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Das O, Kundu J, Ghosh A, Gautam A, Ghosh S, Chakraborty M, Masid A, Gauri SS, Mitra D, Dutta M, Mukherjee B, Sinha S, Bhaumik M. AUF-1 knockdown in mice undermines gut microbial butyrate-driven hypocholesterolemia through AUF-1-Dicer-1-mir-122 hierarchy. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:1011386. [PMID: 36601302 PMCID: PMC9806232 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1011386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction and objective Cholesterol homeostasis is a culmination of cellular synthesis, efflux, and catabolism to important physiological entities where short chain fatty acid, butyrate embodied as a key player. This discourse probes the mechanistic molecular details of butyrate action in maintaining host-cholesterol balance. Methods Hepatic mir-122 being the most indispensable regulator of cholesterol metabolic enzymes, we studied upstream players of mir-122 biogenesis in the presence and absence of butyrate in Huh7 cells and mice model. We synthesized unique self-transfecting GMO (guanidinium-morpholino-oligo) linked PMO (Phosphorodiamidate-Morpholino Oligo)-based antisense cell-penetrating reagent to selectively knock down the key player in butyrate mediated cholesterol regulation. Results We showed that butyrate treatment caused upregulation of RNA-binding protein, AUF1 resulting in RNase-III nuclease, Dicer1 instability, and significant diminution of mir-122. We proved the importance of AUF1 and sequential downstream players in AUF1-knock-down mice. Injection of GMO-PMO of AUF1 in mouse caused near absence of AUF1 coupled with increased Dicer1 and mir-122, and reduced serum cholesterol regardless of butyrate treatment indicating that butyrate acts through AUF1. Conclusion The roster of intracellular players was as follows: AUF1-Dicer1-mir-122 for triggering butyrate driven hypocholesterolemia. To our knowledge this is the first report linking AUF-1 with cholesterol biogenesis.
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- Oishika Das
- Department of Immunology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Associations for Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Associations for Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Algorithms in Bioinformatics, Institute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany,International Max Planck Research School “From Molecules to Organisms”, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany,Cluster of Excellence: EXC 2124: Controlling Microbes to Fight Infection, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Immunology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Immunology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Immunology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Immunology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Associations for Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Immunology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India,*Correspondence: Moumita Bhaumik,
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Mahendra CK, Abidin SAZ, Htar TT, Chuah LH, Khan SU, Ming LC, Tang SY, Pusparajah P, Goh BH. Counteracting the Ramifications of UVB Irradiation and Photoaging with Swietenia macrophylla King Seed. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26072000. [PMID: 33916053 PMCID: PMC8037697 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26072000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this day and age, the expectation of cosmetic products to effectively slow down skin photoaging is constantly increasing. However, the detrimental effects of UVB on the skin are not easy to tackle as UVB dysregulates a wide range of molecular changes on the cellular level. In our research, irradiated keratinocyte cells not only experienced a compromise in their redox system, but processes from RNA translation to protein synthesis and folding were also affected. Aside from this, proteins involved in various other processes like DNA repair and maintenance, glycolysis, cell growth, proliferation, and migration were affected while the cells approached imminent cell death. Additionally, the collagen degradation pathway was also activated by UVB irradiation through the upregulation of inflammatory and collagen degrading markers. Nevertheless, with the treatment of Swietenia macrophylla (S. macrophylla) seed extract and fractions, the dysregulation of many genes and proteins by UVB was reversed. The reversal effects were particularly promising with the S. macrophylla hexane fraction (SMHF) and S. macrophylla ethyl acetate fraction (SMEAF). SMHF was able to oppose the detrimental effects of UVB in several different processes such as the redox system, DNA repair and maintenance, RNA transcription to translation, protein maintenance and synthesis, cell growth, migration and proliferation, and cell glycolysis, while SMEAF successfully suppressed markers related to skin inflammation, collagen degradation, and cell apoptosis. Thus, in summary, our research not only provided a deeper insight into the molecular changes within irradiated keratinocytes, but also serves as a model platform for future cosmetic research to build upon. Subsequently, both SMHF and SMEAF also displayed potential photoprotective properties that warrant further fractionation and in vivo clinical trials to investigate and obtain potential novel bioactive compounds against photoaging.
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- Camille Keisha Mahendra
- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (C.K.M.); (T.T.H.); (L.-H.C.); (S.U.K.)
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- Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) Platform, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia;
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- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (C.K.M.); (T.T.H.); (L.-H.C.); (S.U.K.)
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- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (C.K.M.); (T.T.H.); (L.-H.C.); (S.U.K.)
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- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (C.K.M.); (T.T.H.); (L.-H.C.); (S.U.K.)
- Department of Pharmacy, Abasyn University, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- PAP Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Brunei;
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- Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia;
- Advanced Engineering Platform, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
- Tropical Medicine and Biology Platform, School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
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- Medical Health and Translational Research Group, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (P.P.); (B.H.G.)
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- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (C.K.M.); (T.T.H.); (L.-H.C.); (S.U.K.)
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Health and Well-Being Cluster, Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (P.P.); (B.H.G.)
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Binas O, Tants JN, Peter SA, Janowski R, Davydova E, Braun J, Niessing D, Schwalbe H, Weigand JE, Schlundt A. Structural basis for the recognition of transiently structured AU-rich elements by Roquin. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:7385-7403. [PMID: 32491174 PMCID: PMC7367199 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Adenylate/uridylate-rich elements (AREs) are the most common cis-regulatory elements in the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of mRNAs, where they fine-tune turnover by mediating mRNA decay. They increase plasticity and efficacy of mRNA regulation and are recognized by several ARE-specific RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Typically, AREs are short linear motifs with a high content of complementary A and U nucleotides and often occur in multiple copies. Although thermodynamically rather unstable, the high AU-content might enable transient secondary structure formation and modify mRNA regulation by RBPs. We have recently suggested that the immunoregulatory RBP Roquin recognizes folded AREs as constitutive decay elements (CDEs), resulting in shape-specific ARE-mediated mRNA degradation. However, the structural evidence for a CDE-like recognition of AREs by Roquin is still lacking. We here present structures of CDE-like folded AREs, both in their free and protein-bound form. Moreover, the AREs in the UCP3 3′-UTR are additionally bound by the canonical ARE-binding protein AUF1 in their linear form, adopting an alternative binding-interface compared to the recognition of their CDE structure by Roquin. Strikingly, our findings thus suggest that AREs can be recognized in multiple ways, allowing control over mRNA regulation by adapting distinct conformational states, thus providing differential accessibility to regulatory RBPs.
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- Oliver Binas
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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Al-Khalaf HH, Aboussekhra A. AUF1 positively controls angiogenesis through mRNA stabilization-dependent up-regulation of HIF-1α and VEGF-A in human osteosarcoma. Oncotarget 2019; 10:4868-4879. [PMID: 31448053 PMCID: PMC6690669 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor in children, adolescents, and young adults. This pleiomorphic tumor depends on new blood vessel development, also known as angiogenesis, for tumor growth and metastasis. Therefore, it’s of utmost importance to identify the key genes and pathways that regulate this pro-metastatic process in order to develop more efficient therapies. Here, we have shown that the RNA-binding protein AUF1 positively regulates the expression of the pro-angiogenic factor VEGF-A and its positive regulator HIF-1alpha through direct binding and stabilization of their mRNAs. This effect is mediated through the seeding sequence of the AUF1 protein in the VEGF-A and HIF-1alpha 3’UTR sequences. As a consequence, the expression of the 3 genes was highly correlative in various osteosarcoma cell lines, and AUF1 enhanced the pro-angiogenic capabilities of osteosarcoma cells both in vitro and in vivo. Indeed, while inhibition of AUF1 using specific siRNA suppressed the pro-angiogenic effects of osteosarcoma cells, ectopic expression of AUF1 enhanced the pro-angiogenic effect in a VEGF-A-dependent manner. Therefore, in the era of targeted therapy, anti-angiogenic therapies targeting AUF1 could provide effective methods for treating osteosarcoma.
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- Huda H Al-Khalaf
- Department of Molecular Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, KSA.,The National Center for Stem Cell Technology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11211, KSA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, KSA
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Ishii T, Sekiguchi M. Two ways of escaping from oxidative RNA damage: Selective degradation and cell death. DNA Repair (Amst) 2019; 81:102666. [PMID: 31326364 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.102666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced during normal cellular metabolism, and various oxidized compounds are formed by the ROS attack. Among oxidized bases, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG) is most abundant and seems important with respect to the maintenance and transfer of genetic information. The accumulation of 8-oxoG in messenger RNA may cause errors during codon-anticodon pairing in the translation process, which may result in the synthesis of abnormal proteins. Organisms that use oxygen as the source of energy production must therefore have some mechanisms to eliminate the deleterious effects of RNA oxidation. Recently, we found two protein factors, AUF1 and PCBP1, which each have a different binding capacity to oxidized RNA. Evidence demonstrated that AUF1 is involved in the specific degradation of oxidized RNA, and that PCBP1 has a function of inducing cell death to eliminate severely damaged RNA.
