Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 679 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
J Bacteriol. 2010 Apr;192(8):2277-83. doi: 10.1128/JB.00045-10. Epub 2010 Feb 19.
Der, an essential Escherichia coli tandem GTPase, has been implicated in 50S subunit biogenesis. The rrmJ gene encodes a methyltransferase that modifies the U2552 residue of 23S rRNA, and its deletion causes a severe growth defect. Peculiarly, overexpression of Der suppresses growth impairment. In this study, using an rrmJ-deletion strain, we demonstrated that two GTPase domains of Der regulate its association with 50S subunit via the KH-like domain. We also identified a region of Der that is critical for its specific interaction with 50S subunit.
Der,一种必需的大肠杆菌串联 GTPase,已被牵连到 50S 亚基生物发生中。rrmJ 基因编码一种甲基转移酶,修饰 23S rRNA 的 U2552 残基,其缺失导致严重的生长缺陷。奇怪的是,Der 的过表达抑制了生长损伤。在这项研究中,我们使用 rrmJ 缺失菌株表明 Der 的两个 GTPase 结构域通过 KH 样结构域调节其与 50S 亚基的结合。我们还确定了 Der 的一个区域对于其与 50S 亚基的特异性相互作用至关重要。