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Gasser SM, Stutz F. SUMO in the regulation of DNA repair and transcription at nuclear pores. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:2833-2850. [PMID: 37805446 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
Abstract
Two related post-translational modifications, the covalent linkage of Ubiquitin and the Small Ubiquitin-related MOdifier (SUMO) to lysine residues, play key roles in the regulation of both DNA repair pathway choice and transcription. Whereas ubiquitination is generally associated with proteasome-mediated protein degradation, the impact of sumoylation has been more mysterious. In the cell nucleus, sumoylation effects are largely mediated by the relocalization of the modified targets, particularly in response to DNA damage. This is governed in part by the concentration of SUMO protease at nuclear pores [Melchior, F et al. (2003) Trends Biochem Sci 28, 612-618; Ptak, C and Wozniak, RW (2017) Adv Exp Med Biol 963, 111-126]. We review here the roles of sumoylation in determining genomic locus positioning relative to the nuclear envelope and to nuclear pores, to facilitate repair and regulate transcription.
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- Susan M Gasser
- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- ISREC Foundation, Agora Cancer Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Alagar Boopathy LR, Beadle E, Garcia-Bueno Rico A, Vera M. Proteostasis regulation through ribosome quality control and no-go-decay. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1809. [PMID: 37488089 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
Cell functionality relies on the existing pool of proteins and their folding into functional conformations. This is achieved through the regulation of protein synthesis, which requires error-free mRNAs and ribosomes. Ribosomes are quality control hubs for mRNAs and proteins. Problems during translation elongation slow down the decoding rate, leading to ribosome halting and the eventual collision with the next ribosome. Collided ribosomes form a specific disome structure recognized and solved by ribosome quality control (RQC) mechanisms. RQC pathways orchestrate the degradation of the problematic mRNA by no-go decay and the truncated nascent peptide, the repression of translation initiation, and the recycling of the stalled ribosomes. All these events maintain protein homeostasis and return valuable ribosomes to translation. As such, cell homeostasis and function are maintained at the mRNA level by preventing the production of aberrant or unnecessary proteins. It is becoming evident that the crosstalk between RQC and the protein homeostasis network is vital for cell function, as the absence of RQC components leads to the activation of stress response and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we review the molecular events of RQC discovered through well-designed stalling reporters. Given the impact of RQC in proteostasis, we discuss the relevance of identifying endogenous mRNA regulated by RQC and their preservation in stress conditions. This article is categorized under: RNA Turnover and Surveillance > Turnover/Surveillance Mechanisms Translation > Regulation.
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Li J, Querl L, Coban I, Salinas G, Krebber H. Surveillance of 3' mRNA cleavage during transcription termination requires CF IB/Hrp1. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:8758-8773. [PMID: 37351636 PMCID: PMC10484732 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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CF IB/Hrp1 is part of the cleavage and polyadenylation factor (CPF) and cleavage factor (CF) complex (CPF-CF), which is responsible for 3' cleavage and maturation of pre-mRNAs. Although Hrp1 supports this process, its presence is not essential for the cleavage event. Here, we show that the main function of Hrp1 in the CPF-CF complex is the nuclear mRNA quality control of proper 3' cleavage. As such, Hrp1 acts as a nuclear mRNA retention factor that hinders transcripts from leaving the nucleus until processing is completed. Only after proper 3' cleavage, which is sensed through contacting Rna14, Hrp1 recruits the export receptor Mex67, allowing nuclear export. Consequently, its absence results in the leakage of elongated mRNAs into the cytoplasm. If cleavage is defective, the presence of Hrp1 on the mRNA retains these elongated transcripts until they are eliminated by the nuclear exosome. Together, we identify Hrp1 as the key quality control factor for 3' cleavage.
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- Jing Li
- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- NGS-Serviceeinrichtung für Integrative Genomik (NIG), Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Fradera-Sola A, Nischwitz E, Bayer ME, Luck K, Butter F. RNA-dependent interactome allows network-based assignment of RNA-binding protein function. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:5162-5176. [PMID: 37070168 PMCID: PMC10250244 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) form highly diverse and dynamic ribonucleoprotein complexes, whose functions determine the molecular fate of the bound RNA. In the model organism Sacchromyces cerevisiae, the number of proteins identified as RBPs has greatly increased over the last decade. However, the cellular function of most of these novel RBPs remains largely unexplored. We used mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics to systematically identify protein-protein interactions (PPIs) and RNA-dependent interactions (RDIs) to create a novel dataset for 40 RBPs that are associated with the mRNA life cycle. Domain, functional and pathway enrichment analyses revealed an over-representation of RNA functionalities among the enriched interactors. Using our extensive PPI and RDI networks, we revealed putative new members of RNA-associated pathways, and highlighted potential new roles for several RBPs. Our RBP interactome resource is available through an online interactive platform as a community tool to guide further in-depth functional studies and RBP network analysis (https://www.butterlab.org/RINE).
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- Albert Fradera-Sola
- Quantitative Proteomics, Institute of Molecular Biology, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Quantitative Proteomics, Institute of Molecular Biology, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Integrative Systems Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Quantitative Proteomics, Institute of Molecular Biology, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Kang D, Baek Y, Lee JS. Mechanisms of RNA and Protein Quality Control and Their Roles in Cellular Senescence and Age-Related Diseases. Cells 2022; 11:cells11244062. [PMID: 36552825 PMCID: PMC9777292 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Cellular senescence, a hallmark of aging, is defined as irreversible cell cycle arrest in response to various stimuli. It plays both beneficial and detrimental roles in cellular homeostasis and diseases. Quality control (QC) is important for the proper maintenance of cellular homeostasis. The QC machineries regulate the integrity of RNA and protein by repairing or degrading them, and are dysregulated during cellular senescence. QC dysfunction also contributes to multiple age-related diseases, including cancers and neurodegenerative, muscle, and cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we describe the characters of cellular senescence, discuss the major mechanisms of RNA and protein QC in cellular senescence and aging, and comprehensively describe the involvement of these QC machineries in age-related diseases. There are many open questions regarding RNA and protein QC in cellular senescence and aging. We believe that a better understanding of these topics could propel the development of new strategies for addressing age-related diseases.
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- Donghee Kang
- Research Center for Controlling Intercellular Communication (RCIC), College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Controlling Intercellular Communication (RCIC), College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Controlling Intercellular Communication (RCIC), College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-32-860-9832; Fax: +82-32-885-8302
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Klama S, Hirsch AG, Schneider UM, Zander G, Seel A, Krebber H. A guard protein mediated quality control mechanism monitors 5'-capping of pre-mRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:11301-11314. [PMID: 36305816 PMCID: PMC9638935 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Efficient gene expression requires properly matured mRNAs for functional transcript translation. Several factors including the guard proteins monitor maturation and act as nuclear retention factors for unprocessed pre-mRNAs. Here we show that the guard protein Npl3 monitors 5'-capping. In its absence, uncapped transcripts resist degradation, because the Rat1-Rai1 5'-end degradation factors are not efficiently recruited to these faulty transcripts. Importantly, in npl3Δ, these improperly capped transcripts escape this quality control checkpoint and leak into the cytoplasm. Our data suggest a model in which Npl3 associates with the Rai1 bound pre-mRNAs. In case the transcript was properly capped and is thus CBC (cap binding complex) bound, Rai1 dissociates from Npl3 allowing the export factor Mex67 to interact with this guard protein and support nuclear export. In case Npl3 does not detect proper capping through CBC attachment, Rai1 binding persists and Rat1 can join this 5'-complex to degrade the faulty transcript.
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +49 551 39 33801; Fax: +49 551 39 33805;
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Pascual-Garcia P, Little SC, Capelson M. Nup98-dependent transcriptional memory is established independently of transcription. eLife 2022; 11:e63404. [PMID: 35289742 PMCID: PMC8923668 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Cellular ability to mount an enhanced transcriptional response upon repeated exposure to external cues is termed transcriptional memory, which can be maintained epigenetically through cell divisions and can depend on a nuclear pore component Nup98. The majority of mechanistic knowledge on transcriptional memory has been derived from bulk molecular assays. To gain additional perspective on the mechanism and contribution of Nup98 to memory, we used single-molecule RNA FISH (smFISH) to examine the dynamics of transcription in Drosophila cells upon repeated exposure to the steroid hormone ecdysone. We combined smFISH with mathematical modeling and found that upon hormone exposure, cells rapidly activate a low-level transcriptional response, but simultaneously begin a slow transition into a specialized memory state characterized by a high rate of expression. Strikingly, our modeling predicted that this transition between non-memory and memory states is independent of the transcription stemming from initial activation. We confirmed this prediction experimentally by showing that inhibiting transcription during initial ecdysone exposure did not interfere with memory establishment. Together, our findings reveal that Nup98's role in transcriptional memory is to stabilize the forward rate of conversion from low to high expressing state, and that induced genes engage in two separate behaviors - transcription itself and the establishment of epigenetically propagated transcriptional memory.
