Li et al. 2012 (PRJNA152495)

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Title The anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequence drives translational pausing and codon choice in bacteria
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Number of Samples 10
Release Date 2012/04/01 00:00
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SRA SRP010825
ENA SRP010825
GEO GSE35641
BioProject PRJNA152495

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Authors Li GW,Oh E,Weissman JS
Journal Nature
Publication Date 2012 Mar 28
Abstract Protein synthesis by ribosomes takes place on a linear substrate but at non-uniform speeds. Transient pausing of ribosomes can affect a variety of co-translational processes, including protein targeting and folding. These pauses are influenced by the sequence of the messenger RNA. Thus, redundancy in the genetic code allows the same protein to be translated at different rates. However, our knowledge of both the position and the mechanism of translational pausing in vivo is highly limited. Here we present a genome-wide analysis of translational pausing in bacteria by ribosome profiling--deep sequencing of ribosome-protected mRNA fragments. This approach enables the high-resolution measurement of ribosome density profiles along most transcripts at unperturbed, endogenous expression levels. Unexpectedly, we found that codons decoded by rare transfer RNAs do not lead to slow translation under nutrient-rich conditions. Instead, Shine-Dalgarno-(SD)-like features within coding sequences cause pervasive translational pausing. Using an orthogonal ribosome possessing an altered anti-SD sequence, we show that pausing is due to hybridization between the mRNA and 16S ribosomal RNA of the translating ribosome. In protein-coding sequences, internal SD sequences are disfavoured, which leads to biased usage, avoiding codons and codon pairs that resemble canonical SD sites. Our results indicate that internal SD-like sequences are a major determinant of translation rates and a global driving force for the coding of bacterial genomes.
PMC PMC3338875
PMID 22456704
DOI
Run Accession Study Accession Scientific Name Cell Line Library Type Treatment GWIPS-viz Trips-Viz Reads BAM BigWig (F) BigWig (R)
SRR407274 PRJNA152495 Escherichia coli
SRR407275 PRJNA152495 Escherichia coli
SRR407276 PRJNA152495 Escherichia coli
SRR407277 PRJNA152495 Escherichia coli
SRR407278 PRJNA152495 Bacillus subtilis
SRR407279 PRJNA152495 Bacillus subtilis
SRR407280 PRJNA152495 Bacillus subtilis
SRR407281 PRJNA152495 Bacillus subtilis
SRR407282 PRJNA152495 Escherichia coli Ribo-Seq
SRR407283 PRJNA152495 Escherichia coli
Run Accession Study Accession Scientific Name Cell Line Library Type Treatment GWIPS-viz Trips-Viz Reads BAM BigWig (F) BigWig (R)

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