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ArticleThe Plant cell2021

Analysis of a photosynthetic cyanobacterium rich in internal membrane systems via gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq).

Matthias Riediger, Philipp Spät, Raphael Bilger, Karsten Voigt, Boris Maček, Wolfgang R Hess

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Article in The Plant cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthias RiedigerGenetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Philipp SpätDepartment of Quantitative Proteomics, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Raphael BilgerGenetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Karsten VoigtIT Administration, Institute of Biology 3, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Boris MačekDepartment of Quantitative Proteomics, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Wolfgang R HessGenetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
University of Freiburg · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although regulatory small RNAs have been reported in photosynthetic cyanobacteria, the lack of clear RNA chaperones involved in their regulation poses a conundrum. Here, we analyzed the full complement of cellular RNAs and proteins using gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq) in Synechocystis 6803. Complexes with overlapping subunits such as the CpcG1-type versus the CpcL-type phycobilisomes or the PsaK1 versus PsaK2 photosystem I pre(complexes) could be distinguished, supporting the high quality of this approach. Clustering of the in-gradient distribution profiles followed by several additional criteria yielded a short list of potential RNA chaperones that include an YlxR homolog and a cyanobacterial homolog of the KhpA/B complex. The data suggest previously undetected complexes between accessory proteins and CRISPR-Cas systems, such as a Csx1-Csm6 ribonucleolytic defense complex. Moreover, the exclusive association of either RpoZ or 6S RNA with the core RNA polymerase complex and the existence of a reservoir of inactive sigma-antisigma complexes is suggested. The Synechocystis Grad-seq resource is available online at https://sunshine.biologie.uni-freiburg.de/GradSeqExplorer/ providing a comprehensive resource for the functional assignment of RNA-protein complexes and multisubunit protein complexes in a photosynthetic organism.

Indexed as

PhotosynthesisSequence Analysis, RNABacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIntracellular MembranesMultiprotein ComplexesPhylogenyProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProteomeRibonucleoproteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerSynechocystisThylakoidsToxin-Antitoxin SystemsBacterial ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesProteomeRibonucleoproteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, Messenger

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PMID33793824
PMCPMC8136920
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