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- Pau Pascual-Garcia
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Penn Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Penn Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Penn Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited States
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Alagar Boopathy LR, Jacob-Tomas S, Alecki C, Vera M. Mechanisms tailoring the expression of heat shock proteins to proteostasis challenges. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101796. [PMID: 35248532 PMCID: PMC9065632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
All cells possess an internal stress response to cope with environmental and pathophysiological challenges. Upon stress, cells reprogram their molecular functions to activate a survival mechanism known as the heat shock response, which mediates the rapid induction of molecular chaperones such as the heat shock proteins (HSPs). This potent production overcomes the general suppression of gene expression and results in high levels of HSPs to subsequently refold or degrade misfolded proteins. Once the damage or stress is repaired or removed, cells terminate the production of HSPs and resume regular functions. Thus, fulfillment of the stress response requires swift and robust coordination between stress response activation and completion that is determined by the status of the cell. In recent years, single-cell fluorescence microscopy techniques have begun to be used in unravelling HSP-gene expression pathways, from DNA transcription to mRNA degradation. In this review, we will address the molecular mechanisms in different organisms and cell types that coordinate the expression of HSPs with signaling networks that act to reprogram gene transcription, mRNA translation, and decay and ensure protein quality control.
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Wang S, Sun S. Measuring Repeat-Associated Non-AUG (RAN) Translation. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2428:113-132. [PMID: 35171477 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1975-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Expansions of short nucleotide repeats account for more than 50 neurological or neuromuscular diseases. Many repeat expansion-containing RNAs can generate toxic repeat proteins through repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation in all the reading frames. Understanding how RAN translation occurs and what cellular factors regulate this process will help decipher the basic mechanism of the molecular process and disease pathogenesis. Using reporter systems to quantitatively measure RAN translation provides a platform to examine candidate genes/pathways and screen for modifiers of this non-canonical pathway. In this chapter, we describe the dual-luciferase reporter system to measure RAN translation using C9ORF72 GGGGCCexp as an example, which is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
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- Shaopeng Wang
- Department of Pathology, Physiology, Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Physiology, Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Mishra A, Kaur JN, McSkimming DI, Hegedűsová E, Dubey AP, Ciganda M, Paris Z, Read LK. Selective nuclear export of mRNAs is promoted by DRBD18 in Trypanosoma brucei. Mol Microbiol 2021; 116:827-840. [PMID: 34146438 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Kinetoplastids, including Trypanosoma brucei, control gene expression primarily at the posttranscriptional level. Nuclear mRNA export is an important, but understudied, step in this process. The general heterodimeric export factors, Mex67/Mtr2, function in the export of mRNAs and tRNAs in T. brucei, but RNA binding proteins (RBPs) that regulate export processes by controlling the dynamics of Mex67/Mtr2 ribonucleoprotein formation or transport have not been identified. Here, we report that DRBD18, an essential and abundant T. brucei RBP, associates with Mex67/Mtr2 in vivo, likely through its direct interaction with Mtr2. DRBD18 downregulation results in partial accumulation of poly(A)+ mRNA in the nucleus, but has no effect on the localization of intron-containing or mature tRNAs. Comprehensive analysis of transcriptomes from whole-cell and cytosol in DRBD18 knockdown parasites demonstrates that depletion of DRBD18 leads to impairment of nuclear export of a subset of mRNAs. CLIP experiments reveal the association of DRBD18 with several of these mRNAs. Moreover, DRBD18 knockdown leads to a partial accumulation of the Mex67/Mtr2 export receptors in the nucleus. Taken together, the current study supports a model in which DRBD18 regulates the selective nuclear export of mRNAs by promoting the mobilization of export competent mRNPs to the cytosol through the nuclear pore complex.
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- Amartya Mishra
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Core, University of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Munafò M, Lawless VR, Passera A, MacMillan S, Bornelöv S, Haussmann IU, Soller M, Hannon GJ, Czech B. Channel nuclear pore complex subunits are required for transposon silencing in Drosophila. eLife 2021; 10:e66321. [PMID: 33856346 PMCID: PMC8133776 DOI: 10.7554/elife.66321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the principal gateway between nucleus and cytoplasm that enables exchange of macromolecular cargo. Composed of multiple copies of ~30 different nucleoporins (Nups), the NPC acts as a selective portal, interacting with factors which individually license passage of specific cargo classes. Here we show that two Nups of the inner channel, Nup54 and Nup58, are essential for transposon silencing via the PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway in the Drosophila ovary. In ovarian follicle cells, loss of Nup54 and Nup58 results in compromised piRNA biogenesis exclusively from the flamenco locus, whereas knockdowns of other NPC subunits have widespread consequences. This provides evidence that some Nups can acquire specialised roles in tissue-specific contexts. Our findings consolidate the idea that the NPC has functions beyond simply constituting a barrier to nuclear/cytoplasmic exchange as genomic loci subjected to strong selective pressure can exploit NPC subunits to facilitate their expression.
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- Marzia Munafò
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City UniversityBirminghamUnited Kingdom
- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of BirminghamBirminghamUnited Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of BirminghamBirminghamUnited Kingdom
- Birmingham Center for Genome Biology, University of BirminghamBirminghamUnited Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing CentreCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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The subcellular localization of RNAs correlates with their function and how they are regulated. Most protein-coding mRNAs are exported into the cytoplasm for protein synthesis, while some mRNA species, long noncoding RNAs, and some regulatory element-associated unstable transcripts tend to be retained in the nucleus, where they function as a regulatory unit and/or are regulated by nuclear surveillance pathways. While the mechanisms regulating mRNA export and localization have been well summarized, the mechanisms governing nuclear retention of RNAs, especially of noncoding RNAs, are seldomly reviewed. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the mechanistic study of RNA nuclear retention, especially for noncoding RNAs, from the angle of cis-acting elements embedded in RNA transcripts and their interaction with trans-acting factors. We also try to illustrate the general principles of RNA nuclear retention and we discuss potential areas for future investigation.
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- Chong Tong
- Department of Cell Biology and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Richard S, Gross L, Fischer J, Bendalak K, Ziv T, Urim S, Choder M. Numerous Post-translational Modifications of RNA Polymerase II Subunit Rpb4/7 Link Transcription to Post-transcriptional Mechanisms. Cell Rep 2021; 34:108578. [PMID: 33440147 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Rpb4/7 binds RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) transcripts co-transcriptionally and accompanies them throughout their lives. By virtue of its capacity to interact with key regulators (e.g., RNA Pol II, eIF3, and Pat1) temporally and spatially, Rpb4/7 regulates the major stages of the mRNA life cycle. Here we show that Rpb4/7 can undergo more than 100 combinations of post-translational modifications (PTMs). Remarkably, the Rpb4/7 PTM repertoire changes as the mRNA/Rpb4/7 complex progresses from one stage to the next. These temporal PTMs regulate Rpb4 interactions with key regulators of gene expression that control transcriptional and post-transcriptional stages. Moreover, one mutant type specifically affects mRNA synthesis, whereas the other affects mRNA synthesis and decay; both types disrupt the balance between mRNA synthesis and decay ("mRNA buffering") and the cell's capacity to respond to the environment. We propose that temporal Rpb4/7 PTMs mediate the cross-talk among the various stages of the mRNA life cycle.
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- Stephen Richard
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Computer Science Division, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Smoler Proteomics Center, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Smoler Proteomics Center, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel.
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Eyboulet F, Jeronimo C, Côté J, Robert F. The deubiquitylase Ubp15 couples transcription to mRNA export. eLife 2020; 9:e61264. [PMID: 33226341 PMCID: PMC7682988 DOI: 10.7554/elife.61264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Nuclear export of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) is intimately coupled to their synthesis. pre-mRNAs assemble into dynamic ribonucleoparticles as they are being transcribed, processed, and exported. The role of ubiquitylation in this process is increasingly recognized but, while a few E3 ligases have been shown to regulate nuclear export, evidence for deubiquitylases is currently lacking. Here we identified deubiquitylase Ubp15 as a regulator of nuclear export in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Ubp15 interacts with both RNA polymerase II and the nuclear pore complex, and its deletion reverts the nuclear export defect of E3 ligase Rsp5 mutants. The deletion of UBP15 leads to hyper-ubiquitylation of the main nuclear export receptor Mex67 and affects its association with THO, a complex coupling transcription to mRNA processing and involved in the recruitment of mRNA export factors to nascent transcripts. Collectively, our data support a role for Ubp15 in coupling transcription to mRNA export.