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- Takashi Ishii
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka 814-0193, Japan.
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Alfano L, Caporaso A, Altieri A, Dell’Aquila M, Landi C, Bini L, Pentimalli F, Giordano A. Depletion of the RNA binding protein HNRNPD impairs homologous recombination by inhibiting DNA-end resection and inducing R-loop accumulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:4068-4085. [PMID: 30799487 PMCID: PMC6486545 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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DNA double strand break (DSB) repair through homologous recombination (HR) is crucial to maintain genome stability. DSB resection generates a single strand DNA intermediate, which is crucial for the HR process. We used a synthetic DNA structure, mimicking a resection intermediate, as a bait to identify proteins involved in this process. Among these, LC/MS analysis identified the RNA binding protein, HNRNPD. We found that HNRNPD binds chromatin, although this binding occurred independently of DNA damage. However, upon damage, HNRNPD re-localized to γH2Ax foci and its silencing impaired CHK1 S345 phosphorylation and the DNA end resection process. Indeed, HNRNPD silencing reduced: the ssDNA fraction upon camptothecin treatment; AsiSI-induced DSB resection; and RPA32 S4/8 phosphorylation. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HNRNPD knockout impaired in vitro DNA resection and sensitized cells to camptothecin and olaparib treatment. We found that HNRNPD interacts with the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein SAF-A previously associated with DNA damage repair. HNRNPD depletion resulted in an increased amount of RNA:DNA hybrids upon DNA damage. Both the expression of RNase H1 and RNA pol II inhibition recovered the ability to phosphorylate RPA32 S4/8 in HNRNPD knockout cells upon DNA damage, suggesting that RNA:DNA hybrid resolution likely rescues the defective DNA damage response of HNRNPD-depleted cells.
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- Luigi Alfano
- Oncology Research Center of Mercogliano (CROM); Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italia
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italia
- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italia
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italia
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italia
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italia
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- Oncology Research Center of Mercogliano (CROM); Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italia
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italia
- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Meyer A, Golbik RP, Sänger L, Schmidt T, Behrens SE, Friedrich S. The RGG/RG motif of AUF1 isoform p45 is a key modulator of the protein's RNA chaperone and RNA annealing activities. RNA Biol 2019; 16:960-971. [PMID: 30951406 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1602438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The RNA-binding protein AUF1 regulates post-transcriptional gene expression by affecting the steady state and translation levels of numerous target RNAs. Remodeling of RNA structures by the largest isoform AUF1 p45 was recently demonstrated in the context of replicating RNA viruses, and involves two RNA remodeling activities, i.e. an RNA chaperone and an RNA annealing activity. AUF1 contains two non-identical RNA recognition motifs (RRM) and one RGG/RG motif located in the C-terminus. In order to determine the functional significance of each motif to AUF1's RNA-binding and remodeling activities we performed a comprehensive mutagenesis study and characterized the wildtype AUF1, and several variants thereof. We demonstrate that each motif contributes to efficient RNA binding and remodeling by AUF1 indicating a tight cooperation of the RRMs and the RGG/RG motif. Interestingly, the data identify two distinct roles for the arginine residues of the RGG/RG motif for each RNA remodeling activity. First, arginine-mediated stacking interactions promote AUF1's helix-destabilizing RNA chaperone activity. Second, the electropositive character of the arginine residues is the major driving force for the RNA annealing activity. Thus, we provide the first evidence that arginine residues of an RGG/RG motif contribute to the mechanism of RNA annealing and RNA chaperoning.
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- Alexandra Meyer
- a Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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Analysis of Competing HIV-1 Splice Donor Sites Uncovers a Tight Cluster of Splicing Regulatory Elements within Exon 2/2b. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.00389-17. [PMID: 28446664 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00389-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The HIV-1 accessory protein Vif is essential for viral replication by counteracting the host restriction factor APOBEC3G (A3G), and balanced levels of both proteins are required for efficient viral replication. Noncoding exons 2/2b contain the Vif start codon between their alternatively used splice donors 2 and 2b (D2 and D2b). For vif mRNA, intron 1 must be removed while intron 2 must be retained. Thus, splice acceptor 1 (A1) must be activated by U1 snRNP binding to either D2 or D2b, while splicing at D2 or D2b must be prevented. Here, we unravel the complex interactions between previously known and novel components of the splicing regulatory network regulating HIV-1 exon 2/2b inclusion in viral mRNAs. In particular, using RNA pulldown experiments and mass spectrometry analysis, we found members of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoparticle (hnRNP) A/B family binding to a novel splicing regulatory element (SRE), the exonic splicing silencer ESS2b, and the splicing regulatory proteins Tra2/SRSF10 binding to the nearby exonic splicing enhancer ESE2b. Using a minigene reporter, we performed bioinformatics HEXplorer-guided mutational analysis to narrow down SRE motifs affecting splice site selection between D2 and D2b. Eventually, the impacts of these SREs on the viral splicing pattern and protein expression were exhaustively analyzed in viral particle production and replication experiments. Masking of these protein binding sites by use of locked nucleic acids (LNAs) impaired Vif expression and viral replication.IMPORTANCE Based on our results, we propose a model in which a dense network of SREs regulates vif mRNA and protein expression, crucial to maintain viral replication within host cells with varying A3G levels and at different stages of infection. This regulation is maintained by several serine/arginine-rich splicing factors (SRSF) and hnRNPs binding to those elements. Targeting this cluster of SREs with LNAs may lead to the development of novel effective therapeutic strategies.
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Viral DNA Replication Orientation and hnRNPs Regulate Transcription of the Human Papillomavirus 18 Late Promoter. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00713-17. [PMID: 28559488 PMCID: PMC5449659 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00713-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The life cycle of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is tightly linked to keratinocyte differentiation. Although expression of viral early genes is initiated immediately upon virus infection of undifferentiated basal cells, viral DNA amplification and late gene expression occur only in the mid to upper strata of the keratinocytes undergoing terminal differentiation. In this report, we show that the relative activity of HPV18 TATA-less late promoter P811 depends on its orientation relative to that of the origin (Ori) of viral DNA replication and is sensitive to the eukaryotic DNA polymerase inhibitor aphidicolin. Additionally, transfected 70-nucleotide (nt)-long single-strand DNA oligonucleotides that are homologous to the region near Ori induce late promoter activity. We also found that promoter activation in raft cultures leads to production of the late promoter-associated, sense-strand transcription initiation RNAs (tiRNAs) and splice-site small RNAs (spliRNAs). Finally, a cis-acting AAGTATGCA core element that functions as a repressor to the promoter was identified. This element interacts with hnRNP D0B and hnRNP A/B factors. Point mutations in the core prevented binding of hnRNPs and increased the promoter activity. Confirming this result, knocking down the expression of both hnRNPs in keratinocytes led to increased promoter activity. Taking the data together, our study revealed the mechanism of how the HPV18 late promoter is regulated by DNA replication and host factors. It has been known for decades that the activity of viral late promoters is associated with viral DNA replication among almost all DNA viruses. However, the mechanism of how DNA replication activates the viral late promoter and what components of the replication machinery are involved remain largely unknown. In this study, we characterized the P811 promoter region of HPV18 and demonstrated that its activation depends on the orientation of DNA replication. Using single-stranded oligonucleotides targeting the replication fork on either leading or lagging strands, we showed that viral lagging-strand replication activates the promoter. We also identified a transcriptional repressor element located upstream of the promoter transcription start site which interacts with cellular proteins hnRNP D0B and hnRNP A/B and modulates the late promoter activity. This is the first report on how DNA replication activates a viral late promoter.
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An interplay between the p38 MAPK pathway and AUBPs regulates c-fos mRNA stability during mitogenic stimulation. Biochem J 2015; 467:77-90. [PMID: 25588078 DOI: 10.1042/bj20141100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways constitute key regulatory elements linking extracellular stimuli to nuclear gene expression. Immediate-early responsive genes (IEGs) of the activator protein 1 (AP-1) family, such as fos, achieve peak expression levels shortly after cells are stimulated with growth factors and sharply decrease thereafter. Several AU-rich binding proteins (AUBPs), including HuR (Hu-antigen R, Elav-like protein 1, ELAVL1) and KSRP (far upstream element-binding protein 2, KHSRP) bind to a fos AU-rich element (ARE) present in the 3'-UTR (untranslated region) of fos mRNA regulating its stability by a still poorly defined mechanism. We show in the present study that, whereas HuR binds and stabilizes transcribed reporter mRNAs bearing the fos 3'-UTR, KSRP counteracts this effect. Furthermore, we found that fos mRNA stability and HuR phosphorylation status are dependent on the activity of p38 MAPK in both epithelial cells and fibroblasts upon proliferative stimulation. Analysing PPI (protein-protein interaction) networks, we performed a thorough query of interacting proteins for p38 MAPKs, HuR and other AUBPs upon growth factor stimulation. This revealed novel HuR interactors including inhibitors of protein phosphatase 2 (PP2A) activity. Over-expression of two of these interactors, pp32 and APRIL (acidic leucine-rich nuclear phosphoprotein 32 family member B, ANP32B) and pharmacological inhibition of PP2A stabilized a fos reporter mRNA. Our results indicate that p38 MAPK regulates fos mRNA decay by affecting the state of phosphorylation of HuR while controlling yet to be fully elucidated PP regulatory networks.
