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Transcriptional switches can regulate cellular decisions
Lysis or Lysogeny
• Lysis: Infection by phage produces many
progeny and breaks open (lyses) the host
bacterium
• Lysogeny: After infection, the phage DNA
integrates into the host genome and resides
there passively
– No progeny
– No lysis of the host
– Can subsequently lyse (lysogeny)
• Bacteriophage lambda can do either.
Lysis Lysogeny
UV Induction
The phage genome integrated into the host
bacterial genome is a prophage.
Bacterium carrying the prophage is a
lysogen.
Lysogens are immune to further infection by
similar phage because the phage functions
are repressed in trans.
Induction of the lysogen leads to excision of
the prophage, replication of the phage DNA,
and lysis of the host bacterium.
Genes are clustered by function in the
lambda genome
Recombination Control region Replication Lysis
Virus head
&tail
origin
oR
Pint oL
PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
promoter
operator
terminator
Late control
cos
Not to scale!
Immediate early transcription
Transcription by E. coli RNA polymerase initiates at strong
promoters PR , PR’, and PL , and terminates at t’s.
6S RNA
oR
Pint oL
PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
N Cro
Antitermination by N protein leads to early
gene expression
Pint PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
N N N
N protein Cro
6S RNA
CIII
Recombination proteins
CII
Replication proteins
Q protein
Lytic cascade: Cro turns off cI, Q protein
action leads to late gene expression
oR
Pint oL
PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
Cro Cro Q
Lytic functions
Replication proteins
Viral head & tail proteins
Late stage of lytic cascade
High concentrations of Cro turn off PR and PL .
Abundant expression from PR’.
oR
Pint oL
PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
Cro Cro Q
Lytic functions
Viral head & tail proteins
+
Lysogeny: CII and CIII stimulate
expression of cI to make repressor
oR
Pint oL
PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
CIII CII
CI
+
Repressor
PRE = promoter for
repression
establishment
Int
tint
CII
Lysogeny: Repressor turns off transcription
oR
Pint oL
PL PRM PR PRE PR‘
tR3
tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S
att
int
xis
red
gam
cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J
CI
Repressor
PRM = promoter for
repression
maintenance
CI
CI
Activated by Repressor
binding to oR1 & oR2
Regulatory mutants of lambda
Clear plaque mutants
Virulent mutants (vir)
Need wild type for lysogeny:
Establishment Maintenance
cI Yes Yes
cII Yes No
cIII Yes No
Act in trans
Act in cis : are double mutants in oR &/or oL
oR1
oR2
oR :
TTGACT GATAAT
-10
-35
ATAGAT 5’
TTAGAT 5’
-10 -35
oR3
cro
N
PR
PRM
operator
N-terminus: DNA binding; Helix-Turn-Helix motif
C-terminal domain: protein-protein interaction;
dimerization and cooperativity
Connector
operator operator
oR1
oR2
l repressor is a dimer; monomer has 236 amino acids.
l repressor can bind cooperatively
to operator sub-sites.
 Place a convenient reporter gene under control of the regulatory
elements being studied
 Use a known regulatory region to control the trans-acting
regulatory element
lac p, o l cI l pR , OR lacZ
Place l cI gene under lac control. Use lacZ as a reporter.
E. coli with lac repressor,
no lacZ.
Control amount of l
repressor by [IPTG].
See effect of l repressor
by b-galactosidase activity
321
lac p, o l cI l pR , OR lacZ
b-galactosidase
[IPTG]
l repressor
l repressor acts cooperatively.
lac p, o l cI l pRM , OR lacZ
b-galactosidase
[IPTG]
l repressor
123
l repressor at oR1 and oR2 stimulates transcription from pRM.
oR1
oR2
-10
-35
-10 -35
oR3
cro
N
PR
PRM
2 dimers of
Repressor,
bound
cooperatively
RNA Pol
= operator
-10
-35 = promoter
 lysis or lysogeny (cI or Cro?) ?
 Both lysis and lysogeny:
 PR, PL, PR’ active : synthesize N, Cro
 antitermination by N : synthesize cIII, cII, Q
 Lysis:
 Low [Cro] : binds OR3, shuts off PRM (cI)
 High [Cro] : shuts off PR and PL
 antitermination by Q + activation of PR’ by Cro
 lysis or lysogeny (cI or Cro?) ?
 Lysis and lysogeny :
 PR, PL, PR’ active : synthesize N, Cro
 antitermination by N : synthesize cIII, cII, Q
 Lysogeny:
 cII stimulate expression from PRE (cI repressor) and PINT
(integrase)
 cIII stabilizes cII
 cI repressor shuts off PR, PL, PR’ (no lytic functions), stimulates PRM
Temperate and lytic phage have a different
plaque morphology
Temperate phage
generate turbid
plaques
lysogenized cells
lysed cells
uninfected cells
lysed cells
Mutants of phage that
have lost the capacity to
lysogenize form clear
plaques
Lytic phage: clear plaques
Induction and immunity of lysogens
l
A l lysogen
l
Spontaneously,
1/1000 lysogens will
induce, i.e. the l
prophage will
excise, replicate and
lyse the cell.
UV treatment leads
to induction of
virtually all lysogens
in a culture.