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- Fanny Eyboulet
- Institut de recherches cliniques de MontréalMontréalCanada
- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Axe Oncologie du Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université LavalQuébec CityCanada
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de MontréalMontréalCanada
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- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Axe Oncologie du Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université LavalQuébec CityCanada
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de MontréalMontréalCanada
- Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université de MontréalMontréalCanada
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Soheilypour M, Mofrad MRK. Quality control of mRNAs at the entry of the nuclear pore: Cooperation in a complex molecular system. Nucleus 2019; 9:202-211. [PMID: 29431587 PMCID: PMC5973141 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2018.1439304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Despite extensive research on how mRNAs are quality controlled prior to export into the cytoplasm, the exact underlying mechanisms are still under debate. Specifically, it is unclear how quality control proteins at the entry of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) distinguish normal and aberrant mRNAs. While some of the involved components are suggested to act as switches and recruit different factors to normal versus aberrant mRNAs, some experimental and computational evidence suggests that the combined effect of the regulated stochastic interactions between the involved components could potentially achieve an efficient quality control of mRNAs. In this review, we present a state-of-the-art portrait of the mRNA quality control research and discuss the current hypotheses proposed for dynamics of the cooperation between the involved components and how it leads to their shared goal: mRNA quality control prior to export into the cytoplasm.
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- Mohammad Soheilypour
- a Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory , Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California , Berkeley
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- a Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory , Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California , Berkeley
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Batki J, Schnabl J, Wang J, Handler D, Andreev VI, Stieger CE, Novatchkova M, Lampersberger L, Kauneckaite K, Xie W, Mechtler K, Patel DJ, Brennecke J. The nascent RNA binding complex SFiNX licenses piRNA-guided heterochromatin formation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2019; 26:720-731. [PMID: 31384064 PMCID: PMC6828549 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-019-0270-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway protects genome integrity in part through establishing repressive heterochromatin at transposon loci. Silencing requires piRNA-guided targeting of nuclear PIWI proteins to nascent transposon transcripts, yet the subsequent molecular events are not understood. Here, we identify SFiNX (silencing factor interacting nuclear export variant), an interdependent protein complex required for Piwi-mediated cotranscriptional silencing in Drosophila. SFiNX consists of Nxf2-Nxt1, a gonad-specific variant of the heterodimeric messenger RNA export receptor Nxf1-Nxt1 and the Piwi-associated protein Panoramix. SFiNX mutant flies are sterile and exhibit transposon derepression because piRNA-loaded Piwi is unable to establish heterochromatin. Within SFiNX, Panoramix recruits heterochromatin effectors, while the RNA binding protein Nxf2 licenses cotranscriptional silencing. Our data reveal how Nxf2 might have evolved from an RNA transport receptor into a cotranscriptional silencing factor. Thus, NXF variants, which are abundant in metazoans, can have diverse molecular functions and might have been coopted for host genome defense more broadly.
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- Julia Batki
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria.
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Infantino V, Stutz F. The functional complexity of the RNA-binding protein Yra1: mRNA biogenesis, genome stability and DSB repair. Curr Genet 2019; 66:63-71. [PMID: 31292684 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-01011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The mRNA export adaptor Yra1 is essential in S. cerevisiae, and conserved from yeast to human (ALY/REF). It is well characterized for its function during transcription elongation, 3' processing and mRNA export. Recently, different studies linked Yra1 to genome stability showing that Yra1 overexpression causes DNA Double Strand Breaks through DNA:RNA hybrids stabilization, and that Yra1 depletion affects DSB repair. However, the mechanisms through which Yra1 contributes to genome stability maintenance are not fully understood. Interestingly, our results showed that the Yra1 C-box domain is required for Yra1 recruitment to an HO-induced irreparable DSB following extensive resection, and that it is essential to repair an HO-induced reparable DSB. Furthermore, we defined that the C-box domain of Yra1 plays a crucial role in DSB repair through homologous recombination but not through non-homologous end joining. Future studies aim at deciphering the mechanism by which Yra1 contributes to DSB repair by searching for Yra1 partners important for this process. This review focuses on the functional complexity of the Yra1 protein, not only summarizing its role in mRNA biogenesis but also emphasizing its auto-regulation and implication in genome integrity either through DNA:RNA hybrids stabilization or DNA double strand break repair in S. cerevisiae.
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- Valentina Infantino
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Becker D, Hirsch AG, Bender L, Lingner T, Salinas G, Krebber H. Nuclear Pre-snRNA Export Is an Essential Quality Assurance Mechanism for Functional Spliceosomes. Cell Rep 2019; 27:3199-3214.e3. [PMID: 31189105 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Removal of introns from pre-mRNAs is an essential step in eukaryotic gene expression, mediated by spliceosomes that contain snRNAs as key components. Although snRNAs are transcribed in the nucleus and function in the same compartment, all except U6 shuttle to the cytoplasm. Surprisingly, the physiological relevance for shuttling is unclear, in particular because the snRNAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae were reported to remain nuclear. Here, we show that all yeast pre-snRNAs including U6 undergo a stepwise maturation process after nuclear export by Mex67 and Xpo1. Sm- and Lsm-ring attachment occurs in the cytoplasm and is important for the snRNA re-import, mediated by Cse1 and Mtr10. Finally, nuclear pre-snRNA cleavage and trimethylation of the 5'-cap finalizes shuttling. Importantly, preventing pre-snRNAs from being exported or processed results in faulty spliceosome assembly and subsequent genome-wide splicing defects. Thus, pre-snRNA export is obligatory for functional splicing and resembles an essential evolutionarily conserved quality assurance step.
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- Daniel Becker
- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Transkriptomanalyselabor, Institut für Entwicklungsbiochemie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Transkriptomanalyselabor, Institut für Entwicklungsbiochemie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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The mRNA export adaptor Yra1 contributes to DNA double-strand break repair through its C-box domain. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0206336. [PMID: 30951522 PMCID: PMC6450643 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Yra1 is an mRNA export adaptor involved in mRNA biogenesis and export in S. cerevisiae. Yra1 overexpression was recently shown to promote accumulation of DNA:RNA hybrids favoring DNA double strand breaks (DSB), cell senescence and telomere shortening, via an unknown mechanism. Yra1 was also identified at an HO-induced DSB and Yra1 depletion causes defects in DSB repair. Previous work from our laboratory showed that Yra1 ubiquitination by Tom1 is important for mRNA export. Here, we found that Yra1 is also ubiquitinated by the SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligases Slx5-Slx8 implicated in the interaction of irreparable DSB with nuclear pores. We further show that Yra1 binds an HO-induced irreparable DSB in a process dependent on resection. Importantly, a Yra1 mutant lacking the evolutionarily conserved C-box is not recruited to an HO-induced irreparable DSB and becomes lethal under DSB induction in a HO-cut reparable system. Together, the data provide evidence that Yra1 plays a crucial role in DSB repair via homologous recombination. While Yra1 sumoylation and/or ubiquitination are dispensable, the Yra1 C-box region is essential in this process.