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Al-Khalaf HH, Aboussekhra A. MicroRNA-141 and microRNA-146b-5p inhibit the prometastatic mesenchymal characteristics through the RNA-binding protein AUF1 targeting the transcription factor ZEB1 and the protein kinase AKT. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:31433-47. [PMID: 25261470 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.593004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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miR-141 and miR-146b-5p are two important tumor suppressor microRNAs, which control several cancer-related genes and processes. In the present report, we have shown that these microRNAs bind specific sites at the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the mRNA-binding protein AUF1, leading to its down-regulation. This inverse correlation between the levels of these microRNAs and AUF1 has been identified in various osteosarcoma cell lines. Additionally, we present clear evidence that AUF1 promotes mesenchymal features in osteosarcoma cells and that miR-141 and miR-146b-5p suppress this prometastatic process through AUF1 repression. Indeed, both microRNAs suppressed the invasion/migration and proliferation abilities of osteosarcoma cells through inhibiting the AKT protein kinase in an AUF1-dependent manner. We have also shown that AUF1 binds to and stabilizes the mRNA of the AKT activator phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1). Furthermore, miR-141 and miR-146b-5p positively regulate the epithelial markers (E-cadherin and Epcam) and repress the mesenchymal markers (N-cadherin, Vimentin, Twist2, and ZEB1). These effects were mediated via the repression of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal inducer ZEB1 through targeting AUF1, which binds the 3'-UTR of the ZEB1 mRNA and reduces its turnover. These results indicate that at least some tumor suppressor functions of miR-141 and miR-146b-5p are mediated through the repression of the oncogenic potentials of AUF1. Therefore, these 3'-UTR-directed post-transcriptional gene expression regulators constitute promising new targets for diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions.
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- Huda H Al-Khalaf
- From the Department of Molecular Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, MBC 03, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia and the Joint Center for Genomics Research, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- From the Department of Molecular Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, MBC 03, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia and
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Promoter-associated small double-stranded RNA interacts with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 to induce transcriptional activation. Biochem J 2012; 447:407-16. [PMID: 23035981 DOI: 10.1042/bj20120256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Several recent reports have demonstrated that small activating dsRNA [double-stranded RNA; saRNA (small activating dsRNA)] complementary to promoter regions can up-regulate gene expression in mammalian cells, a phenomenon termed RNAa (RNA activation). However, the mechanism of RNAa remains obscure with regard to what is the target molecule for promoter-targeted saRNA and what are the proteins involved in this process. p21Waf1/Cip1 (p21) [CDKN1A (cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A)], an important tumour suppressor gene, is among the genes that can be activated by RNAa in tumour cells. In the present study, we provide direct evidence that p21 promoter-targeted saRNA interact with its intended target on the p21 promoter to activate p21 expression. This process is associated with recruitment of RNA polymerase II and AGO2 (argonaute 2) protein to the saRNA-target site. Additionally, we found that several hnRNPs (heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins) (A1, A2/B1 and C1/C2) are associated with saRNA. Further studies show that hnRNPA2/B1 interacts with the saRNA in vivo and in vitro and is required for RNAa activity. These findings indicate that RNAa results from specific targeting of promoters and reveals additional mechanistic details of RNAa.
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Fellows A, Griffin ME, Petrella BL, Zhong L, Parvin-Nejad FP, Fava R, Morganelli P, Robey RB, Nichols RC. AUF1/hnRNP D represses expression of VEGF in macrophages. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:1414-22. [PMID: 22379108 PMCID: PMC3327320 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-06-0545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression is regulated by sequence elements in the 3′ UTR of VEGF mRNA. AUF1/hnRNP D suppresses VEGF 3′ UTR–dependent expression. Peptides with arginine–glycine–glycine motifs derived from AUF1 also suppress VEGF expression. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a regulator of vascularization in development and is a key growth factor in tissue repair. In disease, VEGF contributes to vascularization of solid tumors and arthritic joints. This study examines the role of the mRNA-binding protein AUF1/heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D (AUF1) in VEGF gene expression. We show that overexpression of AUF1 in mouse macrophage-like RAW-264.7 cells suppresses endogenous VEGF protein levels. To study 3′ untranslated region (UTR)–mediated regulation, we introduced the 3′ UTR of VEGF mRNA into a luciferase reporter gene. Coexpression of AUF1 represses VEGF-3′ UTR reporter expression in RAW-264.7 cells and in mouse bone marrow–derived macrophages. The C-terminus of AUF1 contains arginine–glycine–glycine (RGG) repeat motifs that are dimethylated. Deletion of the RGG domain of AUF1 eliminated the repressive effects of AUF1. Surprisingly, expression of an AUF1-RGG peptide reduced endogenous VEGF protein levels and repressed VEGF-3′ UTR reporter activity in RAW-264.7 cells. These findings demonstrate that AUF1 regulates VEGF expression, and this study identifies an RGG peptide that suppresses VEGF gene expression.
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- Abigail Fellows
- Veterans Administration Research Service, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA
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Cytosol protein regulation in H295R steroidogenesis model induced by the zearalenone metabolites, α- and β-zearalenol. Toxicon 2012; 59:17-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Revised: 10/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The normal accumulation of β-globin protein in terminally differentiating erythroid cells is critically dependent on the high stability of its encoding mRNA. The molecular basis for this property, though, is incompletely understood. Factors that regulate β-globin mRNA within the nucleus of early erythroid progenitors are unlikely to account for the constitutively high half-life of β-globin mRNA in the cytoplasm of their anucleate erythroid progeny. We conducted in vitro protein-RNA binding analyses that identified a cytoplasm-restricted β-globin messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) complex in both cultured K562 cells and erythroid-differentiated human CD34(+) cells. This novel mRNP targets a specific guanine-rich pentanucleotide in a region of the β-globin 3'untranslated region that has recently been implicated as a determinant of β-globin mRNA stability. Subsequent affinity-enrichment analyses identified AUF-1 and YB-1, 2 cytoplasmic proteins with well-established roles in RNA biology, as trans-acting components of the mRNP. Factor-depletion studies conducted in vivo demonstrated the importance of the mRNP to normal steady-state levels of β-globin mRNA in erythroid precursors. These data define a previously unrecognized mechanism for the posttranscriptional regulation of β-globin mRNA during normal erythropoiesis, providing new therapeutic targets for disorders of β-globin gene expression.
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JKTBP1 Is Involved in Stabilization and IRES-Dependent Translation of NRF mRNAs by Binding to 5′ and 3′ Untranslated Regions. J Mol Biol 2011; 407:492-504. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Human proteins that specifically bind to 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA and their responses to oxidative stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 403:220-4. [PMID: 21073862 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Exposure of cells to oxygen radicals damage various biologically important molecules. Among the oxidized bases produced in nucleic acids, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoguanine) is particularly important since it causes base mispairing. To ensure accurate gene expression, organisms must have a mechanism to discriminate 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA from normal transcripts. We searched for proteins that specifically bind to 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA from human HeLa cell extracts, and the candidate proteins were identified using mass spectrometry. Among the identified candidates, splicing isoform 1 of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D0 (HNRNPD) and splicing isoform C1 of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C1/C2 (HNRNPC) exhibited strong abilities to bind to oxidized RNA. The amount of HNRNPD protein rapidly decreased when cells were exposed to hydrogen peroxide, an agent that enhances oxidative stress. Moreover, the suppression of HNRNPD expression by siRNA caused cells to exhibit an increased sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide. The application of siRNA against HNRNPC also caused an increase in sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide. Since no additive effect was observed with a combined addition of siRNAs for HNRNPD and HNRNPC, we concluded that the two proteins may function in the same mechanism for the accurate gene expression.
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Gratacós FM, Brewer G. The role of AUF1 in regulated mRNA decay. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2010; 1:457-73. [PMID: 21956942 PMCID: PMC3608466 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) turnover is a major control point in gene expression. In mammals, many mRNAs encoding inflammatory cytokines, oncoproteins, and G-protein-coupled receptors are destabilized by the presence of AU-rich elements (AREs) in their 3'-untranslated regions. Association of ARE-binding proteins (AUBPs) with these mRNAs promotes rapid mRNA degradation. ARE/poly(U)-binding/degradation factor 1 (AUF1), one of the best-characterized AUBPs, binds to many ARE-mRNAs and assembles other factors necessary to recruit the mRNA degradation machinery. These factors include translation initiation factor eIF4G, chaperones hsp27 and hsp70, heat-shock cognate protein hsc70, lactate dehydrogenase, poly(A)-binding protein, and other unidentified proteins. Numerous signaling pathways alter the composition of this AUF1 complex of proteins to effect changes in ARE-mRNA degradation rates. This review briefly describes the roles of mRNA decay in gene expression in general and ARE-mediated decay (AMD) in particular, with a focus on AUF1 and the different modes of regulation that govern AUF1 involvement in AMD.
