Depletion of tRNA CCA-adding enzyme in Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to polyadenylation of transcripts and precursor tRNAs

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In reference to gene annotation, more than half of the tRNA species synthesized by Mycobacterium tuberculosis require the enzymatic addition of the cytosine-cytosine-adenine (CCA) tail, which is indispensable for amino acid charging and tRNA functionality. It makes the mycobacterial CCA-adding enzyme essential for survival of the bacterium and a potential target for novel pipelines in drug discovery avenues. Here, we described the rv3907c gene product, originally annotated as poly(A)polymerase (rv3907c, PcnA) as a functional CCA-adding enzyme (CCAMtb) essential for viability of M. tuberculosis. The depletion of the enzyme affected tRNAs maturation, inhibited bacilli growth, and resulted in abundant accumulation of polyadenylated RNAs. We determined the enzymatic activities displayed by the mycobacterial CCAMtb in vitro and studied the effects of inhibiting of its transcription in bacterial cells. We are the first to properly confirm the existence of RNA polyadenylation in mycobacteria, a previously controversial phenomenon, which we found promoted upon CCA-adding enzyme downexpression.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 24. Nov., Seite 20717

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Błaszczyk, Ewelina [VerfasserIn]
Płociński, Przemysław [VerfasserIn]
Lechowicz, Ewelina [VerfasserIn]
Brzostek, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Dziadek, Bożena [VerfasserIn]
Korycka-Machała, Małgorzata [VerfasserIn]
Słomka, Marcin [VerfasserIn]
Dziadek, Jarosław [VerfasserIn]

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8J337D1HZY
9014-25-9
Adenine
Cytosine
EC 2.7.7.-
JAC85A2161
Journal Article
RNA, Transfer
RNA Nucleotidyltransferases
TRNA nucleotidyltransferase

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 20.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-023-47944-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364925337