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Liang Y, Hao J, Wang J, Zhang G, Su Y, Liu Z, Wang T. Statistical Genomics Analysis of Simple Sequence Repeats from the Paphiopedilum Malipoense Transcriptome Reveals Control Knob Motifs Modulating Gene Expression. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2304848. [PMID: 38647414 PMCID: PMC11200097 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are found in nonrandom distributions in genomes and are thought to impact gene expression. The distribution patterns of 48 295 SSRs of Paphiopedilum malipoense are mined and characterized based on the first full-length transcriptome and comprehensive transcriptome dataset from 12 organs. Statistical genomics analyses are used to investigate how SSRs in transcripts affect gene expression. The results demonstrate the correlations between SSR distributions, characteristics, and expression level. Nine expression-modulating motifs (expMotifs) are identified and a model is proposed to explain the effect of their key features, potency, and gene function on an intra-transcribed region scale. The expMotif-transcribed region combination is the most predominant contributor to the expression-modulating effect of SSRs, and some intra-transcribed regions are critical for this effect. Genes containing the same type of expMotif-SSR elements in the same transcribed region are likely linked in function, regulation, or evolution aspects. This study offers novel evidence to understand how SSRs regulate gene expression and provides potential regulatory elements for plant genetic engineering.
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- Yingyi Liang
- College of Life SciencesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou510642China
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- College of Life SciencesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou510642China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape ArchitectureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou510642China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture and ArtFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- School of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
- Research Institute of Sun Yat‐sen University in ShenzhenShenzhen518107China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture and ArtFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- College of Life SciencesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou510642China
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Farshadyeganeh P, Nazim M, Zhang R, Ohkawara B, Nakajima K, Rahman MA, Nasrin F, Ito M, Takeda JI, Ohe K, Miyasaka Y, Ohno T, Masuda A, Ohno K. Splicing regulation of GFPT1 muscle-specific isoform and its roles in glucose metabolisms and neuromuscular junction. iScience 2023; 26:107746. [PMID: 37744035 PMCID: PMC10514471 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107746] [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: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1 (GFPT1) is the rate-limiting enzyme of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP). A 54-bp exon 9 of GFPT1 is specifically included in skeletal and cardiac muscles to generate a long isoform of GFPT1 (GFPT1-L). We showed that SRSF1 and Rbfox1/2 cooperatively enhance, and hnRNP H/F suppresses, the inclusion of human GFPT1 exon 9 by modulating recruitment of U1 snRNP. Knockout (KO) of GFPT1-L in skeletal muscle markedly increased the amounts of GFPT1 and UDP-HexNAc, which subsequently suppressed the glycolytic pathway. Aged KO mice showed impaired insulin-mediated glucose uptake, as well as muscle weakness and fatigue likely due to abnormal formation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction. Taken together, GFPT1-L is likely to be acquired in evolution in mammalian striated muscles to attenuate the HBP for efficient glycolytic energy production, insulin-mediated glucose uptake, and the formation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction.
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- Paniz Farshadyeganeh
- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Animals, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Animals, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Brownmiller T, Caplen NJ. The HNRNPF/H RNA binding proteins and disease. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1788. [PMID: 37042074 PMCID: PMC10523889 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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The members of the HNRNPF/H family of heterogeneous nuclear RNA proteins-HNRNPF, HNRNPH1, HNRNPH2, HNRNPH3, and GRSF1, are critical regulators of RNA maturation. Documented functions of these proteins include regulating splicing, particularly alternative splicing, 5' capping and 3' polyadenylation of RNAs, and RNA export. The assignment of these proteins to the HNRNPF/H protein family members relates to differences in the amino acid composition of their RNA recognition motifs, which differ from those of other RNA binding proteins (RBPs). HNRNPF/H proteins typically bind RNA sequences enriched with guanine (G) residues, including sequences that, in the presence of a cation, have the potential to form higher-order G-quadruplex structures. The need to further investigate members of the HNRNPF/H family of RBPs has intensified with the recent descriptions of their involvement in several disease states, including the pediatric tumor Ewing sarcoma and the hematological malignancy mantle cell lymphoma; newly described groups of developmental syndromes; and neuronal-related disorders, including addictive behavior. Here, to foster the study of the HNRNPF/H family of RBPs, we discuss features of the genes encoding these proteins, their structures and functions, and emerging contributions to disease. This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease RNA Processing > Splicing Regulation/Alternative Splicing RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > Protein-RNA Interactions: Functional Implications.