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- Frances M. Gratacós
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854-5635, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854-5635, USA
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Chen TM, Hsu CH, Tsai SJ, Sun HS. AUF1 p42 isoform selectively controls both steady-state and PGE2-induced FGF9 mRNA decay. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:8061-71. [PMID: 20716519 PMCID: PMC3001084 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) is an autocrine/paracrine growth factor that plays vital roles in many physiologic processes including embryonic development. Aberrant expression of FGF9 causes human diseases and thus it highlights the importance of controlling FGF9 expression; however, the mechanism responsible for regulation of FGF9 expression is largely unknown. Here, we show the crucial role of an AU-rich element (ARE) in FGF9 3′-untranslated region (UTR) on controlling FGF9 expression. Our data demonstrated that AUF1 binds to this ARE to regulate FGF9 mRNA stability. Overexpression of each isoform of AUF1 (p37, p40, p42 and p45) showed that only the p42 isoform reduced the steady-state FGF9 mRNA. Also, knockdown of p42AUF1 prolonged the half-life of FGF9 mRNA. The induction of FGF9 mRNA in prostaglandin (PG) E2-treated human endometrial stromal cells was accompanied with declined cytoplasmic AUF1. Nevertheless, ablation of AUF1 led to sustained elevation of FGF9 expression in these cells. Our study demonstrated that p42AUF1 regulates both steady-state and PGE2-induced FGF9 mRNA stability through ARE-mediated mRNA degradation. Since almost half of the FGF family members are ARE-containing genes, our findings also suggest that ARE-mediated mRNA decay is a common pathway to control FGFs expression, and it represents a novel RNA regulon to coordinate FGFs homeostasis in various physiological conditions.
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- Tsung-Ming Chen
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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Niepmann M. Internal translation initiation of picornaviruses and hepatitis C virus. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2009; 1789:529-41. [PMID: 19439208 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Picornaviruses and other positive-strand RNA viruses like hepatitis C virus (HCV) enter the cell with a single RNA genome that directly serves as the template for translation. Accordingly, the viral RNA genome needs to recruit the cellular translation machinery for viral protein synthesis. By the use of internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements in their genomic RNAs, these viruses bypass translation competition with the bulk of capped cellular mRNAs and, moreover, establish the option to largely shut-down cellular protein synthesis. In this review, I discuss the structure and function of viral IRES elements, focusing on the recruitment of the cellular translation machinery by the IRES and on factors that may contribute to viral tissue tropism on the level of translation.
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- Michael Niepmann
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Friedrichstrasse 24, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Tissue and developmental regulation of fragile X mental retardation 1 exon 12 and 15 isoforms. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 35:52-62. [PMID: 19362146 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2008] [Revised: 03/24/2009] [Accepted: 03/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The pre-mRNA of the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene (FMR1) is subject to exon skipping and alternative splice site selection, which can generate up to 12 isoforms. The expression and function of these variants in vivo has not yet been fully explored. In the present study, we investigated the distribution of Fmr1 exon 12 and exon 15 isoforms. Exon 12 encodes an extension of KH(2) domain, one of the RNA binding domains in the FMR1 gene product (FMRP) and we show that exon 12 variant proteins differentially interact with kissing complex RNA. Alternative splicing at exon 15 produces FMRPs differing in RNA binding ability and each is distinguished by unique post-translational modifications. Using semiquantitative RT-PCR and Northern blotting, we found that particular Fmr1 exon 12 and exon 15 isoforms change during neuronal differentiation. Interestingly, Fmr1 exon 12 variants display tissue-specific and developmental differences, while exon 15-containing transcripts vary less. Altogether, the spatio-temporal plasticity of FMR1 mRNA is consistent with complex RNA processing that is mis-regulated in fragile X syndrome.
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Yang HT, Peggie M, Cohen P, Rousseau S. DAZAP1 interacts via its RNA-recognition motifs with the C-termini of other RNA-binding proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 380:705-9. [PMID: 19285026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.01.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Accepted: 01/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The turnover and translation of many human mRNAs is regulated by AU-rich elements present in their 3?untranslated region, which bind various trans acting factors. We previously identified a trans acting factor that interacts with these cis elements as DAZAP1 (deleted in Azoospermia (DAZ)-Associated Protein 1), whose interaction with the germ cell-specific protein DAZ was disrupted by the phosphorylation of DAZAP1. Here we have identified several other RNA-binding proteins as binding partners for DAZAP1 in non-germinal cells. Unlike DAZ, these interactions occur between the RNA recognition motifs of DAZAP1 and the C-termini of the binding partners and in a phosphorylation-independent manner. The results suggest that DAZAP1 is a component of complexes that are crucial for the degradation and silencing of mRNA.
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- Huei-Ting Yang
- MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, United Kingdom
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Li H, Chen W, Zhou Y, Abidi P, Sharpe O, Robinson WH, Kraemer FB, Liu J. Identification of mRNA binding proteins that regulate the stability of LDL receptor mRNA through AU-rich elements. J Lipid Res 2009; 50:820-31. [PMID: 19141871 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800375-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The 3'untranslated region (UTR) of human LDL receptor (LDLR) mRNA contains three AU-rich elements (AREs) responsible for rapid mRNA turnover and mediates the stabilization induced by berberine (BBR). However, the identities of the specific RNA binding proteins involved in the regulation of LDLR mRNA stability at the steady state level or upon BBR treatment are unknown. By conducting small interfering RNA library screenings, biotinylated RNA pull-down, mass spectrometry analysis, and functional assays, we now identify heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D (hnRNP D), hnRNP I, and KH-type splicing regulatory protein (KSRP) as key modulators of LDLR mRNA stability in liver cells. We show that hnRNP D, I, and KSRP interact with AREs of the LDLR 3'UTR with sequence specificity. Silencing the expression of these proteins increased LDLR mRNA and protein levels. We further demonstrate that BBR-induced mRNA stabilization involves hnRNP I and KSRP, as their cellular depletions abolished the BBR effect and BBR treatment reduced the binding of hnRNP I and KSRP to the LDLR mRNA 3'UTR. These new findings demonstrate that LDLR mRNA stability is controlled by a group of ARE binding proteins, including hnRNP D, hnRNP I, and KSRP. Our results suggest that interference with the ability of destabilizing ARE binding proteins to interact with LDLR-ARE motifs is likely a mechanism for regulating LDLR expression by compounds such as BBR and perhaps others.
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- Hai Li
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Corley SM, Gready JE. Identification of the RGG box motif in Shadoo: RNA-binding and signaling roles? Bioinform Biol Insights 2008; 2:383-400. [PMID: 19812790 PMCID: PMC2735946 DOI: 10.4137/bbi.s1075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Using comparative genomics and in-silico analyses, we previously identified a new member of the prion-protein (PrP) family, the gene SPRN, encoding the protein Shadoo (Sho), and suggested its functions might overlap with those of PrP. Extended bioinformatics and conceptual biology studies to elucidate Sho’s functions now reveal Sho has a conserved RGG-box motif, a well-known RNA-binding motif characterized in proteins such as FragileX Mental Retardation Protein. We report a systematic comparative analysis of RGG-box containing proteins which highlights the motif’s functional versatility and supports the suggestion that Sho plays a dual role in cell signaling and RNA binding in brain. These findings provide a further link to PrP, which has well-characterized RNA-binding properties.
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- Susan M Corley
- Computational Proteomics and Therapy Design Group, Division of Molecular Bioscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, PO Box 334, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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RNA-binding protein hnRNP D modulates internal ribosome entry site-dependent translation of hepatitis C virus RNA. J Virol 2008; 82:12082-93. [PMID: 18842733 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01405-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major causative agents of virus-related hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in humans. Translation of the HCV polyprotein is mediated by an internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) in the 5' nontranslated region of the genome. Here, we report that a cellular protein, hnRNP D, interacts with the 5' border of HCV IRES (stem-loop II) and promotes translation of HCV mRNA. Overexpression of hnRNP D in mammalian cells enhances HCV IRES-dependent translation, whereas knockdown of hnRNP D with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) inhibits translation. In addition, sequestration of hnRNP D with an interacting DNA oligomer inhibits the translation of HCV mRNA in an in vitro system. Ribosome profiling experiments reveal that HCV RNA is redistributed from heavy to light polysome fractions upon suppression of the hnRNP D level using specific siRNA. These results collectively suggest that hnRNP D plays an important role in the translation of HCV mRNA through interactions with the IRES. Moreover, knockdown of hnRNP D with siRNA significantly hampers infection by HCV. A potential role of hnRNP D in HCV proliferation is discussed.