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Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Nodules on Viral Replication Compartments Contain RNA Processing Proteins and a Viral Long Noncoding RNA. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.01254-18. [PMID: 30068640 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01254-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Profound alterations in host cell nuclear architecture accompany the lytic phase of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Viral replication compartments assemble, host chromatin marginalizes to the nuclear periphery, cytoplasmic poly(A)-binding protein translocates to the nucleus, and polyadenylated mRNAs are sequestered within the nucleus. Virus-induced changes to nuclear architecture that contribute to viral host shutoff (VHS) must accommodate selective processing and export of viral mRNAs. Here we describe additional previously unrecognized nuclear alterations during EBV lytic infection in which viral and cellular factors that function in pre-mRNA processing and mRNA export are redistributed. Early during lytic infection, before formation of viral replication compartments, two cellular pre-mRNA splicing factors, SC35 and SON, were dispersed from interchromatin granule clusters, and three mRNA export factors, Y14, ALY, and NXF1, were depleted from the nucleus. During late lytic infection, virus-induced nodular structures (VINORCs) formed at the periphery of viral replication compartments. VINORCs were composed of viral (BMLF1 and BGLF5) and cellular (SC35, SON, SRp20, and NXF1) proteins that mediate pre-mRNA processing and mRNA export. BHLF1 long noncoding RNA was invariably found in VINORCs. VINORCs did not contain other nodular nuclear cellular proteins (PML or coilin), nor did they contain viral proteins (BRLF1 or BMRF1) found exclusively within replication compartments. VINORCs are novel EBV-induced nuclear structures. We propose that EBV-induced dispersal and depletion of pre-mRNA processing and mRNA export factors during early lytic infection contribute to VHS; subsequent relocalization of these pre-mRNA processing and mRNA export proteins to VINORCs and viral replication compartments facilitates selective processing and export of viral mRNAs.IMPORTANCE In order to make protein, mRNA transcribed from DNA in the nucleus must enter the cytoplasm. Nuclear export of mRNA requires correct processing of mRNAs by enzymes that function in splicing and nuclear export. During the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) lytic cycle, nuclear export of cellular mRNAs is blocked, yet export of viral mRNAs is facilitated. Here we report the dispersal and dramatic reorganization of cellular (SC35, SON, SRp20, Y14, ALY, and NXF1) and viral (BMLF1 and BGLF5) proteins that play key roles in pre-mRNA processing and export of mRNA. These virus-induced nuclear changes culminate in formation of VINORCs, novel nodular structures composed of viral and cellular RNA splicing and export factors. VINORCs localize to the periphery of viral replication compartments, where viral mRNAs reside. These EBV-induced changes in nuclear organization may contribute to blockade of nuclear export of host mRNA, while enabling selective processing and export of viral mRNA.
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Soheilypour M, Mofrad MRK. Agent-Based Modeling in Molecular Systems Biology. Bioessays 2018; 40:e1800020. [PMID: 29882969 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201800020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Molecular systems orchestrating the biology of the cell typically involve a complex web of interactions among various components and span a vast range of spatial and temporal scales. Computational methods have advanced our understanding of the behavior of molecular systems by enabling us to test assumptions and hypotheses, explore the effect of different parameters on the outcome, and eventually guide experiments. While several different mathematical and computational methods are developed to study molecular systems at different spatiotemporal scales, there is still a need for methods that bridge the gap between spatially-detailed and computationally-efficient approaches. In this review, we summarize the capabilities of agent-based modeling (ABM) as an emerging molecular systems biology technique that provides researchers with a new tool in exploring the dynamics of molecular systems/pathways in health and disease.
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- Mohammad Soheilypour
- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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RNA is the fundamental information transfer system in the cell. The ability to follow single messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from transcription to degradation with fluorescent probes gives quantitative information about how the information is transferred from DNA to proteins. This review focuses on the latest technological developments in the field of single-mRNA detection and their usage to study gene expression in both fixed and live cells. By describing the application of these imaging tools, we follow the journey of mRNA from transcription to decay in single cells, with single-molecule resolution. We review current theoretical models for describing transcription and translation that were generated by single-molecule and single-cell studies. These methods provide a basis to study how single-molecule interactions generate phenotypes, fundamentally changing our understating of gene expression regulation.
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- Evelina Tutucci
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461;,
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- Center for Cell Dynamics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461;,
- Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
- Cellular Imaging Consortium, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147
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- Center for Cell Dynamics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205;,
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Zander G, Krebber H. Quick or quality? How mRNA escapes nuclear quality control during stress. RNA Biol 2017; 14:1642-1648. [PMID: 28708448 PMCID: PMC5731798 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1345835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Understanding the mechanisms for mRNA production under normal conditions and in response to cytotoxic stresses has been subject of numerous studies for several decades. The shutdown of canonical mRNA transcription, export and translation is required to have enough free resources for the immediate production of heat shock proteins that act as chaperones to sustain cellular processes. In recent work we uncovered a simple mechanism, in which the export block of regular mRNAs and a fast export of heat shock mRNAs is achieved by deactivation of the nuclear mRNA quality control mediated by the guard proteins. In this point of view we combine long known data with recently gathered information that support this novel model, in which cells omit quality control of stress responsive transcripts to ensure survival.
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- Gesa Zander
- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Colombo CV, Trovesi C, Menin L, Longhese MP, Clerici M. The RNA binding protein Npl3 promotes resection of DNA double-strand breaks by regulating the levels of Exo1. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:6530-6545. [PMID: 28472517 PMCID: PMC5499764 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic cells preserve genome integrity upon DNA damage by activating a signaling network that promotes DNA repair and controls cell cycle progression. One of the most severe DNA damage is the DNA double-strand break (DSB), whose 5΄ ends can be nucleolitically resected by multiple nucleases to create 3΄-ended single-stranded DNA tails that trigger DSB repair by homologous recombination. Here, we identify the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA binding protein Npl3 as a new player in DSB resection. Npl3 is related to both the metazoan serine-arginine-rich and the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleo-proteins. NPL3 deletion impairs the generation of long ssDNA tails at the DSB ends, whereas it does not exacerbate the resection defect of exo1Δ cells. Furthermore, either the lack of Npl3 or the inactivation of its RNA-binding domains causes decrease of the exonuclease Exo1 protein levels as well as generation of unusual and extended EXO1 RNA species. These findings, together with the observation that EXO1 overexpression partially suppresses the resection defect of npl3Δ cells, indicate that Npl3 participates in DSB resection by promoting the proper biogenesis of EXO1 mRNA.
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- Chiara Vittoria Colombo
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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Wegener M, Müller-McNicoll M. Nuclear retention of mRNAs - quality control, gene regulation and human disease. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2017; 79:131-142. [PMID: 29102717 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nuclear retention of incompletely spliced or mature mRNAs emerges as a novel, previously underappreciated layer of gene regulation, which enables the cell to rapidly respond to stress, viral infection, differentiation cues or changing environmental conditions. Focusing on mammalian cells, we discuss recent insights into the mechanisms and functions of nuclear retention, describe retention-promoting features in protein-coding transcripts and propose mechanisms for their regulated release into the cytoplasm. Moreover, we discuss examples of how aberrant nuclear retention of mRNAs may lead to human diseases.
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- Marius Wegener
- RNA Regulation Group, Cluster of Excellence 'Macromolecular Complexes', Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- RNA Regulation Group, Cluster of Excellence 'Macromolecular Complexes', Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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Dargemont C, Babour A. Novel functions for chromatin dynamics in mRNA biogenesis beyond transcription. Nucleus 2017; 8:482-488. [PMID: 28816581 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2017.1342916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The first step of gene expression results in the production of mRNA ribonucleoparticles (mRNPs) that are exported to the cytoplasm via the NPC for translation into the cytoplasm. During this process, the mRNA molecule synthesized by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) undergoes extensive maturation, folding and packaging events that are intimately coupled to its synthesis. All these events take place in a chromatin context and it is therefore not surprising that a growing number of studies recently reported specific contributions of chromatin dynamics to various steps of mRNP biogenesis. In this extra view, we replace our recent findings highlighting the contribution of the yeast chromatin remodeling complex ISW1 to nuclear mRNA quality control in the context of the recent literature.
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- Catherine Dargemont
- a Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM UMR944, CNRS UMR7212 , Hôpital St. Louis 1, Paris , France
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- a Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM UMR944, CNRS UMR7212 , Hôpital St. Louis 1, Paris , France
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Gudde AEEG, van Kessel IDG, André LM, Wieringa B, Wansink DG. Trinucleotide-repeat expanded and normal DMPK transcripts contain unusually long poly(A) tails despite differential nuclear residence. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2017; 1860:740-749. [PMID: 28435090 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In yeast and higher eukaryotes nuclear retention of transcripts may serve in control over RNA decay, nucleocytoplasmic transport and premature cytoplasmic appearance of mRNAs. Hyperadenylation of RNA is known to be associated with nuclear retention, but the cause-consequence relationship between hyperadenylation and regulation of RNA nuclear export is still unclear. We compared polyadenylation status between normal and expanded DMPK transcripts in muscle cells and tissues derived from unaffected individuals and patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). DM1 is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by (CTG)n repeat expansion in the DMPK gene. DM1 etiology is characterized by an almost complete block of nuclear export of DMPK transcripts carrying a long (CUG)n repeat, including aberrant sequestration of RNA-binding proteins. We show here by use of cell fractionation, RNA size separation and analysis of poly(A) tail length that a considerable fraction of transcripts from the normal DMPK allele is also retained in the nucleus (~30%). They carry poly(A) tails with an unusually broad length distribution, ranging between a few dozen to >500 adenosine residues. Remarkably, expanded DMPK (CUG)n transcripts from the mutant allele, almost exclusively nuclear, carry equally long poly(A) tails. Our findings thus suggest that nuclear retention may be a common feature of regulation of DMPK RNA expression. The typical forced nuclear residence of expanded DMPK transcripts affects this regulation in tissues of DM1 patients, but not through hyperadenylation.
