RRC ID 46544
著者 Zaslaver A, Baugh LR, Sternberg PW.
タイトル Metazoan operons accelerate recovery from growth-arrested states.
ジャーナル Cell
Abstract Existing theories explain why operons are advantageous in prokaryotes, but their occurrence in metazoans is an enigma. Nematode operon genes, typically consisting of growth genes, are significantly upregulated during recovery from growth-arrested states. This expression pattern is anticorrelated to nonoperon genes, consistent with a competition for transcriptional resources. We find that transcriptional resources are initially limiting during recovery and that recovering animals are highly sensitive to any additional decrease in transcriptional resources. We provide evidence that operons become advantageous because, by clustering growth genes into operons, fewer promoters compete for the limited transcriptional machinery, effectively increasing the concentration of transcriptional resources and accelerating recovery. Mathematical modeling reveals how a moderate increase in transcriptional resources can substantially enhance transcription rate and recovery. This design principle occurs in different nematodes and the chordate C. intestinalis. As transition from arrest to rapid growth is shared by many metazoans, operons could have evolved to facilitate these processes.
巻・号 145(6)
ページ 981-92
公開日 2011-6-10
DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.013
PII S0092-8674(11)00539-3
PMID 21663799
PMC PMC3152313
MeSH Animals Ciona intestinalis / genetics Ciona intestinalis / growth & development Ciona intestinalis / metabolism Gene Expression Regulation* Models, Genetic Nematoda / genetics Nematoda / growth & development Nematoda / metabolism Operon* Transcription, Genetic
IF 38.637
引用数 26
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
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