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Kleino I, Ortiz RM, Huovila APJ. ADAM15 gene structure and differential alternative exon use in human tissues. BMC Mol Biol 2007; 8:90. [PMID: 17937806 PMCID: PMC2148059 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-8-90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2007] [Accepted: 10/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background ADAM15 is a metalloprotease-disintegrin implicated in ectodomain shedding and cell adhesion. Aberrant ADAM15 expression has been associated with human cancer and other disorders. We have previously shown that the alternative splicing of ADAM15 transcripts is mis-regulated in cancer cells. To gain a better understanding of ADAM15 regulation, its genomic organization and regulatory elements as well as the alternative exon use in human tissues were characterized. Results Human ADAM15, flanked by the FLJ32785/DCST1 and ephrin-A4 genes, spans 11.4 kb from the translation initiation codon to the polyadenylation signal, being the shortest multiple-exon ADAM gene. The gene contains 23 exons varying from 63 to 316 bp and 22 introns from 79 to 1283 bp. The gene appeared to have several transcription start sites and their location suggested the promoter location within a CpG island proximal to the translation start. Reporter expression experiments confirmed the location of functional GC-rich, TATAless and CAATless promoter, with the most critical transcription-supporting elements located -266 to -23 bp relative to the translation start. Normal human tissues showed different complex patterns of at least 13 different ADAM15 splice variants arising from the alternative use of the cytosolic-encoding exons 19, 20a/b, and 21a/b. The deduced ADAM15 protein isoforms have different combinations of cytosolic regulatory protein interaction motifs. Conclusion Characterization of human ADAM15 gene and identification of elements involved in the regulation of transcription and alternative splicing provide important clues for elucidation of physiological and pathological roles of ADAM15. The present results also show that the alternative exon use is a physiological post-transcriptional mechanism regulating ADAM15 expression in human tissues.
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- Iivari Kleino
- Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
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Izquierdo JM, Valcárcel J. Two isoforms of the T-cell intracellular antigen 1 (TIA-1) splicing factor display distinct splicing regulation activities. Control of TIA-1 isoform ratio by TIA-1-related protein. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:19410-7. [PMID: 17488725 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700688200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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TIA-1 (T-cell Intracellular Antigen 1) and TIAR (TIA-1-related protein) are RNA-binding proteins involved in the regulation of alternative pre-mRNA splicing and other aspects of RNA metabolism. Various isoforms of these proteins exist in mammals. For example, TIA-1 presents two major isoforms (TIA-1a and TIA-1b) generated by alternative splicing of exon 5 that differ by eleven amino acids exclusive of the TIA-1a isoform. Here we show that the relative expression of TIA-1 and TIAR isoforms varies in different human tissues and cell lines, suggesting distinct functional properties and regulated isoform expression. We report that whereas TIA-1 isoforms show similar subcellular distribution and RNA binding, TIA-1b displays enhanced splicing stimulatory activity compared with TIA-1a, both in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, TIAR depletion from HeLa and mouse embryonic fibroblasts results in an increased ratio of TIA-1b/a expression, suggesting that TIAR regulates the relative expression of TIA-1 isoforms. Taken together, the results reveal distinct functional properties of TIA-1 isoforms and the existence of a regulatory network that controls isoform expression.
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- José M Izquierdo
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Lu JY, Sadri N, Schneider RJ. Endotoxic shock in AUF1 knockout mice mediated by failure to degrade proinflammatory cytokine mRNAs. Genes Dev 2006; 20:3174-84. [PMID: 17085481 PMCID: PMC1635151 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1467606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines, particularly tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), plays a critical role in septic shock induced by bacterial endotoxin (endotoxemia). Precise control of cytokine expression depends on rapid degradation of cytokine mRNAs, mediated by an AU-rich element (ARE) in the 3' noncoding region and by interacting ARE-binding proteins, which control the systemic inflammatory response. To understand the function of the ARE-binding protein AUF1, we developed an AUF1 knockout mouse. We show that AUF1 normally functions to protect against the lethal progression of endotoxemia. Upon endotoxin challenge, AUF1 knockout mice display symptoms of severe endotoxic shock, including vascular hemorrhage, intravascular coagulation, and high mortality, resulting from overproduction of TNFalpha and IL-1beta. Overexpression of these two cytokines is specific, and shown to result from an inability to rapidly degrade these mRNAs in macrophages following induction. Neutralizing antibodies to TNFalpha and IL-1beta protect AUF1 knockout mice against lethal endotoxic shock. These and other data describe a novel post-transcriptional mechanism whereby AUF1 acts as a crucial attenuator of the inflammatory response, promoting the rapid decay of selective proinflammatory cytokine mRNAs following endotoxin activation. Defects in the AUF1 post-transcriptionally controlled pathway may be involved in human inflammatory disease.
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- Jin-Yu Lu
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Banihashemi L, Wilson GM, Das N, Brewer G. Upf1/Upf2 regulation of 3' untranslated region splice variants of AUF1 links nonsense-mediated and A+U-rich element-mediated mRNA decay. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:8743-54. [PMID: 17000771 PMCID: PMC1636803 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02251-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AUF1 is an RNA-binding protein that targets mRNAs containing A+U-rich elements (AREs) for rapid cytoplasmic turnover. Alternative pre-mRNA splicing produces five variants of AUF1 mRNA that differ in the composition of their 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTRs). Previous work suggested that this heterogeneity in 3'-UTR sequence could regulate AUF1 expression by two potential mechanisms. First, AUF1 may regulate its own expression by binding to AREs in 3'-UTR splice variants that retain intron 9. The second potential mechanism, and the focus of this report, is regulation of a subset of 3'-UTR splice variants by the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway. Two of the five AUF1 mRNA 3'-UTR variants position the translational termination codon more than 50 nucleotides upstream of an exon-exon junction, creating a potential triggering signal for NMD in mammalian cells. Disruption of cellular NMD pathways by RNA interference-mediated knockdown of Upf1/Rent1 or Upf2/Rent2 or transfection of a dominant-negative Upf1 mutant specifically enhanced expression of these two candidate NMD substrate mRNAs in cells, involving stabilization of each transcript. Ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that both Upf1 and Upf2 can associate with an NMD-sensitive AUF1 mRNA 3'-UTR variant in cells. Finally, quantitation of AUF1 mRNA 3'-UTR splice variants during murine embryonic development showed that the expression of NMD-sensitive AUF1 mRNAs is specifically enhanced as development proceeds, contributing to dynamic changes in AUF1 3'-UTR structures during embryogenesis. Together, these studies provide the first evidence of linkage between the nonsense- and ARE-mediated mRNA decay pathways, which may constitute a new mechanism regulating the expression of ARE-containing mRNAs.
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- Lili Banihashemi
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Jiao R, He QY, Chen H, Hua Z, Jiao Q, Chiu JF. AUF1-like protein binds specifically to DAS cis-acting element that regulates mouse alpha-fetoprotein gene expression. J Cell Biochem 2006; 98:1257-70. [PMID: 16514630 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is one of the major serum proteins in the early life of mammals. We have previously identified a novel cis-acting element designated as DAS at the 5'-flanking region of the AFP gene and demonstrated that the DAS sequence can be specifically recognized by nuclear protein DAP-II in AFP-producing hepatoma cells and retinoic acid (RA)-induced AFP-producing F9 cells. In this study, we used DNA affinity chromatography to purify the DAP-II proteins from the nuclear extracts (NE) of RA-treated F9 cells. The purified DAP-II complex mainly contained five proteins, with molecular weights of 45, 42, 32, 30, and 20 kDa, respectively. The identification of these proteins was determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric analysis and a database search. These proteins were found to belong to the AUF1 RNA-binding protein family. Protein (30 kDa), one of five proteins in an isolated DAP-II complex, was matched with amino acid sequence highly similar to muAUF1-3. The expression of this protein is inducible by RA, and the pattern of the protein expression is the same as DAP-II proteins in F9 cells after treatment with RA during differentiation. Our results suggest that the 30-kDa protein is a novel isoform of AUF1 family and is the main component of the DAP-II complex that binds to the DAS sequence.
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- Ruiqing Jiao
- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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Wang H, Yang X, Bowick GC, Herzog NK, Luxon BA, Lomas LO, Gorenstein DG. Identification of proteins bound to a thioaptamer probe on a proteomics array. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 347:586-93. [PMID: 16842751 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/16/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A rapid method to screen and identify unknown bound proteins to specific nucleic acid probes anchored on ProteinChip array surfaces from crude biological samples has been developed in this paper. It was demonstrated with screening specific binding proteins from LPS-stimulated mouse 70Z/3 pre-B cell nuclear extracts by direct coupling of thioaptamer XBY-S2 to the pre-activated ProteinChip array surfaces. With pre-fractionation of crude nuclear extracts by ion exchange method, specific "on-chip" captured proteins have been obtained that were pure enough to do "on-chip" digestion and the subsequent identification of the "on-chip" bound proteins by microsequencing of the trypsin digested peptide fragments through tandem MS. Five mouse heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) A1, A2/B1, A3, A/B, and D0 were identified. To verify those bound hnRNPs, a novel thioaptamer/antibody sandwich assay provides highly sensitive and selective identification of proteins on ProteinChip arrays.
