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Journal of Bacteriology, October 2004, p. 6698-6705, Vol. 186, No. 20
0021-9193/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.20.6698-6705.2004

GadY, a Small-RNA Regulator of Acid Response Genes in Escherichia coli

Jason A. Opdyke,{dagger} Ju-Gyeong Kang,{dagger},{ddagger} and Gisela Storz*

Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Received 28 April 2004/ Accepted 9 June 2004

A previous bioinformatics-based search for small RNAs in Escherichia coli identified a novel RNA named IS183. The gene encoding this small RNA is located between and on the opposite strand of genes encoding two transcriptional regulators of the acid response, gadX (yhiX) and gadW (yhiW). Given that IS183 is encoded in the gad gene cluster and because of its role in regulating acid response genes reported here, this RNA has been renamed GadY. We show that GadY exists in three forms, a long form consisting of 105 nucleotides and two processed forms, consisting of 90 and 59 nucleotides. The expression of this small RNA is highly induced during stationary phase in a manner that is dependent on the alternative sigma factor {sigma}S. Overexpression of the three GadY RNA forms resulted in increased levels of the mRNA encoding the GadX transcriptional activator, which in turn caused increased levels of the GadA and GadB glutamate decarboxylases. A promoter mutation which abolished gadY expression resulted in a reduction in the amount of gadX mRNA during stationary phase. The gadY gene was shown to overlap the 3' end of the gadX gene, and this overlap region was found to be necessary for the GadY-dependent accumulation of gadX mRNA. We suggest that during stationary phase, GadY forms base pairs with the 3'-untranslated region of the gadX mRNA and confers increased stability, allowing for gadX mRNA accumulation and the increased expression of downstream acid resistance genes.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: NIH, Building 18T, Room 101, 18 Library Dr., MSC 5430, Bethesda, MD 20892-5430. Phone: (301) 402-0968. Fax: (301) 402-0078. E-mail: storz{at}helix.nih.gov.

{dagger} J.A.O. and J.-G.K. contributed equally to this study.

{ddagger} Present address: Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Journal of Bacteriology, October 2004, p. 6698-6705, Vol. 186, No. 20
0021-9193/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.20.6698-6705.2004




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