1. Cross-Talk Between Cognate and Noncognate RpoE Sigma Factors and Zn2+-Binding Anti-Sigma Factors Regulates Photooxidative Stress Response in Azospirillum brasilense.
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Gupta, Namrata, Gupta, Ankush, Kumar, Santosh, Mishra, Rajeev, Singh, Chhaya, and Tripathi, Anil Kumar
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SIGMA factor (Transcription factor) , *ZINC transporters , *PHOTOOXIDATIVE stress , *OXIDATION-reduction reaction , *PROTEIN-protein interactions , *AZOSPIRILLUM brasilense - Abstract
Aims: Azospirillum brasilense harbors two redox-sensitive Zinc-binding anti-sigma (ZAS) factors (ChrR1 and ChrR2), which negatively regulate the activity of their cognate extra-cytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factors (RpoE1 and RpoE2) by occluding their binding to the core enzyme. Both pairs of RpoE-ChrR control responses to photooxidative stress. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the two RpoE-ChrR pairs cross-talk while responding to the stress. Results: In silico analysis showed a high sequence similarity between ChrR1 and ChrR2 proteins, but differences in redox sensitivity. Using in silico and in vitro methods of protein-protein interaction, we have shown that both ChrR1 and ChrR2 proteins physically bind to their noncognate RpoE proteins. Restoration of the phenotypes of chrR1::Tn5 and chrR2::Km mutants related to carotenoid biosynthesis and photooxidative stress tolerance by expressing chrR1 or chrR2 provided in vivo evidence for the cross-talk. In addition, up- or down-regulation of several identical proteins by expressing chrR1 or chrR2 in the chrR1::Tn5 mutant provided another in vivo evidence for the cross-talk. Innovation: Although multiple redox-sensitive ZAS anti-σ factors occur in some Gram-positive bacteria, no cross-talk is reported among them. We report here, for the first time, that the two ZAS anti-σ factors of A. brasilense also interact with their noncognate σ factors and affect gene expression. Conclusion: The two redox-sensitive ZAS anti-σ factors in A. brasilense may interact with their cognate as well as noncognate ECF σ factors to play an important role in redox homeostasis by facilitating recovery from the oxidative stress. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 20, 42-59. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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