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- He Wang
- Ciphergen, Inc., Fremont, CA 94555, USA
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Dobi A, Szemes M, Lee C, Palkovits M, Lim F, Gyorgy A, Mahan MA, Agoston DV. AUF1 is expressed in the developing brain, binds to AT-rich double-stranded DNA, and regulates enkephalin gene expression. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:28889-900. [PMID: 16769718 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m511858200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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During our search for transcriptional regulators that control the developmentally regulated expression of the enkephalin (ENK) gene, we identified AUF1. ENK, a peptide neurotransmitter, displays precise cell-specific expression in the adult brain. AUF1 (also known as heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D) has been known to regulate gene expression through altering the stability of AU-rich mRNAs. We show here that in the developing brain AUF1 proteins are expressed in a spatiotemporally defined manner, and p37 and p40/42 isoforms bind to an AT-rich double-stranded (ds) DNA element of the rat ENK (rENK) gene. This AT-rich dsDNA sequence acts as a cis-regulatory DNA element and is involved in regulating the cell-specific expression of the ENK gene in primary neuronal cultures. The AT-rich dsDNA elements are present at approximately 2.5 kb 5'upstream of the rat, human, and mouse ENK genes. AUF1 proteins are shown here to provide direct interaction between these upstream AT-rich DNA sequences and the TATA region of the rENK gene. Double immunohistochemistry demonstrated that in the developing brain AUF1 proteins are expressed by proliferating neural progenitors and by differentiating neurons populating brain regions, which will not express the ENK gene in the adult, suggesting a repressor role for AUF1 proteins during enkephalinergic differentiation. Their subnuclear distribution and interactions with AT-rich DNA suggest that in the developing brain they can be involved in complex nuclear regulatory mechanisms controlling the development- and cell-specific expression of the ENK gene.
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- Albert Dobi
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
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Lu JY, Bergman N, Sadri N, Schneider RJ. Assembly of AUF1 with eIF4G-poly(A) binding protein complex suggests a translation function in AU-rich mRNA decay. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2006; 12:883-93. [PMID: 16556936 PMCID: PMC1440908 DOI: 10.1261/rna.2308106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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An AU-rich element (ARE) located in the 3'-untranslated region of many short-lived mRNAs functions as an instability determinant for these transcripts. AUF1/hnRNP D, an ARE-binding protein family consisting of four isoforms, promotes rapid decay of ARE-mRNAs. The mechanism by which AUF1 promotes rapid decay of ARE-mRNA is unclear. AUF1 has been shown to form an RNase-resistant complex in cells with the cap-initiation complex and heat shock proteins Hsp70 and Hsc70, as well as other unidentified factors. To understand the function of the AUF1 complex, we have biochemically investigated the association of AUF1 with the components of the translation initiation complex. We used purified recombinant proteins and a synthetic ARE RNA oligonucleotide to determine the hierarchy of protein interactions in vitro and the effect of AUF1 binding to the ARE on the formation of protein complexes. We demonstrate that all four AUF1 protein isoforms bind directly and strongly to initiation factor eIF4G at a C-terminal site regardless of AUF1 interaction with the ARE. AUF1 is shown to directly interact with poly(A) binding protein (PABP), both independently of eIF4G and in a complex with eIF4G. AUF1-PABP interaction is opposed by AUF1 binding to the ARE or Hsp70 heat shock protein. In vivo, AUF1 interaction with PABP does not alter PABP stability. Based on these and other data, we propose a model for the molecular interactions of AUF1 that involves translation-dependent displacement of AUF1-PABP complexes from ARE-mRNAs with possible unmasking of the poly(A) tail.
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- Jin-Yu Lu
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Enokizono Y, Konishi Y, Nagata K, Ouhashi K, Uesugi S, Ishikawa F, Katahira M. Structure of hnRNP D complexed with single-stranded telomere DNA and unfolding of the quadruplex by heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:18862-70. [PMID: 15734733 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411822200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D, also known as AUF1, has two DNA/RNA-binding domains, each of which can specifically bind to single-stranded d(TTAGGG)n, the human telomeric repeat. Here, the structure of the C-terminal-binding domain (BD2) complexed with single-stranded d(TTAGGG) determined by NMR is presented. The structure has revealed that each residue of the d(TAG) segment is recognized by BD2 in a base-specific manner. The interactions deduced from the structure have been confirmed by gel retardation experiments with mutant BD2 and DNA. It is known that single-stranded DNA with the telomeric repeat tends to form a quadruplex and that the quadruplex has an inhibitory effect on telomere elongation by telomerase. This time it is revealed that BD2 unfolds the quadruplex of such DNA upon binding. Moreover, the effect of BD2 on the elongation by telomerase was examined in vitro. These results suggest the possible involvement of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D in maintenance of the telomere 3'-overhang either through protection of a single-stranded DNA or destabilization of the potentially deleterious quadruplex structure for the elongation by telomerase.
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- Yoshiaki Enokizono
- Department of Environment and Natural Sciences, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Akindahunsi AA, Bandiera A, Manzini G. Vertebrate 2xRBD hnRNP proteins: a comparative analysis of genome, mRNA and protein sequences. Comput Biol Chem 2005; 29:13-23. [PMID: 15680582 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2004.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2004] [Revised: 11/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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hnRNP proteins are involved in many cell functions, primarily in pre-mRNA processing. We report here a comparative analysis of the genes of the 2xRBD members of the hnRNP family and of their expression products. Starting from the seven well characterized hnRNP members of human and murine origin (A0, A1, A2/B1, A3, AB, D and DL) and the three MuSashI-like proteins with related RBD tandems (MSI1, MSI2 and DAZAP1), we identified through BLAST search 12 homologous genes in the genome of Danio rerio and 10 in the genome of Takifugu rubripes, which can be divided into three subgroups, each with its highly conserved exon/intron structure, matching perfectly the exon/intron structures found in human and mouse genes. An exception is the gene of hnRNP A0, which is intronless consistently in all the four species. The analysis has been supported also at the level of cDNA and EST databases and extended in this respect to other vertebrate species, namely chicken, Xenopus laevis and Silurana tropicalis. PHYLIP 3.62 package (SEQBOOT, PROTDIST/DNADIST, NEIGHBOR, CONSENSE) was used for all the proteins and their CDSs and human RBDs I and II to infer relevant aspects of the phylogenesis of these proteins. Some clues to the evolution of introns in these genes have come from the analysis of their distribution in homologous genes of other eukaryotes, namely Ciona, Drosophila, Caenorhabditis, Saccharomyces and Arabidopsis.
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- Akintunde A Akindahunsi
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry, and Centre of Excellence of Biocrystallography, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Hori T, Taguchi Y, Uesugi S, Kurihara Y. The RNA ligands for mouse proline-rich RNA-binding protein (mouse Prrp) contain two consensus sequences in separate loop structure. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:190-200. [PMID: 15647502 PMCID: PMC546141 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mouse proline-rich RNA-binding protein (mPrrp) is a mouse ortholog of Xenopus Prrp, which binds to a vegetal localization element (VLE) in the 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of Vg1 mRNA and is expected to be involved in the transport and/or localization of Vg1 mRNA to the vegetal cortex of oocytes. In mouse testis, mPrrp protein is abundantly expressed in the nuclei of pachytene spermatocytes and round spermatids, and shifts to the cytoplasm in elongating spermatids. To gain an insight into the function of mPrrp in male germ cells, we performed in vitro RNA selection (SELEX) to determine the RNA ligand sequence of mPrrp. This analysis revealed that many of the selected clones contained both of two conserved elements, AAAUAG and GU1–3AG. RNA-binding study on deletion mutants and secondary structure analyses of the selected RNA revealed that a two-loop structure containing the conserved elements is required for high-affinity binding to mPrrp. Furthermore, we found that the target mRNAs of Xenopus Prrp contain intact AAAUAG and GU1–3AG sequences in the 3′-UTR, suggesting that these binding sequences are shared by Prrps of Xenopus and mouse.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel/Fax: +81 45 339 4263;
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Bandiera A, Medic N, Akindahunsi AA, Manzini G. In-vitro dual binding activity of a evolutionarily related subgroup of hnRNP proteins. Mol Cell Biochem 2005; 268:121-7. [PMID: 15724445 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-3700-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The wide family of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) comprises members that interact with single-stranded nucleic acids. On the basis of their structure, some of them are characterised by a tandem RNA-binding domain (RBD) and a glycine-rich C-terminus, showing a high degree of homology. Recently, we have isolated some proteins belonging to this group that interact with single-stranded cytosine-block telomeric DNA. The aim of the present investigation is to better characterise the relationship of some structural features shared by these proteins and their in-vitro interaction with the telomeric type sequences. We analysed the in-vitro binding properties of some of these components toward both single-stranded telomeric motifs. Using deletion mutants, the relationship between cytosine-rich motif binding activity and the structural features of one of these proteins is further characterized. This binding activity appears to be related to a subgroup of the 2xRBD+Glycine rich hnRNP, suggesting functionally distinct properties of these proteins, in agreement with their evolutionary relationship.
