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Abstract
Widespread intragenic transcription initiation has been observed in many species. Here we show that the Escherichia coli ehxCABD operon contains numerous intragenic promoters in both sense and antisense orientations. Transcription from these promoters is silenced by the histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) protein. On a genome-wide scale, we show that 46% of H-NS-suppressed transcripts in E. coli are intragenic in origin. Furthermore, many intergenic promoters repressed by H-NS are for noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). Thus, a major overlooked function of H-NS is to prevent transcription of spurious RNA. Our data provide a molecular description for the toxicity of horizontally acquired DNA and explain how this is counteracted by H-NS.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 214-219 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Genes & Development |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 21 Jan 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2014 |
Keywords
- H-NS
- Nucleoid
- Pervasive transcription
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology
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Bacterial chromosome structure and transcription
Busby, S., Grainger, D. & Pallen, M.
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
1/08/12 → 29/02/16
Project: Research Councils