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- Tayvia Brownmiller
- Functional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Functional Genetics Section, Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Pereira-Castro I, Moreira A. On the function and relevance of alternative 3'-UTRs in gene expression regulation. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2021; 12:e1653. [PMID: 33843145 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Messanger RNA (mRNA) isoforms with alternative 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTRs) are produced by alternative polyadenylation (APA), which occurs during transcription in most eukaryotic genes. APA fine-tunes gene expression in a cell-type- and cellular state-dependent manner. Selection of an APA site entails the binding of core cleavage and polyadenylation factors to a particular polyadenylation site localized in the pre-mRNA and is controlled by multiple regulatory determinants, including transcription, pre-mRNA cis-regulatory sequences, and protein factors. Alternative 3'-UTRs serve as platforms for specific RNA binding proteins and microRNAs, which regulate gene expression in a coordinated manner by controlling mRNA fate and function in the cell. Genome-wide studies illustrated the full extent of APA prevalence and revealed that specific 3'-UTR profiles are associated with particular cellular states and diseases. Generally, short 3'-UTRs are associated with proliferative and cancer cells, and long 3'-UTRs are mostly found in polarized and differentiated cells. Fundamental new insights on the physiological consequences of this widespread event and the molecular mechanisms involved have been revealed through single-cell studies. Publicly available comprehensive databases that cover all APA mRNA isoforms identified in many cellular states and diseases reveal specific APA signatures. Therapies tackling APA mRNA isoforms or APA regulators may be regarded as innovative and attractive tools for diagnostics or treatment of several pathologies. We highlight the function of APA and alternative 3'-UTRs in gene expression regulation, the control of these mechanisms, their physiological consequences, and their potential use as new biomarkers and therapeutic tools. This article is categorized under: RNA Processing > 3' End Processing RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > Protein-RNA Interactions: Functional Implications RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease.
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- Isabel Pereira-Castro
- Gene Regulation, i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Gene Regulation, i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,ICBAS, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Shishkin SS, Kovalev LI, Pashintseva NV, Kovaleva MA, Lisitskaya K. Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins Involved in the Functioning of Telomeres in Malignant Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030745. [PMID: 30744200 PMCID: PMC6387250 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) are structurally and functionally distinct proteins containing specific domains and motifs that enable the proteins to bind certain nucleotide sequences, particularly those found in human telomeres. In human malignant cells (HMCs), hnRNP-A1-the most studied hnRNP-is an abundant multifunctional protein that interacts with telomeric DNA and affects telomerase function. In addition, it is believed that other hnRNPs in HMCs may also be involved in the maintenance of telomere length. Accordingly, these proteins are considered possible participants in the processes associated with HMC immortalization. In our review, we discuss the results of studies on different hnRNPs that may be crucial to solving molecular oncological problems and relevant to further investigations of these proteins in HMCs.
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- Sergey S Shishkin
- Laboratory of Biomedical Research, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Research, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Research, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Research, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Research, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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Schäfer P, Tüting C, Schönemann L, Kühn U, Treiber T, Treiber N, Ihling C, Graber A, Keller W, Meister G, Sinz A, Wahle E. Reconstitution of mammalian cleavage factor II involved in 3' processing of mRNA precursors. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 24:1721-1737. [PMID: 30139799 PMCID: PMC6239180 DOI: 10.1261/rna.068056.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cleavage factor II (CF II) is a poorly characterized component of the multiprotein complex catalyzing 3' cleavage and polyadenylation of mammalian mRNA precursors. We have reconstituted CF II as a heterodimer of hPcf11 and hClp1. The heterodimer is active in partially reconstituted cleavage reactions, whereas hClp1 by itself is not. Pcf11 moderately stimulates the RNA 5' kinase activity of hClp1; the kinase activity is dispensable for RNA cleavage. CF II binds RNA with nanomolar affinity. Binding is mediated mostly by the two zinc fingers in the C-terminal region of hPcf11. RNA is bound without pronounced sequence-specificity, but extended G-rich sequences appear to be preferred. We discuss the possibility that CF II contributes to the recognition of cleavage/polyadenylation substrates through interaction with G-rich far-downstream sequence elements.