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- Antonella Bandiera
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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Inouye M, Ke H, Yashio A, Yamanaka K, Nariya H, Shimamoto T, Inouye S. Complex formation between a putative 66-residue thumb domain of bacterial reverse transcriptase RT-Ec86 and the primer recognition RNA. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:50735-42. [PMID: 15371452 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408462200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Reverse transcriptases (RT) are found in a minor population of Escherichia coli and are responsible for the synthesis of multicopy single-stranded DNA. These RTs specifically recognize RNA structures in their individual primer-template RNAs to initiate cDNA synthesis from the 2'-OH group of a specific internal G residue (branching G residue). Here, we purified the 66-residue, C-terminal fragment of RT-Ec86, RT from E. coli, which is responsible for the synthesis of multicopy single-stranded DNA-Ec86. This fragment, RT-Ec86-(255-320), was found to consist mainly of alpha-helical structures on the basis of its CD spectrum, which is consistent with the prediction of this region as the thumb domain from the structural alignment of RT-Ec86 with human immunodeficiency virus-1 RT. RT-Ec86-(255-320) was able to bind to a 28-base synthetic RNA consisting of the 5'-end single-stranded RNA containing the branching G residue and the recognition stem-loop structure in the RT-Ec86 primer-template RNA with a Kd value of 5 x 10(-8) M. By stepwise shortening of the 5'-end single-stranded region of the RNA, RT-Ec86-(255-320) was found still to be able to form a stable complex with only the stem-loop structure consisting of an 8-bp stem and a 3-base loop. In this stem-loop structure, the UUU loop was essential for the complex formation. RT-Ec73-(251-316) from another E. coli RT could not bind to the 28-base RNA for RT-Ec86 but could bind to its own stem-loop structure having a 3-base AGU loop. These results support the notion that the highly diverse C-terminal regions of bacterial RTs play an important role in recognizing their own specific primer-template RNA structure for the cDNA priming reaction.
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- Masayori Inouye
- Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
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Phadtare S, Inouye M, Severinov K. The mechanism of nucleic acid melting by a CspA family protein. J Mol Biol 2004; 337:147-55. [PMID: 15001358 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2003] [Revised: 01/07/2004] [Accepted: 01/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cold-shock proteins of the CspA family help bacterial cells to acclimate to low temperatures. Some Csps bind single-stranded nucleic acids and destabilize nucleic acid secondary structures in vitro, and act as transcription antiterminators in vivo and in vitro. Nucleic acid melting by Escherichia coli CspE is critical for its ability to support low-temperature survival of the cell. Here, we explore the molecular mechanism of nucleic acid melting using CspE mutants harboring substitutions in surface-exposed residues critical for this function. Analysis of the mutants identifies two intermediates of the melting pathway and shows that CspE Phe17 and Phe30 act at the earliest stages of melting, while His32 acts later and is necessary for the propagation of melting. The results allow us to orient a CspE molecule relative to the melting substrate and to put forward a mechanistic model of nucleic acid melting by Csps.
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- Sangita Phadtare
- Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Lu JY, Schneider RJ. Tissue distribution of AU-rich mRNA-binding proteins involved in regulation of mRNA decay. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:12974-9. [PMID: 14711832 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m310433200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Short lived cytokine and proto-oncogene mRNAs are destabilized by an A+U-rich element (ARE) in the 3'-untranslated region. Several regulatory proteins bind to AREs in cytokine and proto-oncogene mRNAs, participate in inhibiting or promoting their rapid degradation of ARE mRNAs, and influence cytokine expression and cellular transformation in experimental models. The tissue distribution and cellular localization of the different AU-rich binding proteins (AUBPs), however, have not been uniformly characterized in the mouse, a model for ARE mRNA decay. We therefore carried out immunoblot and immunohistochemical analyses of the different AUBPs using the same mouse tissues. We show that HuR protein, a major AUBP that stabilizes the ARE mRNAs, is most strongly expressed in the thymus, spleen (predominantly in lymphocytic cells), intestine, and testes. AUF1 protein, a negative regulator of ARE mRNA stability, displayed strong expression in thymus and spleen cells within lymphocytic cells, moderate expression in the epithelial linings of lungs, gonadal tissues, and nuclei of most neurons in the brain, and little expression in the other tissues. Tristetraprolin, a negative regulator of ARE mRNA stability, displayed a largely non-overlapping tissue distribution with AUF1 and was predominantly expressed in the liver and testis. KH-type splicing regulatory protein, a presumptive negative regulator of ARE mRNA stability, was distributed widely in murine organs. These results indicate that HuR and AUF1, which functionally oppose each other, have generally similar distributions, suggesting that the balance between HuR and AUF1 is likely important in control of short lived mRNA degradation, lymphocyte development, and/or cytokine production, and possibly in certain aspects of neurological function.
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- Jin-Yu Lu
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Phadtare S, Hwang J, Severinov K, Inouye M. CspB and CspL, thermostable cold-shock proteins from Thermotoga maritima. Genes Cells 2003; 8:801-10. [PMID: 14531859 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2443.2003.00675.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cold-shock proteins (Csps) are important for cellular adaptation to low temperature. Csps help cells adapt to low-temperature growth through their RNA-binding and nucleic acid melting abilities, which lead to anti-termination of transcription. RESULTS We studied the two most thermostable Csps known to date, TmCspB and TmCspL from Thermotoga maritima, a hyperthermophilic eubacterium for which no cold-shock response has been demonstrated so far. For comparison, we used a well-characterized Escherichia coli CspE protein. TmCspB and TmCspL are able to bind RNA at both low and high temperatures. They are also able to 'melt' nucleic acids secondary structures and as a result decrease E. coli RNA polymerase transcription termination in vivo and E. coli and T. maritima RNA polymerases transcription termination in vitro. Over-expression of TmCsps allowed E. coli cold-sensitive mutant cells to acclimate to the low temperatures of 15 degrees C. CONCLUSIONS TmCspB and TmCspL (i) are able to perform essential functions of E. coli Csps in vitro and in vivo, 50-65 degrees C below the temperature optimum of T. maritima and (ii) can anti-terminate transcription by T. maritima RNA polymerase at 55 degrees C, the lower limit of temperature range for growth of T. maritima. We propose that the observed properties of TmCsps are physiologically relevant and that TmCsps are important for adaptation of T. maritima to physiologically low temperatures.
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- Sangita Phadtare
- Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Sarkar B, Xi Q, He C, Schneider RJ. Selective degradation of AU-rich mRNAs promoted by the p37 AUF1 protein isoform. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:6685-93. [PMID: 12944492 PMCID: PMC193711 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.18.6685-6693.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An AU-rich element (ARE) consisting of repeated canonical AUUUA motifs confers rapid degradation to many cytokine mRNAs when present in the 3' untranslated region. Destabilization of mRNAs with AREs (ARE-mRNAs) is consistent with the interaction of ARE-binding proteins such as tristetraprolin and the four AUF1 isoforms. However, the association of the AUF1-mRNA interaction with decreased ARE-mRNA stability is correlative and has not been directly tested. We therefore determined whether overexpression of AUF1 isoforms promotes ARE-mRNA destabilization and whether AUF1 isoforms are limiting components for ARE-mRNA decay. We show that the p37 AUF1 isoform and, to a lesser extent, the p40 isoform possess ARE-mRNA-destabilizing activity when overexpressed. Surprisingly, overexpressed p37 AUF1 also destabilized reporter mRNAs containing a noncanonical but AU-rich 3' untranslated region. Since overexpressed p37 AUF1 could interact in vivo with the AU-rich reporter mRNA, AUF1 may be involved in rapid turnover of mRNAs that lack canonical AREs. Moreover, overexpression of p37 AUF1 restored the ability of cells to rapidly degrade ARE-mRNAs when that ability was saturated and inhibited by overexpression of ARE-mRNAs. Finally, activation of ARE-mRNA decay often involves a translation-dependent step, which was eliminated by overexpression of p37 AUF1. These data indicate that the p37 AUF1 isoform and, to some extent, the p40 isoform are limiting factors that facilitate rapid decay of AU-rich mRNAs.