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- Anke E E G Gudde
- Radboud University Medical Centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Yang X, Yang Y, Sun BF, Chen YS, Xu JW, Lai WY, Li A, Wang X, Bhattarai DP, Xiao W, Sun HY, Zhu Q, Ma HL, Adhikari S, Sun M, Hao YJ, Zhang B, Huang CM, Huang N, Jiang GB, Zhao YL, Wang HL, Sun YP, Yang YG. 5-methylcytosine promotes mRNA export - NSUN2 as the methyltransferase and ALYREF as an m 5C reader. Cell Res 2017; 27:606-625. [PMID: 28418038 PMCID: PMC5594206 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2017.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 597] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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5-methylcytosine (m5C) is a post-transcriptional RNA modification identified in both stable and highly abundant tRNAs and rRNAs, and in mRNAs. However, its regulatory role in mRNA metabolism is still largely unknown. Here, we reveal that m5C modification is enriched in CG-rich regions and in regions immediately downstream of translation initiation sites and has conserved, tissue-specific and dynamic features across mammalian transcriptomes. Moreover, m5C formation in mRNAs is mainly catalyzed by the RNA methyltransferase NSUN2, and m5C is specifically recognized by the mRNA export adaptor ALYREF as shown by in vitro and in vivo studies. NSUN2 modulates ALYREF's nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling, RNA-binding affinity and associated mRNA export. Dysregulation of ALYREF-mediated mRNA export upon NSUN2 depletion could be restored by reconstitution of wild-type but not methyltransferase-defective NSUN2. Our study provides comprehensive m5C profiles of mammalian transcriptomes and suggests an essential role for m5C modification in mRNA export and post-transcriptional regulation.
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- Xin Yang
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China.,Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China.,Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,School of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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The Chromatin Remodeler ISW1 Is a Quality Control Factor that Surveys Nuclear mRNP Biogenesis. Cell 2017; 167:1201-1214.e15. [PMID: 27863241 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chromatin dynamics play an essential role in regulating DNA transaction processes, but it is unclear whether transcription-associated chromatin modifications control the mRNA ribonucleoparticles (mRNPs) pipeline from synthesis to nuclear exit. Here, we identify the yeast ISW1 chromatin remodeling complex as an unanticipated mRNP nuclear export surveillance factor that retains export-incompetent transcripts near their transcription site. This tethering activity of ISW1 requires chromatin binding and is independent of nucleosome sliding activity or changes in RNA polymerase II processivity. Combination of in vivo UV-crosslinking and genome-wide RNA immunoprecipitation assays show that Isw1 and its cofactors interact directly with premature mRNPs. Our results highlight that the concerted action of Isw1 and the nuclear exosome ensures accurate surveillance mechanism that proofreads the efficiency of mRNA biogenesis.
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Heinrich S, Derrer CP, Lari A, Weis K, Montpetit B. Temporal and spatial regulation of mRNA export: Single particle RNA-imaging provides new tools and insights. Bioessays 2017; 39. [PMID: 28052353 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The transport of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from the nucleus to cytoplasm is an essential step in the gene expression program of all eukaryotes. Recent technological advances in the areas of RNA-labeling, microscopy, and sequencing are leading to novel insights about mRNA biogenesis and export. This includes quantitative single molecule imaging (SMI) of RNA molecules in live cells, which is providing knowledge of the spatial and temporal dynamics of the export process. As this information becomes available, it leads to new questions, the reinterpretation of previous findings, and revised models of mRNA export. In this review, we will briefly highlight some of these recent findings and discuss how live cell SMI approaches may be used to further our current understanding of mRNA export and gene expression.
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.,Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Zander G, Hackmann A, Bender L, Becker D, Lingner T, Salinas G, Krebber H. mRNA quality control is bypassed for immediate export of stress-responsive transcripts. Nature 2016; 540:593-596. [PMID: 27951587 DOI: 10.1038/nature20572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cells grow well only in a narrow range of physiological conditions. Surviving extreme conditions requires the instantaneous expression of chaperones that help to overcome stressful situations. To ensure the preferential synthesis of these heat-shock proteins, cells inhibit transcription, pre-mRNA processing and nuclear export of non-heat-shock transcripts, while stress-specific mRNAs are exclusively exported and translated. How cells manage the selective retention of regular transcripts and the simultaneous rapid export of heat-shock mRNAs is largely unknown. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the shuttling RNA adaptor proteins Npl3, Gbp2, Hrb1 and Nab2 are loaded co-transcriptionally onto growing pre-mRNAs. For nuclear export, they recruit the export-receptor heterodimer Mex67-Mtr2 (TAP-p15 in humans). Here we show that cellular stress induces the dissociation of Mex67 and its adaptor proteins from regular mRNAs to prevent general mRNA export. At the same time, heat-shock mRNAs are rapidly exported in association with Mex67, without the need for adapters. The immediate co-transcriptional loading of Mex67 onto heat-shock mRNAs involves Hsf1, a heat-shock transcription factor that binds to heat-shock-promoter elements in stress-responsive genes. An important difference between the export modes is that adaptor-protein-bound mRNAs undergo quality control, whereas stress-specific transcripts do not. In fact, regular mRNAs are converted into uncontrolled stress-responsive transcripts if expressed under the control of a heat-shock promoter, suggesting that whether an mRNA undergoes quality control is encrypted therein. Under normal conditions, Mex67 adaptor proteins are recruited for RNA surveillance, with only quality-controlled mRNAs allowed to associate with Mex67 and leave the nucleus. Thus, at the cost of error-free mRNA formation, heat-shock mRNAs are exported and translated without delay, allowing cells to survive extreme situations.
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- Gesa Zander
- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Transkriptomanalyselabor, Institut für Entwicklungsbiochemie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Transkriptomanalyselabor, Institut für Entwicklungsbiochemie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Soheilypour M, Mofrad MRK. Regulation of RNA-binding proteins affinity to export receptors enables the nuclear basket proteins to distinguish and retain aberrant mRNAs. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35380. [PMID: 27805000 PMCID: PMC5090210 DOI: 10.1038/srep35380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Export of messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) into the cytoplasm is a fundamental step in gene regulation processes, which is meticulously quality controlled by highly efficient mechanisms in eukaryotic cells. Yet, it remains unclear how the aberrant mRNAs are recognized and retained inside the nucleus. Using a new modelling approach for complex systems, namely the agent-based modelling (ABM) approach, we develop a minimal model of the mRNA quality control (QC) mechanism. Our results demonstrate that regulation of the affinity of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) to export receptors along with the weak interaction between the nuclear basket protein (Mlp1 or Tpr) and RBPs are the minimum requirements to distinguish and retain aberrant mRNAs. Our results show that the affinity between Tpr and RBPs is optimized to maximize the retention of aberrant mRNAs. In addition, we demonstrate how the length of mRNA affects the QC process. Since longer mRNAs spend more time in the nuclear basket to form a compact conformation and initiate their export, nuclear basket proteins could more easily capture and retain them inside the nucleus.
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- M. Soheilypour
- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Smith C, Lari A, Derrer CP, Ouwehand A, Rossouw A, Huisman M, Dange T, Hopman M, Joseph A, Zenklusen D, Weis K, Grunwald D, Montpetit B. In vivo single-particle imaging of nuclear mRNA export in budding yeast demonstrates an essential role for Mex67p. J Cell Biol 2016; 211:1121-30. [PMID: 26694837 PMCID: PMC4687877 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201503135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Single-particle imaging in budding yeast demonstrates that mRNP export is fast (∼200 ms) and that mRNPs are retained at NPCs and undergo retrograde transport in a mex67-5 mutant, proving an essential role for Mex67p in directional mRNP transport. Many messenger RNA export proteins have been identified; yet the spatial and temporal activities of these proteins and how they determine directionality of messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) complex export from the nucleus remain largely undefined. Here, the bacteriophage PP7 RNA-labeling system was used in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to follow single-particle mRNP export events with high spatial precision and temporal resolution. These data reveal that mRNP export, consisting of nuclear docking, transport, and cytoplasmic release from a nuclear pore complex (NPC), is fast (∼200 ms) and that upon arrival in the cytoplasm, mRNPs are frequently confined near the nuclear envelope. Mex67p functions as the principal mRNP export receptor in budding yeast. In a mex67-5 mutant, delayed cytoplasmic release from NPCs and retrograde transport of mRNPs was observed. This proves an essential role for Mex67p in cytoplasmic mRNP release and directionality of transport.