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- Peter Schäfer
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center Regensburg, Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center Regensburg, Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biochemistry Center Regensburg, Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany
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Nazim M, Masuda A, Rahman MA, Nasrin F, Takeda JI, Ohe K, Ohkawara B, Ito M, Ohno K. Competitive regulation of alternative splicing and alternative polyadenylation by hnRNP H and CstF64 determines acetylcholinesterase isoforms. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:1455-1468. [PMID: 28180311 PMCID: PMC5388418 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), encoded by the ACHE gene, hydrolyzes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to terminate synaptic transmission. Alternative splicing close to the 3΄ end generates three distinct isoforms of AChET, AChEH and AChER. We found that hnRNP H binds to two specific G-runs in exon 5a of human ACHE and activates the distal alternative 3΄ splice site (ss) between exons 5a and 5b to generate AChET. Specific effect of hnRNP H was corroborated by siRNA-mediated knockdown and artificial tethering of hnRNP H. Furthermore, hnRNP H competes for binding of CstF64 to the overlapping binding sites in exon 5a, and suppresses the selection of a cryptic polyadenylation site (PAS), which additionally ensures transcription of the distal 3΄ ss required for the generation of AChET. Expression levels of hnRNP H were positively correlated with the proportions of the AChET isoform in three different cell lines. HnRNP H thus critically generates AChET by enhancing the distal 3΄ ss and by suppressing the cryptic PAS. Global analysis of CLIP-seq and RNA-seq also revealed that hnRNP H competitively regulates alternative 3΄ ss and alternative PAS in other genes. We propose that hnRNP H is an essential factor that competitively regulates alternative splicing and alternative polyadenylation.
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- Mohammad Nazim
- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Neurodegeneration is a leading cause of death in the developed world and a natural, albeit unfortunate, consequence of longer-lived populations. Despite great demand for therapeutic intervention, it is often the case that these diseases are insufficiently understood at the basic molecular level. What little is known has prompted much hopeful speculation about a generalized mechanistic thread that ties these disparate conditions together at the subcellular level and can be exploited for broad curative benefit. In this review, we discuss a prominent theory supported by genetic and pathological changes in an array of neurodegenerative diseases: that neurons are particularly vulnerable to disruption of RNA-binding protein dosage and dynamics. Here we synthesize the progress made at the clinical, genetic, and biophysical levels and conclude that this perspective offers the most parsimonious explanation for these mysterious diseases. Where appropriate, we highlight the reciprocal benefits of cross-disciplinary collaboration between disease specialists and RNA biologists as we envision a future in which neurodegeneration declines and our understanding of the broad importance of RNA processing deepens.
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- Erin G Conlon
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Neve J, Patel R, Wang Z, Louey A, Furger AM. Cleavage and polyadenylation: Ending the message expands gene regulation. RNA Biol 2017; 14:865-890. [PMID: 28453393 PMCID: PMC5546720 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1306171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cleavage and polyadenylation (pA) is a fundamental step that is required for the maturation of primary protein encoding transcripts into functional mRNAs that can be exported from the nucleus and translated in the cytoplasm. 3'end processing is dependent on the assembly of a multiprotein processing complex on the pA signals that reside in the pre-mRNAs. Most eukaryotic genes have multiple pA signals, resulting in alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA), a widespread phenomenon that is important to establish cell state and cell type specific transcriptomes. Here, we review how pA sites are recognized and comprehensively summarize how APA is regulated and creates mRNA isoform profiles that are characteristic for cell types, tissues, cellular states and disease.
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- Jonathan Neve
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Peart N, Wagner EJ. A distal auxiliary element facilitates cleavage and polyadenylation of Dux4 mRNA in the pathogenic haplotype of FSHD. Hum Genet 2017; 136:1291-1301. [PMID: 28540412 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-017-1813-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The degenerative muscle disorder facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is thought to be caused by the inappropriate expression of the Double Homeobox 4 (Dux4) protein in muscle cells leading to apoptosis. Expression of Dux4 in the major form of FSHD is a function of two contributing molecular changes: contractions in the D4Z4 microsatellite repeat region where Dux4 is located and an SNP present within a region downstream of the D4Z4. This SNP provides a functional, yet non-consensus polyadenylation signal (PAS) is used for the Dux4 mRNA 3' end processing. Surprisingly, the sequences flanking the Dux4 PAS do not resemble a typical cleavage and polyadenylation landscape with no recognizable downstream sequence element and a suboptimal cleavage site. Here, we conducted a systematic analysis of the cis-acting elements that govern Dux4 cleavage and polyadenylation. Using a transcriptional read-through reporter, we determined that sequences downstream of the SNP located within the β-satellite region are critical for Dux4 cleavage and polyadenylation. We also demonstrate the feasibility of using antisense oligonucleotides to target these sequences as a means to reduce Dux4 expression. Our results underscore the complexity of the region immediately downstream of the D4Z4 and uncover a previously unknown function for the β-satellite region in Dux4 cleavage and polyadenylation.
