Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus

Many phage genes lack sequence similarity to any other open reading frame (ORF) in current databases. These enigmatic ORFan genes can have a tremendous impact on phage propagation and host interactions but often remain experimentally unexplored. We previously revealed a novel interaction between pha...

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Main Authors: Wolput, S., Makumi, Angela, Wicke, L., Bäcker, L.E., Cenens, W., Briers, Y., Wenner, N.A., Owen, S.V., Hinton, J.C.D., Lavigne, R., Aertsen, A.
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121009
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author Wolput, S.
Makumi, Angela
Wicke, L.
Bäcker, L.E.
Cenens, W.
Briers, Y.
Wenner, N.A.
Owen, S.V.
Hinton, J.C.D.
Lavigne, R.
Aertsen, A.
author_browse Aertsen, A.
Briers, Y.
Bäcker, L.E.
Cenens, W.
Hinton, J.C.D.
Lavigne, R.
Makumi, Angela
Owen, S.V.
Wenner, N.A.
Wicke, L.
Wolput, S.
author_facet Wolput, S.
Makumi, Angela
Wicke, L.
Bäcker, L.E.
Cenens, W.
Briers, Y.
Wenner, N.A.
Owen, S.V.
Hinton, J.C.D.
Lavigne, R.
Aertsen, A.
author_sort Wolput, S.
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description Many phage genes lack sequence similarity to any other open reading frame (ORF) in current databases. These enigmatic ORFan genes can have a tremendous impact on phage propagation and host interactions but often remain experimentally unexplored. We previously revealed a novel interaction between phage P22 and its Salmonella Typhimurium host, instigated by the ORFan gene pid (for phage P22 encoded instigator of dgo expression) and resulting in derepression of the host dgoRKAT operon. The pid gene is highly expressed in phage carrier cells that harbor a polarly located P22 episome that segregates asymmetrically among daughter cells. Here, we discovered that the pid locus is fitted with a weak promoter, has an exceptionally long 5′ untranslated region that is instructive for a secondary pid mRNA species, and has a 3′ Rho-independent termination loop that is responsible for stability of the pid transcript.
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spelling CGSpace1210092025-12-08T10:29:22Z Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus Wolput, S. Makumi, Angela Wicke, L. Bäcker, L.E. Cenens, W. Briers, Y. Wenner, N.A. Owen, S.V. Hinton, J.C.D. Lavigne, R. Aertsen, A. bacteriophages research Many phage genes lack sequence similarity to any other open reading frame (ORF) in current databases. These enigmatic ORFan genes can have a tremendous impact on phage propagation and host interactions but often remain experimentally unexplored. We previously revealed a novel interaction between phage P22 and its Salmonella Typhimurium host, instigated by the ORFan gene pid (for phage P22 encoded instigator of dgo expression) and resulting in derepression of the host dgoRKAT operon. The pid gene is highly expressed in phage carrier cells that harbor a polarly located P22 episome that segregates asymmetrically among daughter cells. Here, we discovered that the pid locus is fitted with a weak promoter, has an exceptionally long 5′ untranslated region that is instructive for a secondary pid mRNA species, and has a 3′ Rho-independent termination loop that is responsible for stability of the pid transcript. 2022-02-02 2022-08-30T10:22:29Z 2022-08-30T10:22:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121009 en Open Access MDPI Wolput, S., Makumi, A., Wicke, L., Bäcker, L.E., Cenens, W., Briers, Y., Wenner, N.A., Owen, S.V., Hinton, J.C.D., Lavigne, R. and Aertsen, A. 2022. Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(3): 1253.
spellingShingle bacteriophages
research
Wolput, S.
Makumi, Angela
Wicke, L.
Bäcker, L.E.
Cenens, W.
Briers, Y.
Wenner, N.A.
Owen, S.V.
Hinton, J.C.D.
Lavigne, R.
Aertsen, A.
Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus
title Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus
title_full Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus
title_fullStr Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus
title_short Transcriptional organization of the Salmonella Typhimurium phage P22 pid ORFan locus
title_sort transcriptional organization of the salmonella typhimurium phage p22 pid orfan locus
topic bacteriophages
research
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121009
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