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- Bedabrata Sarkar
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Inoue A, Arao Y, Omori A, Ichinose S, Nishio K, Yamamoto N, Kinoshita Y, Mita S. Identification of S1 proteins B2, C1 and D1 as AUF1 isoforms and their major role as heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein proteins. Biochem J 2003; 372:775-85. [PMID: 12625834 PMCID: PMC1223434 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2002] [Revised: 02/28/2003] [Accepted: 03/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AUF1 (A+U-rich RNA binding factor) participates in the rapid decay of mRNAs in the cytoplasm. It is sometimes called heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) D0; however, evidence for its characterization as an hnRNP protein has been scarce. S1 proteins A-D are those selectively extracted at pH 4.9 from isolated nuclei pretreated with either RNase A or DNase I. In the present study we identified S1 ('first supernatant') proteins B2, C1 and D1 with p45, p40 and p37 AUF1s respectively, by microsequencing and product analysis of transfected cDNAs. We found, further, that more than 96% of the S1 proteins occurred in the nucleus, and localized largely in RNase-sensitive structures. B2 was confined in the nucleus and C1 directly bound to heterogeneous nuclear RNAs (hnRNAs). These B2 and C1 proteins formed hnRNP structures responsible for the 33 S, and, to lesser extent, the 40 S particles, which were liberated upon mild nucleolytic cleavage. On the other hand, D1 and the remainder of C1 were associated with nuclease-hypersensitive sites of hnRNAs, and comprised the major cytoplasmic AUF1s that may be involved in mRNA decay. Two-dimensional immunoblotting resolved each S1 isoform into up to six spots or more, and suggested that the previous uncertain relationship of hnRNP D0 and hnRNP D is resolved in terms of charge differences and differential splicing arising from one gene. The present results thus indicate that S1 proteins B2, C1 and D1 are identical with AUF1 proteins, but largely occur as hnRNP proteins in the nucleus. That hnRNP D0 is indeed an hnRNP protein was verified.
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- Akira Inoue
- Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Regulation, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abenoku, Japan.
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Bandiera A, Tell G, Marsich E, Scaloni A, Pocsfalvi G, Akintunde Akindahunsi A, Cesaratto L, Manzini G. Cytosine-block telomeric type DNA-binding activity of hnRNP proteins from human cell lines. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003; 409:305-14. [PMID: 12504897 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00413-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Following the observation of the presence in mammalian nuclear extracts of a DNA binding activity quite specific for the single-stranded C-rich telomeric motif, we have isolated from the K562 human cell line by affinity chromatography and identified by mass spectrometry a number of proteins able to bind to this sequence. All of them belong to different heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein subgroups (hnRNP). Whereas many of them, namely hnRNP K, two isoforms of hnRNP I, and the factor JKTBP, appear to bind to this sequence with limited specificity after isolation, an isoform of hnRNP D (alias AUF1) and particularly hnRNP E1 (alias PCBP-1) show a remarkable specificity for the (CCCTAA)n repeated motif. Both have been obtained also as recombinant proteins expressed in Escherichia coli and have been shown to retain their binding specificity toward the C-block repeated sequence. In the light of the current knowledge about these proteins, their possible involvement in telomere functioning is discussed.
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- Antonella Bandiera
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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Phadtare S, Severinov K, Inouye M. Assay of Transcription Antitermination by Proteins of the CspA Family. Methods Enzymol 2003; 371:460-71. [PMID: 14712721 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(03)71034-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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- Sangita Phadtare
- Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-5635, USA
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Vallejo AN, Bryl E, Klarskov K, Naylor S, Weyand CM, Goronzy JJ. Molecular basis for the loss of CD28 expression in senescent T cells. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:46940-9. [PMID: 12324461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m207352200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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CD28(null) T cells are the most consistent biological indicator of the aging immune system in humans and are predictors of immunoincompetence in the elderly. The loss of CD28 is the result of an inoperative transcriptional initiator (INR), which consists of two nonoverlapping alpha and beta motifs that have distinct protein binding profiles but function as a unit. In CD28(null) T cells, there is a coordinate loss of alpha-/beta-bound complexes, hence the alphabeta-INR is inactive. In the present work therefore, studies were conducted to identify the components of such complexes that may account for the trans-activation of the alphabeta-INR. By affinity chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry, two proteins, namely, nucleolin and the A isoform of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein-D0 (hnRNP-D0A), were identified to be among the key components of the site alpha complex. In DNA binding assays, specific antibodies indicated their antigenic presence in alpha-bound complexes. Transcription assays showed that they are both required in the trans-activation of alphabeta-INR-driven DNA templates. Because CD28 is T cell-restricted, and nucleolin and hnRNP-D0A are ubiquitous proteins, these results support the notion that cell-specific functions can be regulated by commonly expressed proteins. The present data also provide evidence for INR-regulated transcription that is independent of the known components of the basal transcription complex.
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- Abbe N Vallejo
- Department of Medicine and Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Phadtare S, Tyagi S, Inouye M, Severinov K. Three amino acids in Escherichia coli CspE surface-exposed aromatic patch are critical for nucleic acid melting activity leading to transcription antitermination and cold acclimation of cells. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:46706-11. [PMID: 12324471 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m208118200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cold-shock proteins of the CspA family of Escherichia coli help the cells to acclimate to low temperature conditions through an unknown mechanism. In vitro, these proteins bind to single-stranded nucleic acids and destabilize nucleic acid secondary structures. An unusual surface-exposed patch of 6 evolutionarily conserved aromatic amino acids is thought to be involved in RNA binding by the cold-shock proteins. Here we investigated the functional role of the aromatic patch in E. coli CspE by substituting individual aromatic residues with positively charged Arg residues. These substitutions do not affect the RNA binding activity of the CspE mutants. We show that substitutions of three centrally located aromatic patch amino acid residues, Phe(17), Phe(30), and His(32), abolish the ability of the mutant CspE to acclimatize cells to cold, antiterminate transcription and melt nucleic acids but have no effect on RNA binding. On the other hand, peripherally located Trp(10), Phe(19), and Phe(33) can be substituted with Arg without loss of any of the in vivo and in vitro CspE functions tested. The results thus indicate that these aromatic patch residues have clearly distinct functional roles and further extend the correlation between the essential function of CspA homologues in cold acclimation and their ability to antiterminate transcription.
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- Sangita Phadtare
- Department of Biochemistry Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Kamei D, Yamada M. Interactions of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D-like protein JKTBP and its domains with high-affinity binding sites. Gene 2002; 298:49-57. [PMID: 12406575 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(02)00926-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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JKTBP proteins consisting of two canonical RNA binding domains (RBDs) and a glycine-rich carboxyl domain are nucleocytoplasmic shuttling proteins. We studied in vivo and in vitro interactions between JKTBP and RNA. UV cross-linking experiments on HL-60 cells indicated that following RNA synthesis inhibition by actinomycin D, JKTBP1 accumulated in the cytoplasam is bound to poly(A)(+) RNAs. Recombinant JKTBP1 protein blots could bind poly(A)(+) RNAs, but not poly(A)(-) RNAs. For examination of RNA binding specificity of JKTBP, we enriched high binding sites from pools of 20 nt random sequence-containing RNAs by a selection/amplification method. After eight rounds of a selection and amplification, >20 sequences for each of JKTBPs 1 and 2 were identified. Their consensus high-affinity site was ACUAGC. Approximate K(d)s of JKTBPs 2 and 1 were estimated to be 6-12 nM for the selected sequences by filter binding assays. JKTBP deletion analysis indicated that not individual RBDs, both RBDs and the N-terminal 15 amino acids of the carboxyl domain are required for sequence-specific and high-affinity binding. These results indicate that JKTBP is a sequence-specific RNA binding protein differing from the related heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins A1 and D.
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- Daisuke Kamei
- Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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Sirenko O, Böcker U, Morris JS, Haskill JS, Watson JM. IL-1 beta transcript stability in monocytes is linked to cytoskeletal reorganization and the availability of mRNA degradation factors. Immunol Cell Biol 2002; 80:328-39. [PMID: 12121221 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2002.01085.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Monocyte extravasation initiates reorganization of the cytoskeleton (CSK) and adhesion-dependent cytokine gene transcription. The actin CSK is thought to be crucial for compartmentalization and translation of mRNA, many of which contain AU-rich (ARE) instability motifs in the 3' untranslated region. We investigated regulation of adhesion-induced IL-1 beta expression by the monocyte CSK. In serum-free adherent monocytes, the induced IL-1 beta mRNA was stable and did not coextract with actin filaments. In contrast, in cells adherent in autologous serum, IL-1 beta transcripts were unstable, coextracted with actin filaments and were associated with only transient activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). Under both conditions of adherence, the ARE-binding protein AUF1/hnRNP D was readily extracted in the cytosolic fraction. Electro-injection with AUF1/hnRNP D modified the actin CSK and, surprisingly, stabilized IL-1 beta transcripts. These data suggest that the control of mRNA degradation is linked with changes in the CSK. Mitogen-activated protein kinase activation or alterations in the availability of mRNA degradation factors may mediate these effects.
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- Oksana Sirenko
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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