Small RNAs OmrA and OmrB promote class III flagellar gene expression by inhibiting the synthesis of anti-Sigma factor FlgM

RNA Biology
Cédric RomillyE Gerhart H Wagner

Abstract

Bacteria can move by a variety of mechanisms, the best understood being flagella-mediated motility. Flagellar genes are organized in a three-tiered cascade allowing for temporally regulated expression that involves both transcriptional and post-transcriptional control. The class I operon encodes the master regulator FlhDC that drives class II gene transcription. Class II genes include fliA and flgM, which encode the Sigma factor σ28, required for class III transcription, and the anti-Sigma factor FlgM, which inhibits σ28 activity, respectively. The flhDC mRNA is regulated by several small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs). Two of these, the sequence-related OmrA and OmrB RNAs, inhibit FlhD synthesis. Here, we report on a second layer of sRNA-mediated control downstream of FhlDC in the flagella pathway. By mutational analysis, we confirm that a predicted interaction between the conserved 5' seed sequences of OmrA/B and the early coding sequence in flgM mRNA reduces FlgM expression. Regulation is dependent on the global RNA-binding protein Hfq. In vitro experiments support a canonical mechanism: binding of OmrA/B prevents ribosome loading and decreases FlgM protein synthesis. Simultaneous inhibition of both FlhD and FlgM synthesis by OmrA/...Continue Reading

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