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@ARTICLE{Wiechert:872604,
author = {Wiechert, Johanna and Filipchyk, Andrei and Hünnefeld, Max
and Gätgens, Cornelia and Brehm, Jannis and Heermann, Ralf
and Frunzke, Julia},
title = {{D}eciphering the {R}ules {U}nderlying {X}enogeneic
{S}ilencing and {C}ounter-{S}ilencing of {L}sr2-like
{P}roteins {U}sing {C}gp{S} of {C}orynebacterium glutamicum
as a {M}odel},
journal = {mBio},
volume = {11},
number = {1},
issn = {2150-7511},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {American Society for Microbiology},
reportid = {FZJ-2020-00097},
pages = {e02273-19/mbio/11/1/mBio.02273-19.atom},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Lsr2-like nucleoid-associated proteins play an important
role as xenogeneic silencers (XS) of horizontally acquired
genomic regions in actinobacteria. In this study, we
systematically analyzed the in vivo constraints underlying
silencing and counter-silencing of the Lsr2-like protein
CgpS in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Genome-wide analysis
revealed binding of CgpS to regions featuring a distinct
drop in GC profile close to the transcription start site
(TSS) but also identified an overrepresented motif with
multiple A/T steps at the nucleation site of the
nucleoprotein complex. Binding of specific transcription
factors (TFs) may oppose XS activity, leading to
counter-silencing. Following a synthetic counter-silencing
approach, target gene activation was realized by inserting
operator sites of an effector-responsive TF within various
CgpS target promoters, resulting in increased promoter
activity upon TF binding. Analysis of reporter constructs
revealed maximal counter-silencing when the TF operator site
was inserted at the position of maximal CgpS coverage. This
principle was implemented in a synthetic toggle switch,
which features a robust and reversible response to effector
availability, highlighting the potential for
biotechnological applications. Together, our results provide
comprehensive insights into how Lsr2 silencing and
counter-silencing shape evolutionary network expansion in
this medically and biotechnologically relevant bacterial
phylum.},
cin = {IBG-1},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-1-20101118},
pnm = {581 - Biotechnology (POF3-581) / DFG project 218313974 -
Spontane Induktion kryptischer Prophagen in Populationen der
Modellorganismen Corynebacterium glutamicum und Escherichia
coli},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-581 / G:(GEPRIS)218313974},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:32019787},
UT = {WOS:000518763400112},
doi = {10.1128/mBio.02273-19},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/872604},
}