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- cAMP Activation of the cAMP Receptor Protein, a Model Bacterial Transcription Factor
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Hwan Youn , Marcus Carranza
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J. Microbiol. 2023;61(3):277-287. Published online March 9, 2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-023-00028-6
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The active and inactive structures of the Escherichia coli cAMP receptor protein (CRP), a model bacterial transcr!ption
factor, are compared to generate a paradigm in the cAMP-induced activation of CRP. The resulting paradigm is shown to be
consistent with numerous biochemical studies of CRP and CRP*, a group of CRP mutants displaying cAMP-free activity.
The cAMP affinity of CRP is dictated by two factors: (i) the effectiveness of the cAMP pocket and (ii) the protein equilibrium
of apo-CRP. How these two factors interplay in determining the cAMP affinity and cAMP specificity of CRP and CRP*
mutants are discussed. Both the current understanding and knowledge gaps of CRP-DNA interactions are also described.
This review ends with a list of several important CRP issues that need to be addressed in the future.
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Young-Il Kim , Mark Anthony B. Casel , Se-Mi Kim , Seong-Gyu Kim , Su-Jin Park , Eun-Ha Kim , Hye Won Jeong , Haryoung Poo , Young Ki Choi
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J. Microbiol. 2020;58(10):886-891. Published online September 29, 2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-020-0335-6
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Various treatments and agents had been reported to inactivate
RNA viruses. Of these, thermal inactivation is generally
considered an effective and cheap method of sample
preparation for downstream assays. The purpose of this study
is to establish a safe inactivation method for SARS-CoV-2
without compromising the amount of amplifiable viral genome
necessary for clinical diagnoses. In this study, we demonstrate
the infectivity and genomic stability of SARSCoV-
2 by thermal inactivation at both 56°C and 65°C. The
results
substantiate that viable SARS-CoV-2 is readily inactivated
when incubated at 56°C for 30 min or at 65°C for
10 min. qRT-PCR of specimens heat-inactivated at 56°C for
30 min or 65°C for 15 min revealed similar genomic RNA
stability compared with non-heat inactivated specimens. Further,
we demonstrate that 30 min of thermal inactivation at
56°C could inactivate viable viruses from clinical COVID-19
specimens without attenuating the qRT-PCR diagnostic sensitivity.
Heat treatment of clinical specimens from COVID-19
patients at 56°C for 30 min or 65°C for 15 min could be a useful
method
for the inactivation of a highly contagious agent,
SARS-CoV-2. Use of this method would reduce the potential
for secondary infections in BSL2 conditions during diagnostic
procedures. Importantly, infectious virus can be inactivated
in clinical specimens without compromising the
sensitivity of the diagnostic RT-PCR assay.
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Matt N. Hicks , Sanjiva Gunasekara , Jose Serate , Jin Park , Pegah Mosharaf , Yue Zhou , Jin-Won Lee , Hwan Youn
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The Escherichia coli cAMP receptor protein (CRP) utilizes the
helix-turn-helix motif for DNA binding. The CRP’s recognition
helix, termed F-helix, includes a stretch of six amino
acids (Arg180, Glu181, Thr182, Val183, Gly184, and Arg185)
for direct DNA contacts. Arg180, Glu181 and Arg185 are
known as important residues for DNA binding and specificity,
but little has been studied for the other residues. Here
we show that Gly184 is another F-helix residue critical for
the transcriptional activation function of CRP. First, glycine
was repeatedly selected at CRP position 184 for its unique
ability to provide wild type-level transcriptional activation
activity. To dissect the glycine requirement, wild type CRP
and mutants G184A, G184F, G184S, and G184Y were purified
and their in vitro DNA-binding activity was measured.
G184A and G184F displayed reduced DNA binding, which
may explain their low transcriptional activation activity. However,
G184S and G184Y displayed apparently normal DNA
affinity. Therefore, an additional factor is needed to account
for the diminished transcriptional activation function in
G184S and G184Y, and the best explanation is perturbations
in their interaction with RNA polymerase. The fact that glycine
is the smallest amino acid could not fully warrant its suitability,
as shown in this study. We hypothesize that Gly184
fulfills the dual functions of DNA binding and RNA polymerase
interaction by conferring conformational flexibility
to the F-helix.
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cAMP-independent DNA binding of the CRP family protein DdrI from
Deinococcus radiodurans
Yudong Wang, Jing Hu, Xufan Gao, Yuchen Cao, Shumai Ye, Cheng Chen, Liangyan Wang, Hong Xu, Miao Guo, Dong Zhang, Ruhong Zhou, Yuejin Hua, Ye Zhao, Paul Babitzke
mBio.2024;[Epub] CrossRef - Unexpected Requirement of Small Amino Acids at Position 183 for DNA Binding in the Escherichia coli cAMP Receptor Protein
Marcus Carranza, Amanda Rea, Daisy Pacheco, Christian Montiel, Jin Park, Hwan Youn
Journal of Microbiology.2024; 62(10): 871. CrossRef - cAMP Activation of the cAMP Receptor Protein, a Model Bacterial Transcription Factor
Hwan Youn, Marcus Carranza
Journal of Microbiology.2023; 61(3): 277. CrossRef
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- Expression of Escherichia coli DcuS-R Two-Component Regulatory System is Regulated by the Secondary Internal Promoter Which is Activated by CRP-cAMP
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Tomoya Oyamada , Katsushi Yokoyama , Michiko Morinaga , Masashi Suzuki , Kozo Makino
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J. Microbiol. 2007;45(3):234-240.
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DOI: https://doi.org/2537 [pii]
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The DcuS-R two-component system of Escherichia coli senses C4-dicarboxylates of the medium and regulates expression of the genes related to utilization of them. It is known that phospho-DcuR induces expression of genes such as the dcuB-fumB operon, the frdABCD operon, and the dctA gene. We analyzed promoters of the dcuS-R operon to elucidate the transcriptional regulation system. We found a novel internal promoter within the dcuS gene that is regulated by the transcriptional regulator, CRP-cAMP, in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.