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- Carlas Smith
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Department Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, T6G 2H7 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Department Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Department Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Department Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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- Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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- Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Department Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Departement de Biochimie et Medecine Moleculaire, Universite de Montreal, H3T 1J4 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Department Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, T6G 2H7 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Gavaldá S, Santos-Pereira JM, García-Rubio ML, Luna R, Aguilera A. Excess of Yra1 RNA-Binding Factor Causes Transcription-Dependent Genome Instability, Replication Impairment and Telomere Shortening. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1005966. [PMID: 27035147 PMCID: PMC4818039 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Yra1 is an essential nuclear factor of the evolutionarily conserved family of hnRNP-like export factors that when overexpressed impairs mRNA export and cell growth. To investigate further the relevance of proper Yra1 stoichiometry in the cell, we overexpressed Yra1 by transforming yeast cells with YRA1 intron-less constructs and analyzed its effect on gene expression and genome integrity. We found that YRA1 overexpression induces DNA damage and leads to a transcription-associated hyperrecombination phenotype that is mediated by RNA:DNA hybrids. In addition, it confers a genome-wide replication retardation as seen by reduced BrdU incorporation and accumulation of the Rrm3 helicase. In addition, YRA1 overexpression causes a cell senescence-like phenotype and telomere shortening. ChIP-chip analysis shows that overexpressed Yra1 is loaded to transcribed chromatin along the genome and to Y’ telomeric regions, where Rrm3 is also accumulated, suggesting an impairment of telomere replication. Our work not only demonstrates that a proper stoichiometry of the Yra1 mRNA binding and export factor is required to maintain genome integrity and telomere homeostasis, but suggests that the cellular imbalance between transcribed RNA and specific RNA-binding factors may become a major cause of genome instability mediated by co-transcriptional replication impairment. Yra1 is an essential nuclear RNA-binding protein that plays a role in mRNA export in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cellular levels of Yra1 are tightly auto-regulated by splicing of an unusual intron in its pre-mRNA, removal of which causes Yra1 overexpression that results in a dominant-negative growth defect and mRNA export defect. We wondered whether or not YRA1 overexpression has an effect on genome integrity that could explain the loss of cell viability. Our analyses reveal that YRA1 overexpression causes DNA damage, confers a hyperrecombination phenotype that depends on transcription and that is mediated by RNA:DNA hybrids. YRA1 overexpression also leads to a cell senescence-like phenotype and telomere shortening. We show by ChIP-chip analysis that Yra1 binds to active chromatin and Y’ telomeric regions when it is overexpressed, in agreement with a possible role of this mRNP factor in the maintenance of telomere integrity. Our data indicate that YRA1 overexpression correlates with replication impairment as inferred by the reduction of BrdU incorporation and the increase of Rrm3 recruitment, a helicase involved in replication fork progression, at transcribed genes and Y’ regions. We conclude that the stoichiometry of specific RNA-binding factors such as Yra1 at telomeres is critical for genome integrity and for preventing transcription-replication conflicts.
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- Sandra Gavaldá
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- * E-mail: (AA); (RL)
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- * E-mail: (AA); (RL)
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Bensidoun P, Raymond P, Oeffinger M, Zenklusen D. Imaging single mRNAs to study dynamics of mRNA export in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods 2016; 98:104-114. [PMID: 26784711 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Regulation of mRNA and protein expression occurs at many levels, initiated at transcription and followed by mRNA processing, export, localization, translation and mRNA degradation. The ability to study mRNAs in living cells has become a critical tool to study and analyze how the various steps of the gene expression pathway are carried out. Here we describe a detailed protocol for real time fluorescent RNA imaging using the PP7 bacteriophage coat protein, which allows mRNA detection with high spatial and temporal resolution in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and can be applied to study various stages of mRNA metabolism. We describe the different parameters required for quantitative single molecule imaging in yeast, including strategies for genomic integration, expression of a PP7 coat protein GFP fusion protein, microscope setup and analysis strategies. We illustrate the method's use by analyzing the behavior of nuclear mRNA in yeast and the role of the nuclear basket in mRNA export.
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- Pierre Bensidoun
- Département de Biochimieet médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada; Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Département de Biochimieet médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Département de Biochimieet médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada; Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A3, Canada
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- Département de Biochimieet médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Kim E, Beon J, Lee S, Park J, Kim S. IPMK: A versatile regulator of nuclear signaling events. Adv Biol Regul 2015; 61:25-32. [PMID: 26682649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Inositol-derived metabolites (e.g., phosphoinositides and inositol polyphosphates) are key second messengers that are essential for controlling a wide range of cellular events. Inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) exhibits complex catalytic activities that eventually yield water-soluble inositol polyphosphates (e.g., IP4 and IP5) and lipid-bound phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate. A series of recent studies have suggested that IPMK may be a multifunctional regulator in the nucleus of mammalian cells. In this review, we highlight the novel modes of action of IPMK in transcriptional and epigenetic regulation, and discuss its roles in physiology and disease.
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- Eunha Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Hackmann A, Wu H, Schneider UM, Meyer K, Jung K, Krebber H. Quality control of spliced mRNAs requires the shuttling SR proteins Gbp2 and Hrb1. Nat Commun 2015; 5:3123. [PMID: 24452287 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic cells have to prevent the export of unspliced pre-mRNAs until intron removal is completed to avoid the expression of aberrant and potentially harmful proteins. Only mature mRNAs associate with the export receptor Mex67/TAP and enter the cytoplasm. Here we show that the two shuttling serine/arginine (SR)-proteins Gbp2 and Hrb1 are key surveillance factors for the selective export of spliced mRNAs in yeast. Their absence leads to the significant leakage of unspliced pre-mRNAs into the cytoplasm. They bind to pre-mRNAs and the spliceosome during splicing, where they are necessary for the surveillance of splicing and the stable binding of the TRAMP complex to spliceosome-bound transcripts. Faulty transcripts are marked for their degradation at the nuclear exosome. On correct mRNAs the SR proteins recruit Mex67 upon completion of splicing to allow a quality controlled nuclear export. Altogether, these data identify a role for shuttling SR proteins in mRNA surveillance and nuclear mRNA quality control.
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- Alexandra Hackmann
- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- 1] Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany [2] Institut für Genomforschung und Systembiologie, Universität Bielefeld, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institut für Medizinische Statistik, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Robinson A, McDonald JP, Caldas VEA, Patel M, Wood EA, Punter CM, Ghodke H, Cox MM, Woodgate R, Goodman MF, van Oijen AM. Regulation of Mutagenic DNA Polymerase V Activation in Space and Time. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005482. [PMID: 26317348 PMCID: PMC4552617 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Spatial regulation is often encountered as a component of multi-tiered regulatory systems in eukaryotes, where processes are readily segregated by organelle boundaries. Well-characterized examples of spatial regulation are less common in bacteria. Low-fidelity DNA polymerase V (UmuD′2C) is produced in Escherichia coli as part of the bacterial SOS response to DNA damage. Due to the mutagenic potential of this enzyme, pol V activity is controlled by means of an elaborate regulatory system at transcriptional and posttranslational levels. Using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to visualize UmuC inside living cells in space and time, we now show that pol V is also subject to a novel form of spatial regulation. After an initial delay (~ 45 min) post UV irradiation, UmuC is synthesized, but is not immediately activated. Instead, it is sequestered at the inner cell membrane. The release of UmuC into the cytosol requires the RecA* nucleoprotein filament-mediated cleavage of UmuD→UmuD′. Classic SOS damage response mutants either block [umuD(K97A)] or constitutively stimulate [recA(E38K)] UmuC release from the membrane. Foci of mutagenically active pol V Mut (UmuD′2C-RecA-ATP) formed in the cytosol after UV irradiation do not co-localize with pol III replisomes, suggesting a capacity to promote translesion DNA synthesis at lesions skipped over by DNA polymerase III. In effect, at least three molecular mechanisms limit the amount of time that pol V has to access DNA: (1) transcriptional and posttranslational regulation that initially keep the intracellular levels of pol V to a minimum; (2) spatial regulation via transient sequestration of UmuC at the membrane, which further delays pol V activation; and (3) the hydrolytic activity of a recently discovered pol V Mut ATPase function that limits active polymerase time on the chromosomal template. Escherichia coli, and many other bacteria, respond to high levels of DNA damage with an inducible system called the SOS response. In this response, bacteria first try to restart replication using non-mutagenic DNA repair strategies. If that fails, replication can be restored using DNA polymerases that simply replicate over DNA lesions, a desperation strategy that results in mutations. DNA polymerase V (pol V) is responsible for most mutagenesis that accompanies the SOS response. Because of the risk inherent to elevated mutation levels, pol V activation is tightly constrained. This report introduces a new layer of regulation on pol V activation, with a novel spatial component. After synthesis, the UmuC subunit of pol V is sequestered transiently at the membrane. Release into the cytosol and final activation depends on the activity of RecA protein and the autocatalytic cleavage of UmuD to generate the UmuD' subunit of pol V. The resulting delay in activation represents an additional molecular mechanism that limits the amount of time that this sometimes necessary but potentially detrimental enzyme spends on the DNA.
