...
Abstract | The unusually high number of toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis, is thought to contribute to the unique ability of this pathogen to evade killing by the immune system and persist as a latent infection. One TA family, designated mazEF (for the MazE antitoxin and MazF toxin), comprises 10 of the >80 TA systems in the M. tuberculosis genome. Here we discuss the significance of our recent Nucleic Acids Res. paper that reports a surprising enzymatic activity for the MazF-mt9 toxin-sequence- and structure-specific cleavage of tRNA to generate tRNA halves-that underlies the growth-regulating properties of this toxin. This activity is distinct from all characterized MazF family members in M. tuberculosis and other bacteria; instead it is strikingly similar to that documented for members of another toxin family, VapC, despite the absence of sequence or structural similarity. |
---|---|
MeSH term(s) | Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism ; Bacterial Toxins/chemistry ; Bacterial Toxins/genetics ; Bacterial Toxins/metabolism ; Endoribonucleases/genetics ; Endoribonucleases/metabolism ; Latent Tuberculosis/microbiology ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; RNA Cleavage ; RNA, Bacterial/genetics ; RNA, Bacterial/metabolism ; RNA, Transfer/chemistry ; RNA, Transfer/genetics ; RNA, Transfer/metabolism ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Tuberculosis/microbiology |
Chemical Substances | Bacterial Proteins ; Bacterial Toxins ; RNA, Bacterial ; RNA, Transfer (9014-25-9) ; Endoribonucleases (EC 3.1.-) ; MazF protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (EC 3.1.-) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2016-11-14 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ISSN | 1555-8584 |
ISSN (online) | 1555-8584 |
DOI | 10.1080/15476286.2016.1255396 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
More links
Kategorien
Order via subito
This service is chargeable due to the Delivery terms set by subito. Orders including an article and supplementary material will be classified as separate orders. In these cases, fees will be demanded for each order.
Inter-library loan at ZB MED
Your chosen title can be delivered directly to ZB MED Cologne location if you are registered as a user at ZB MED Cologne.