RNA Sequencing Unveils Very Small RNAs With Potential Regulatory Functions in Bacteria

Copyright © 2022 Diallo, Ho, Lalaouna, Massé and Provost..

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is the gold standard for the discovery of small non-coding RNAs. Following a long-standing approach, reads shorter than 16 nucleotides (nt) are removed from the small RNA sequencing libraries or datasets. The serendipitous discovery of an eukaryotic 12 nt-long RNA species capable of modulating the microRNA from which they derive prompted us to challenge this dogma and, by expanding the window of RNA sizes down to 8 nt, to confirm the existence of functional very small RNAs (vsRNAs <16 nt). Here we report the detailed profiling of vsRNAs in Escherichia coli, E. coli-derived outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) and five other bacterial strains (Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA7, P. aeruginosa PAO1, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium 14028S, Legionella pneumophila JR32 Philadelphia-1 and Staphylococcus aureus HG001). vsRNAs of 8-15 nt in length [RNAs (8-15 nt)] were found to be more abundant than RNAs of 16-30 nt in length [RNAs (16-30 nt)]. vsRNA biotypes were distinct and varied within and across bacterial species and accounted for one third of reads identified in the 8-30 nt window. The tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) have appeared as a major biotype among the vsRNAs, notably Ile-tRF and Ala-tRF, and were selectively loaded in OMVs. tRF-derived vsRNAs appear to be thermodynamically stable with at least 2 G-C basepairs and stem-loop structure. The analyzed tRF-derived vsRNAs are predicted to target several human host mRNAs with diverse functions. Bacterial vsRNAs and OMV-derived vsRNAs could be novel players likely modulating the intricate relationship between pathogens and their hosts.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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Frontiers in molecular biosciences - 9(2022) vom: 16., Seite 914991

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Diallo, Idrissa [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Lalaouna, David [VerfasserIn]
Massé, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Provost, Patrick [VerfasserIn]

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Bacteria
E. coli
Journal Article
Outer membrane vesicle (OMV)
RNA sequencing
TRNA fragment (tRF)
Very small RNA (vsRNA)

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmolb.2022.914991

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342413821