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- Andrew Robinson
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Wickramasinghe VO, Laskey RA. Control of mammalian gene expression by selective mRNA export. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2015; 16:431-42. [PMID: 26081607 DOI: 10.1038/nrm4010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nuclear export of mRNAs is a crucial step in the regulation of gene expression, linking transcription in the nucleus to translation in the cytoplasm. Although important components of the mRNA export machinery are well characterized, such as transcription-export complexes TREX and TREX-2, recent work has shown that, in some instances, mammalian mRNA export can be selective and can regulate crucial biological processes such as DNA repair, gene expression, maintenance of pluripotency, haematopoiesis, proliferation and cell survival. Such findings show that mRNA export is an unexpected, yet potentially important, mechanism for the control of gene expression and of the mammalian transcriptome.
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- Vihandha O Wickramasinghe
- Medical Research Centre (MRC) Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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Bonnet A, Bretes H, Palancade B. Nuclear pore components affect distinct stages of intron-containing gene expression. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:4249-61. [PMID: 25845599 PMCID: PMC4417180 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Several nuclear pore-associated factors, including the SUMO-protease Ulp1, have been proposed to prevent the export of intron-containing messenger ribonucleoparticles (mRNPs) in yeast. However, the molecular mechanisms of this nuclear pore-dependent mRNA quality control, including the sumoylated targets of Ulp1, have remained unidentified. Here, we demonstrate that the apparent 'pre-mRNA leakage' phenotype arising upon ULP1 inactivation is shared by sumoylation mutants of the THO complex, an early mRNP biogenesis factor. Importantly, we establish that alteration of THO complex activity differentially impairs the expression of intronless and intron-containing reporter genes, rather than triggering bona fide 'pre-mRNA leakage'. Indeed, we show that the presence of introns within THO target genes attenuates the effect of THO inactivation on their transcription. Epistasis analyses further clarify that different nuclear pore components influence intron-containing gene expression at distinct stages. Ulp1, whose maintenance at nuclear pores depends on the Nup84 complex, impacts on THO-dependent gene expression, whereas the nuclear basket-associated Mlp1/Pml39 proteins prevent pre-mRNA export at a later stage, contributing to mRNA quality control. Our study thus highlights the multiplicity of mechanisms by which nuclear pores contribute to gene expression, and further provides the first evidence that intronic sequences can alleviate early mRNP biogenesis defects.
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- Amandine Bonnet
- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France Ecole Doctorale Gènes Génomes Cellules, Université Paris Sud-11, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France
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Nuclear export of messenger RNA. Genes (Basel) 2015; 6:163-84. [PMID: 25836925 PMCID: PMC4488659 DOI: 10.3390/genes6020163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Transport of messenger RNA (mRNA) from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is an essential step of eukaryotic gene expression. In the cell nucleus, a precursor mRNA undergoes a series of processing steps, including capping at the 5' ends, splicing and cleavage/polyadenylation at the 3' ends. During this process, the mRNA associates with a wide variety of proteins, forming a messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) particle. Association with factors involved in nuclear export also occurs during transcription and processing, and thus nuclear export is fully integrated into mRNA maturation. The coupling between mRNA maturation and nuclear export is an important mechanism for providing only fully functional and competent mRNA to the cytoplasmic translational machinery, thereby ensuring accuracy and swiftness of gene expression. This review describes the molecular mechanism of nuclear mRNA export mediated by the principal transport factors, including Tap-p15 and the TREX complex.
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Katahira J, Dimitrova L, Imai Y, Hurt E. NTF2-like domain of Tap plays a critical role in cargo mRNA recognition and export. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:1894-904. [PMID: 25628355 PMCID: PMC4330393 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Metazoan Tap-p15 (also called Nxf1-Nxt1) and yeast Mex67-Mtr2 heterodimers are the general mRNA export receptors. The RNA binding activity of Tap-p15, which is essential for mRNA nuclear export, has been attributed to the amino-terminal RNA binding module of Tap consists of RNA recognition motif (RRM) and leucine-rich repeat. In this study, we identified a novel RNA interaction surface in the NTF2-like (NTF2L) domain of Tap, which is analogous to the rRNA binding platform of Mex67-Mtr2. Tap-p15 uses the three domains to tightly bind the retroviral constitutive transport element. The RNA binding through the NTF2L domain is functionally relevant as introduction of mutations in this region reduced CTE-containing mRNA export activity. In contrast, only when the RRM and NTF2L domains were mutated simultaneously, bulk poly (A)(+) RNA export and in vivo poly (A)(+) RNA binding activities of Tap-p15 were significantly attenuated. Moreover, an engineered human cell line harboring the NTF2L domain mutation in the NXF1 gene showed a synthetic growth phenotype and severe mRNA export defect under Aly/REF and Thoc5 depleted condition. These data suggest that Tap-p15 recognizes bulk mRNAs through combinatorial use of the distinct RNA binding domains.
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- Jun Katahira
- Biomolecular Networks Laboratories, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Biochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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- Department of Biological Informatics and Experimental Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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- Biochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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Azimi M, Bulat E, Weis K, Mofrad MRK. An agent-based model for mRNA export through the nuclear pore complex. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:3643-53. [PMID: 25253717 PMCID: PMC4230623 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-06-1065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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On the basis of previously published biophysical and biochemical parameters of mRNA export, a three-dimensional, coarse-grained, agent-based model is developed for the study and characterization of mRNA nucleocytoplasmic export. mRNA export from the nucleus is an essential step in the expression of every protein- coding gene in eukaryotes, but many aspects of this process remain poorly understood. The density of export receptors that must bind an mRNA to ensure export, as well as how receptor distribution affects transport dynamics, is not known. It is also unclear whether the rate-limiting step for transport occurs at the nuclear basket, in the central channel, or on the cytoplasmic face of the nuclear pore complex. Using previously published biophysical and biochemical parameters of mRNA export, we implemented a three-dimensional, coarse-grained, agent-based model of mRNA export in the nanosecond regime to gain insight into these issues. On running the model, we observed that mRNA export is sensitive to the number and distribution of transport receptors coating the mRNA and that there is a rate-limiting step in the nuclear basket that is potentially associated with the mRNA reconfiguring itself to thread into the central channel. Of note, our results also suggest that using a single location-monitoring mRNA label may be insufficient to correctly capture the time regime of mRNA threading through the pore and subsequent transport. This has implications for future experimental design to study mRNA transport dynamics.
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- Mohammad Azimi
- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Program in Chemical Biology, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Program in Chemical Biology, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Program in Chemical Biology, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Bonnet A, Palancade B. Regulation of mRNA trafficking by nuclear pore complexes. Genes (Basel) 2014; 5:767-91. [PMID: 25184662 PMCID: PMC4198930 DOI: 10.3390/genes5030767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Over the last two decades, multiple studies have explored the mechanisms governing mRNA export out of the nucleus, a crucial step in eukaryotic gene expression. During transcription and processing, mRNAs are assembled into messenger ribonucleoparticles (mRNPs). mRNPs are then exported through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), which are large multiprotein assemblies made of several copies of a limited number of nucleoporins. A considerable effort has been put into the dissection of mRNA export through NPCs at both cellular and molecular levels, revealing the conserved contributions of a subset of nucleoporins in this process, from yeast to vertebrates. Several reports have also demonstrated the ability of NPCs to sort out properly-processed mRNPs for entry into the nuclear export pathway. Importantly, changes in mRNA export have been associated with post-translational modifications of nucleoporins or changes in NPC composition, depending on cell cycle progression, development or exposure to stress. How NPC modifications also impact on cellular mRNA export in disease situations, notably upon viral infection, is discussed.
