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词条 RNA thermometer
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  1. Discovery

  2. Distribution

  3. Structure

  4. Mechanism

  5. Implications for the RNA world hypothesis

  6. Other examples

  7. References

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An RNA thermometer (or RNA thermosensor) is a temperature-sensitive non-coding RNA molecule which regulates gene expression. RNA thermometers often regulate genes required during either a heat shock or cold shock response, but have been implicated in other regulatory roles such as in pathogenicity and starvation.[1]

In general, RNA thermometers operate by changing their secondary structure in response to temperature fluctuations. This structural transition can then expose or occlude important regions of RNA such as a ribosome binding site, which then affects the translation rate of a nearby protein-coding gene.

RNA thermometers, along with riboswitches, are used as examples in support of the RNA world hypothesis. This theory proposes that RNA was once the sole nucleic acid present in cells, and was replaced by the current DNA → RNA → protein system.[2]

Examples of RNA thermometers include FourU,[3] the Hsp90 cis-regulatory element,[4] the ROSE element,[5] the Lig RNA thermometer[6], and the Hsp17 thermometer.[7]

Discovery

The first temperature-sensitive RNA element was reported in 1989.[8] Prior to this research, mutations upstream from the transcription start site in a lambda (λ) phage cIII mRNA were found to affect the level of translation of the cIII protein.[9] This protein is involved in selection of either a lytic or lysogenic life cycle in λ phage, with high concentrations of cIII promoting lysogeny.[9] Further study of this upstream RNA region identified two alternative secondary structures; experimental study found the structures to be interchangeable, and dependent on both magnesium ion concentration and temperature.[8][10] This RNA thermometer is now thought to encourage entry to a lytic cycle under heat stress in order for the bacteriophage to rapidly replicate and escape the host cell.[1]

The term "RNA thermometer" was not coined until 1999,[11] when it was applied to the rpoH RNA element identified in Escherichia coli.[12] More recently, bioinformatics searches have been employed to uncover several novel candidate RNA thermometers.[13] Traditional sequence-based searches are inefficient, however, as the secondary structure of the element is much more conserved than the nucleic acid sequence.[13]

Distribution

Most known RNA thermometers are located in the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of messenger RNA encoding heat shock proteins—though it has been suggested this fact may be due, in part, to sampling bias and inherent difficulties of detecting short, unconserved RNA sequences in genomic data.[14][15]

Though predominantly found in prokaryotes, a potential RNA thermometer has been found in mammals including humans.[16] The candidate thermosensor heat shock RNA-1 (HSR1) activates heat-shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) and induces protective proteins when cell temperature exceeds 37 °C (body temperature), thus preventing the cells from overheating.[16]

Structure

RNA thermometers are structurally simple and can be made from short RNA sequences; the smallest is just 44 nucleotides and is found in the mRNA of a heat-shock protein, hsp17, in Synechocystis species PCC 6803.[18][19] Generally these RNA elements range in length from 60-110 nucleotides[20] and they typically contain a hairpin with a small number of mismatched base pairs which reduce the stability of the structure, thereby allowing easier unfolding in response to a temperature increase.[21]

Detailed structural analysis of the ROSE RNA thermometer revealed that the mismatched bases are actually engaged in nonstandard basepairing that preserves the helical structure of the RNA (see figure). The unusual basepairs consist of G-G, U-U, and UC-U pairs. Since these noncanonical base pairs are relatively unstable, increased temperature causes local melting of the RNA structure in this region, exposing the Shine-Dalgarno sequence.[17]

Some RNA thermometers are significantly more complex than a single hairpin, as in the case of a region found in CspA mRNA which is thought to contain a pseudoknot, as well as multiple hairpins.[22][23]

Synthetic RNA thermometers have been designed with just a simple single-hairpin structure.[24] However, the secondary structure of such short RNA thermometers can be sensitive to mutation, as a single base change can render the hairpin inactive in vivo.[25]

Mechanism

RNA thermometers are found in the 5' UTR of messenger RNA, upstream of a protein-coding gene.[1] Here they are able to occlude the ribosome binding site (RBS) and prevent translation of the mRNA into protein.[14] As temperature increases, the hairpin structure can 'melt' and expose the RBS or Shine-Dalgarno sequence to permit binding of the small ribosomal subunit (30S), which then assembles other translation machinery.[1] The start codon, typically found 8 nucleotides downstream of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence,[14] signals the beginning of a protein-coding gene which is then translated to a peptide product by the ribosome. In addition to this cis-acting mechanism, a lone example of a trans-acting RNA thermometer has been found in RpoS mRNA where it is thought to be involved in the starvation response.[1]

A specific example of an RNA thermometer motif is the FourU thermometer found in Salmonella enterica.[3] When exposed to temperatures above 45 °C, the stem-loop that base-pairs opposite the Shine-Dalgarno sequence becomes unpaired and allows the mRNA to enter the ribosome for translation to occur.[25] Mg2+ ion concentration has also been shown to affect the stability of FourU.[26] The most well-studied RNA thermometer is found in the rpoH gene in Escherichia coli.[27] This thermosensor upregulates heat shock proteins under high temperatures through σ32, a specialised heat-shock sigma factor.[11]

Though typically associated with heat-induced protein expression, RNA thermometers can also regulate cold-shock proteins.[22] For example, the expression of two 7kDa proteins are regulated by an RNA thermometer in the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus[28] and a similar mechanism has been identified in Enterobacteriales.[23]

RNA thermometers sensitive to temperatures of 37 °C can be used by pathogens to activate infection-specific genes.[14] For example, the upregulation of prfA, encoding a key transcriptional regulator of virulence genes in Listeria monocytogenes, was demonstrated by fusing the 5' DNA of prfA to the green fluorescent protein gene; the gene fusion was then transcribed from the T7 promoter in E. coli, and fluorescence was observed at 37 °C but not at 30 °C.[29]

Implications for the RNA world hypothesis

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The RNA world hypothesis states that RNA was once both the carrier of hereditary information and enzymatically active, with different sequences acting as biocatalysts, regulators and sensors.[30] The hypothesis then proposes that modern DNA, RNA and protein-based life evolved and selection replaced the majority of RNA's roles with other biomolecules.[2]

RNA thermometers and riboswitches are thought to be evolutionarily ancient due to their wide-scale distribution in distantly-related organisms.[31] It has been proposed that, in the RNA world, RNA thermosensors would have been responsible for temperature-dependent regulation of other RNA molecules.[2][32] RNA thermometers in modern organisms may be molecular fossils which could hint at a previously more widespread importance in an RNA world.[2]

Other examples

  • Hsp90 cis-regulatory element regulates hsp90 in Drosophila, increasing the translation rate of the heat shock protein at high temperatures.[4]
  • The ibpAB operon of E. coli is predicted to contain two co-operative RNA thermometers: a ROSE element and the IbpB thermometer.[33]
  • ROSE1 and ROSEAT2 are found in rhizobiales Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Agrobacterium tumefaciens respectively. They exist in the 5' UTR of HspA mRNA, and repress heat shock protein translation at physiological temperatures.[5][34]
  • Cyanobacterial RNA thermometers
  • Intergenic RNA thermometer
  • Neisseria RNA thermometers
  • Lig RNA thermometer

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