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Shyp V, Tankov S, Ermakov A, Kudrin P, English BP, Ehrenberg M, Tenson T, Elf J, Hauryliuk V
EMBO Rep. 13 (9) 835-839 [2012-09-00; online 2012-07-20]
During the stringent response, Escherichia coli enzyme RelA produces the ppGpp alarmone, which in turn regulates transcription, translation and replication. We show that ppGpp dramatically increases the turnover rate of its own ribosome-dependent synthesis by RelA, resulting in direct positive regulation of an enzyme by its product. Positive allosteric regulation therefore constitutes a new mechanism of enzyme activation. By integrating the output of individual RelA molecules and ppGpp degradation pathways, this regulatory circuit contributes to a fast and coordinated transition to stringency.
PubMed 22814757
DOI 10.1038/embor.2012.106
Crossref 10.1038/embor.2012.106
pii: embor2012106
pmc: PMC3432798