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- Natoya Peart
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
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Hwang CK, Wagley Y, Law PY, Wei LN, Loh HH. Phosphorylation of poly(rC) binding protein 1 (PCBP1) contributes to stabilization of mu opioid receptor (MOR) mRNA via interaction with AU-rich element RNA-binding protein 1 (AUF1) and poly A binding protein (PABP). Gene 2016; 598:113-130. [PMID: 27836661 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gene regulation at the post-transcriptional level is frequently based on cis- and trans-acting factors on target mRNAs. We found a C-rich element (CRE) in mu-opioid receptor (MOR) 3'-untranslated region (UTR) to which poly (rC) binding protein 1 (PCBP1) binds, resulting in MOR mRNA stabilization. RNA immunoprecipitation and RNA EMSA revealed the formation of PCBP1-RNA complexes at the element. Knockdown of PCBP1 decreased MOR mRNA half-life and protein expression. Stimulation by forskolin increased cytoplasmic localization of PCBP1 and PCBP1/MOR 3'-UTR interactions via increased serine phosphorylation that was blocked by protein kinase A (PKA) or (phosphatidyl inositol-3) PI3-kinase inhibitors. The forskolin treatment also enhanced serine- and tyrosine-phosphorylation of AU-rich element binding protein (AUF1), concurrent with its increased binding to the CRE, and led to an increased interaction of poly A binding protein (PABP) with the CRE and poly(A) sites. AUF1 phosphorylation also led to an increased interaction with PCBP1. These findings suggest that a single co-regulator, PCBP1, plays a crucial role in stabilizing MOR mRNA, and is induced by PKA signaling by conforming to AUF1 and PABP.
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- Cheol Kyu Hwang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Diwaker D, Mishra K, Ganju L, Singh S. Dengue virus non-structural 1 protein interacts with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H in human monocytic cells. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2016; 9:112-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Frees S, Menendez C, Crum M, Bagga PS. QGRS-Conserve: a computational method for discovering evolutionarily conserved G-quadruplex motifs. Hum Genomics 2014; 8:8. [PMID: 24885782 PMCID: PMC4017754 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-8-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nucleic acids containing guanine tracts can form quadruplex structures via non-Watson-Crick base pairing. Formation of G-quadruplexes is associated with the regulation of important biological functions such as transcription, genetic instability, DNA repair, DNA replication, epigenetic mechanisms, regulation of translation, and alternative splicing. G-quadruplexes play important roles in human diseases and are being considered as targets for a variety of therapies. Identification of functional G-quadruplexes and the study of their overall distribution in genomes and transcriptomes is an important pursuit. Traditional computational methods map sequence motifs capable of forming G-quadruplexes but have difficulty in distinguishing motifs that occur by chance from ones which fold into G-quadruplexes. RESULTS We present Quadruplex forming 'G'-rich sequences (QGRS)-Conserve, a computational method for calculating motif conservation across exomes and supports filtering to provide researchers with more precise methods of studying G-quadruplex distribution patterns. Our method quantitatively evaluates conservation between quadruplexes found in homologous nucleotide sequences based on several motif structural characteristics. QGRS-Conserve also efficiently manages overlapping G-quadruplex sequences such that the resulting datasets can be analyzed effectively. CONCLUSIONS We have applied QGRS-Conserve to identify a large number of G-quadruplex motifs in the human exome conserved across several mammalian and non-mammalian species. We have successfully identified multiple homologs of many previously published G-quadruplexes that play post-transcriptional regulatory roles in human genes. Preliminary large-scale analysis identified many homologous G-quadruplexes in the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions of mammalian species. An expectedly smaller set of G-quadruplex motifs was found to be conserved across larger phylogenetic distances. QGRS-Conserve provides means to build datasets that can be filtered and categorized in a variety of biological dimensions for more targeted studies in order to better understand the roles that G-quadruplexes play.