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- Amandine Bonnet
- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris F-75205, France.
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- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris F-75205, France.
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Efficient mRNA polyadenylation requires a ubiquitin-like domain, a zinc knuckle, and a RING finger domain, all contained in the Mpe1 protein. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:3955-67. [PMID: 25135474 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00077-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Almost all eukaryotic mRNAs must be polyadenylated at their 3' ends to function in protein synthesis. This modification occurs via a large nuclear complex that recognizes signal sequences surrounding a poly(A) site on mRNA precursor, cleaves at that site, and adds a poly(A) tail. While the composition of this complex is known, the functions of some subunits remain unclear. One of these is a multidomain protein called Mpe1 in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and RBBP6 in metazoans. The three conserved domains of Mpe1 are a ubiquitin-like (UBL) domain, a zinc knuckle, and a RING finger domain characteristic of some ubiquitin ligases. We show that mRNA 3'-end processing requires all three domains of Mpe1 and that more than one region of Mpe1 is involved in contact with the cleavage/polyadenylation factor in which Mpe1 resides. Surprisingly, both the zinc knuckle and the RING finger are needed for RNA-binding activity. Consistent with a role for Mpe1 in ubiquitination, mutation of Mpe1 decreases the association of ubiquitin with Pap1, the poly(A) polymerase, and suppressors of mpe1 mutants are linked to ubiquitin ligases. Furthermore, an inhibitor of ubiquitin-mediated interactions blocks cleavage, demonstrating for the first time a direct role for ubiquitination in mRNA 3'-end processing.
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Chen CYA, Shyu AB. Emerging mechanisms of mRNP remodeling regulation. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2014; 5:713-22. [PMID: 24923990 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The assembly and remodeling of the components of messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs) are important in determining the fate of a messenger RNA (mRNA). A combination of biochemical and cell biology research, recently complemented by genome-wide high-throughput approaches, has led to significant progress on understanding the formation, dynamics, and function of mRNPs. These studies also advanced the challenging process of identifying the evolving constituents of individual mRNPs at various stages during an mRNA's lifetime. While research on mRNP remodeling in general has been gaining momentum, there has been relatively little attention paid to the regulatory aspect of mRNP remodeling. Here, we discuss the results of some new studies and potential mechanisms for regulation of mRNP remodeling.
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- Chyi-Ying A Chen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Wickramasinghe VO, Andrews R, Ellis P, Langford C, Gurdon JB, Stewart M, Venkitaraman AR, Laskey RA. Selective nuclear export of specific classes of mRNA from mammalian nuclei is promoted by GANP. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:5059-71. [PMID: 24510098 PMCID: PMC4005691 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The nuclear phase of the gene expression pathway culminates in the export of mature messenger RNAs (mRNAs) to the cytoplasm through nuclear pore complexes. GANP (germinal- centre associated nuclear protein) promotes the transfer of mRNAs bound to the transport factor NXF1 to nuclear pore complexes. Here, we demonstrate that GANP, subunit of the TRanscription-EXport-2 (TREX-2) mRNA export complex, promotes selective nuclear export of a specific subset of mRNAs whose transport depends on NXF1. Genome-wide gene expression profiling showed that half of the transcripts whose nuclear export was impaired following NXF1 depletion also showed reduced export when GANP was depleted. GANP-dependent transcripts were highly expressed, yet short-lived, and were highly enriched in those encoding central components of the gene expression machinery such as RNA synthesis and processing factors. After injection into Xenopus oocyte nuclei, representative GANP-dependent transcripts showed faster nuclear export kinetics than representative transcripts that were not influenced by GANP depletion. We propose that GANP promotes the nuclear export of specific classes of mRNAs that may facilitate rapid changes in gene expression.
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- Vihandha O. Wickramasinghe
- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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From hypothesis to mechanism: uncovering nuclear pore complex links to gene expression. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:2114-20. [PMID: 24615017 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01730-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The gene gating hypothesis put forth by Blobel in 1985 was an alluring proposal outlining functions for the nuclear pore complex (NPC) in transcription and nuclear architecture. Over the past several decades, collective studies have unveiled a full catalog of nucleoporins (Nups) that comprise the NPC, structural arrangements of Nups in the nuclear pore, and mechanisms of nucleocytoplasmic transport. With this foundation, investigations of the gene gating hypothesis have now become possible. Studies of several model organisms provide credence for Nup functions in transcription, mRNA export, and genome organization. Surprisingly, Nups are not only involved in transcriptional events that occur at the nuclear periphery, but there are also novel roles for dynamic Nups within the nucleoplasmic compartment. Several tenants of the original gene gating hypothesis have yet to be addressed. Knowledge of whether the NPC impacts the organization of the genome to control subsets of genes is limited, and the cooperating molecular machinery or specific genomic anchoring sequences are not fully resolved. This minireview summarizes the current evidence for gene gating in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and mammalian model systems. These examples highlight new and unpredicted mechanisms for Nup impacts on transcription and questions that are left to be explored.
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Bretes H, Rouviere JO, Leger T, Oeffinger M, Devaux F, Doye V, Palancade B. Sumoylation of the THO complex regulates the biogenesis of a subset of mRNPs. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:5043-58. [PMID: 24500206 PMCID: PMC4005672 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Assembly of messenger ribonucleoparticles (mRNPs) is a pivotal step in gene expression, but only a few molecular mechanisms contributing to its regulation have been described. Here, through a comprehensive proteomic survey of mRNP assembly, we demonstrate that the SUMO pathway specifically controls the association of the THO complex with mRNPs. We further show that the THO complex, a key player in the interplay between gene expression, mRNA export and genetic stability, is sumoylated on its Hpr1 subunit and that this modification regulates its association with mRNPs. Altered recruitment of the THO complex onto mRNPs in sumoylation-defective mutants does not affect bulk mRNA export or genetic stability, but impairs the expression of acidic stress-induced genes and, consistently, compromises viability in acidic stress conditions. Importantly, inactivation of the nuclear exosome suppresses the phenotypes of the hpr1 non-sumoylatable mutant, showing that SUMO-dependent mRNP assembly is critical to allow a specific subset of mRNPs to escape degradation. This article thus provides the first example of a SUMO-dependent mRNP-assembly event allowing a refined tuning of gene expression, in particular under specific stress conditions.
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- Hugo Bretes
- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France, Ecole Doctorale Gènes Génomes Cellules, Université Paris Sud-11, Orsay, France, Proteomics facility, Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France, Department for Systems Biology, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, Québec, Canada H2W 1R7, Département de Biochimie et Médecine Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 1J4, Division of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A3, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR7238, 15, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France and CNRS, UMR7238, Laboratoire de Génomique des Microorganismes, 75006 Paris, France
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Saguez C, Gonzales FA, Schmid M, Bøggild A, Latrick CM, Malagon F, Putnam A, Sanderson L, Jankowsky E, Brodersen DE, Jensen TH. Mutational analysis of the yeast RNA helicase Sub2p reveals conserved domains required for growth, mRNA export, and genomic stability. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2013; 19:1363-1371. [PMID: 23962665 PMCID: PMC3854527 DOI: 10.1261/rna.040048.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Sub2p/UAP56 is a highly conserved DEAD-box RNA helicase involved in the packaging and nuclear export of mRNA/protein particles (mRNPs). In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sub2p is recruited to active chromatin by the pentameric THO complex and incorporated into the larger transcription-export (TREX) complex. Sub2p also plays a role in the maintenance of genome integrity as its inactivation causes severe transcription-dependent recombination of DNA. Despite the central role of Sub2p in early mRNP biology, little is known about its function. Here, we report the presence of an N-terminal motif (NTM) conserved specifically in the Sub2p branch of RNA helicases. Mutation of the NTM causes nuclear accumulation of poly(A)(+) RNA and impaired growth without affecting core helicase functions. Thus, the NTM functions as an autonomous unit. Moreover, two sub2 mutants, that are deficient in ATP binding, act in a trans-dominant negative fashion for growth and induce high recombination rates in vivo. Although wild-type Sub2p is prevented access to transcribed loci in such a background, this does not mechanistically explain the phenotype.
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- Cyril Saguez
- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for RNA Molecular Biology and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for RNA Molecular Biology and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for mRNP Biogenesis and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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