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Journal of Bacteriology, May 2000, p. 2468-2475, Vol. 182, No. 9
0021-9193/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Regions of RNase E Important for 5'-End-Dependent RNA Cleavage and Autoregulated Synthesis

Xunqing Jiang, Alexis Diwa, and Joel G. Belasco*

Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine and Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016

Received 17 December 1999/Accepted 18 February 2000

RNase E is an important regulatory enzyme that plays a key role in RNA processing and degradation in Escherichia coli. Internal cleavage by this endonuclease is accelerated by the presence of a monophosphate at the RNA 5' end. Here we show that the preference of E. coli RNase E for 5'-monophosphorylated substrates is an intrinsic property of the catalytically active amino-terminal half of the enzyme and does not require the carboxy-terminal region. This property is shared by the related E. coli ribonuclease CafA (RNase G) and by a cyanobacterial RNase E homolog derived from Synechocystis, indicating that the 5'-end dependence of RNase E is a general characteristic of members of this ribonuclease family, including those from evolutionarily distant species. Although it is dispensable for 5'-end-dependent RNA cleavage, the carboxy-terminal half of RNase E significantly enhances the ability of this ribonuclease to autoregulate its synthesis in E. coli. Despite similarities in amino acid sequence and substrate specificity, CafA is unable to replace RNase E in sustaining E. coli cell growth or in regulating RNase E production, even when overproduced sixfold relative to wild-type RNase E levels.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 540 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Phone: (212) 263-5409. Fax: (212) 263-8951. E-mail: belasco{at}saturn.med.nyu.edu.

Journal of Bacteriology, May 2000, p. 2468-2475, Vol. 182, No. 9
0021-9193/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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