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The Impact of the Major Endoribonucleases RNase E and RNase III and of the sRNA StsR on Photosynthesis Gene Expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Is Growth-Phase-Dependent
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Janek Börner
Janek Börner *
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Julian Grützner
Julian Grützner ,
Florian Gerken
Florian Gerken and
Gabriele Klug
Gabriele Klug *
Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(16), 9123; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169123 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 26 July 2024
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Revised: 15 August 2024
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Accepted: 19 August 2024
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Published: 22 August 2024
Abstract
Rhodobacter sphaeroides is a facultative phototrophic bacterium that performs aerobic respiration when oxygen is available. Only when oxygen is present at low concentrations or absent are pigment–protein complexes formed, and anoxygenic photosynthesis generates ATP. The regulation of photosynthesis genes in response to oxygen and light has been investigated for decades, with a focus on the regulation of transcription. However, many studies have also revealed the importance of regulated mRNA processing. This study analyzes the phenotypes of wild type and mutant strains and compares global RNA-seq datasets to elucidate the impact of ribonucleases and the small non-coding RNA StsR on photosynthesis gene expression in Rhodobacter. Most importantly, the results demonstrate that, in particular, the role of ribonuclease E in photosynthesis gene expression is strongly dependent on growth phase.
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Börner, J.; Grützner, J.; Gerken, F.; Klug, G.
The Impact of the Major Endoribonucleases RNase E and RNase III and of the sRNA StsR on Photosynthesis Gene Expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Is Growth-Phase-Dependent. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 9123.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169123
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Börner J, Grützner J, Gerken F, Klug G.
The Impact of the Major Endoribonucleases RNase E and RNase III and of the sRNA StsR on Photosynthesis Gene Expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Is Growth-Phase-Dependent. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(16):9123.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169123
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Börner, Janek, Julian Grützner, Florian Gerken, and Gabriele Klug.
2024. "The Impact of the Major Endoribonucleases RNase E and RNase III and of the sRNA StsR on Photosynthesis Gene Expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Is Growth-Phase-Dependent" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 16: 9123.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169123
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