Lysogens are immune to
further infection with similar
(lambdoid) phage
+
l

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Bacteriophage_lambda_.ppt

  • 1. Transcriptional switches can regulate cellular decisions
  • 2. Lysis or Lysogeny • Lysis: Infection by phage produces many progeny and breaks open (lyses) the host bacterium • Lysogeny: After infection, the phage DNA integrates into the host genome and resides there passively – No progeny – No lysis of the host – Can subsequently lyse (lysogeny) • Bacteriophage lambda can do either.
  • 4. The phage genome integrated into the host bacterial genome is a prophage. Bacterium carrying the prophage is a lysogen. Lysogens are immune to further infection by similar phage because the phage functions are repressed in trans. Induction of the lysogen leads to excision of the prophage, replication of the phage DNA, and lysis of the host bacterium.
  • 5. Genes are clustered by function in the lambda genome Recombination Control region Replication Lysis Virus head &tail origin oR Pint oL PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J promoter operator terminator Late control cos Not to scale!
  • 6. Immediate early transcription Transcription by E. coli RNA polymerase initiates at strong promoters PR , PR’, and PL , and terminates at t’s. 6S RNA oR Pint oL PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J N Cro
  • 7. Antitermination by N protein leads to early gene expression Pint PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J N N N N protein Cro 6S RNA CIII Recombination proteins CII Replication proteins Q protein
  • 8. Lytic cascade: Cro turns off cI, Q protein action leads to late gene expression oR Pint oL PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J Cro Cro Q Lytic functions Replication proteins Viral head & tail proteins
  • 9. Late stage of lytic cascade High concentrations of Cro turn off PR and PL . Abundant expression from PR’. oR Pint oL PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J Cro Cro Q Lytic functions Viral head & tail proteins
  • 10. + Lysogeny: CII and CIII stimulate expression of cI to make repressor oR Pint oL PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J CIII CII CI + Repressor PRE = promoter for repression establishment Int tint CII
  • 11. Lysogeny: Repressor turns off transcription oR Pint oL PL PRM PR PRE PR‘ tR3 tL1 tR1 tR2 t6S att int xis red gam cIII N cI cro cII O P Q S R A…J CI Repressor PRM = promoter for repression maintenance CI CI Activated by Repressor binding to oR1 & oR2
  • 12. Regulatory mutants of lambda Clear plaque mutants Virulent mutants (vir) Need wild type for lysogeny: Establishment Maintenance cI Yes Yes cII Yes No cIII Yes No Act in trans Act in cis : are double mutants in oR &/or oL
  • 13. oR1 oR2 oR : TTGACT GATAAT -10 -35 ATAGAT 5’ TTAGAT 5’ -10 -35 oR3 cro N PR PRM
  • 14. operator N-terminus: DNA binding; Helix-Turn-Helix motif C-terminal domain: protein-protein interaction; dimerization and cooperativity Connector operator operator oR1 oR2 l repressor is a dimer; monomer has 236 amino acids. l repressor can bind cooperatively to operator sub-sites.
  • 15.  Place a convenient reporter gene under control of the regulatory elements being studied  Use a known regulatory region to control the trans-acting regulatory element
  • 16. lac p, o l cI l pR , OR lacZ Place l cI gene under lac control. Use lacZ as a reporter. E. coli with lac repressor, no lacZ. Control amount of l repressor by [IPTG]. See effect of l repressor by b-galactosidase activity 321
  • 17. lac p, o l cI l pR , OR lacZ b-galactosidase [IPTG] l repressor l repressor acts cooperatively.
  • 18. lac p, o l cI l pRM , OR lacZ b-galactosidase [IPTG] l repressor 123 l repressor at oR1 and oR2 stimulates transcription from pRM.
  • 19. oR1 oR2 -10 -35 -10 -35 oR3 cro N PR PRM 2 dimers of Repressor, bound cooperatively RNA Pol = operator -10 -35 = promoter
  • 20.  lysis or lysogeny (cI or Cro?) ?  Both lysis and lysogeny:  PR, PL, PR’ active : synthesize N, Cro  antitermination by N : synthesize cIII, cII, Q  Lysis:  Low [Cro] : binds OR3, shuts off PRM (cI)  High [Cro] : shuts off PR and PL  antitermination by Q + activation of PR’ by Cro
  • 21.  lysis or lysogeny (cI or Cro?) ?  Lysis and lysogeny :  PR, PL, PR’ active : synthesize N, Cro  antitermination by N : synthesize cIII, cII, Q  Lysogeny:  cII stimulate expression from PRE (cI repressor) and PINT (integrase)  cIII stabilizes cII  cI repressor shuts off PR, PL, PR’ (no lytic functions), stimulates PRM
  • 22. Temperate and lytic phage have a different plaque morphology Temperate phage generate turbid plaques lysogenized cells lysed cells uninfected cells lysed cells Mutants of phage that have lost the capacity to lysogenize form clear plaques Lytic phage: clear plaques
  • 23. Induction and immunity of lysogens l A l lysogen l Spontaneously, 1/1000 lysogens will induce, i.e. the l prophage will excise, replicate and lyse the cell. UV treatment leads to induction of virtually all lysogens in a culture. Lysogens are immune to further infection with similar (lambdoid) phage + l