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- Scott Frees
- Department of Computer Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 08807, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 08807, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 08807, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 08807, USA
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Zheng D, Tian B. RNA-binding proteins in regulation of alternative cleavage and polyadenylation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 825:97-127. [PMID: 25201104 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1221-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Almost all eukaryotic pre-mRNAs are processed at the 3' end by the cleavage and polyadenylation (C/P) reaction, which preludes termination of transcription and gives rise to the poly(A) tail of mature mRNA. Genomic studies in recent years have indicated that most eukaryotic mRNA genes have multiple cleavage and polyadenylation sites (pAs), leading to alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) products. APA isoforms generally differ in their 3' untranslated regions (3' UTRs), but can also have different coding sequences (CDSs). APA expands the repertoire of transcripts expressed from the genome, and is highly regulated under various physiological and pathological conditions. Growing lines of evidence have shown that RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play important roles in regulation of APA. Some RBPs are part of the machinery for C/P; others influence pA choice through binding to adjacent regions. In this chapter, we review cis elements and trans factors involved in C/P, the significance of APA, and increasingly elucidated roles of RBPs in APA regulation. We also discuss analysis of APA using transcriptome-wide techniques as well as molecular biology approaches.
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- Dinghai Zheng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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Bagga JS, D’Antonio LA. Role of conserved cis-regulatory elements in the post-transcriptional regulation of the human MECP2 gene involved in autism. Hum Genomics 2013; 7:19. [PMID: 24040966 PMCID: PMC3844687 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-7-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The MECP2 gene codes for methyl CpG binding protein 2 which regulates activities of other genes in the early development of the brain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Rett syndrome, a form of autism. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of evolutionarily conserved cis-elements in regulating the post-transcriptional expression of the MECP2 gene and to explore their possible correlations with a mutation that is known to cause mental retardation. RESULTS A bioinformatics approach was used to map evolutionarily conserved cis-regulatory elements in the transcribed regions of the human MECP2 gene and its mammalian orthologs. Cis-regulatory motifs including G-quadruplexes, microRNA target sites, and AU-rich elements have gained significant importance because of their role in key biological processes and as therapeutic targets. We discovered in the 5'-UTR (untranslated region) of MECP2 mRNA a highly conserved G-quadruplex which overlapped a known deletion in Rett syndrome patients with decreased levels of MeCP2 protein. We believe that this 5'-UTR G-quadruplex could be involved in regulating MECP2 translation. We mapped additional evolutionarily conserved G-quadruplexes, microRNA target sites, and AU-rich elements in the key sections of both untranslated regions. Our studies suggest the regulation of translation, mRNA turnover, and development-related alternative MECP2 polyadenylation, putatively involving interactions of conserved cis-regulatory elements with their respective trans factors and complex interactions among the trans factors themselves. We discovered highly conserved G-quadruplex motifs that were more prevalent near alternative splice sites as compared to the constitutive sites of the MECP2 gene. We also identified a pair of overlapping G-quadruplexes at an alternative 5' splice site that could potentially regulate alternative splicing in a negative as well as a positive way in the MECP2 pre-mRNAs. CONCLUSIONS A Rett syndrome mutation with decreased protein expression was found to be associated with a conserved G-quadruplex. Our studies suggest that MECP2 post-transcriptional gene expression could be regulated by several evolutionarily conserved cis-elements like G-quadruplex motifs, microRNA target sites, and AU-rich elements. This phylogenetic analysis has provided some interesting and valuable insights into the regulation of the MECP2 gene involved in autism.
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- Joetsaroop S Bagga
- John P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave., Edison, NJ 08820, USA
- Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Mott NN, Pak TR. Estrogen signaling and the aging brain: context-dependent considerations for postmenopausal hormone therapy. ISRN ENDOCRINOLOGY 2013; 2013:814690. [PMID: 23936665 PMCID: PMC3725729 DOI: 10.1155/2013/814690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Recent clinical studies have spurred rigorous debate about the benefits of hormone therapy (HT) for postmenopausal women. Controversy first emerged based on a sharp increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease in participants of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) studies, suggesting that decades of empirical research in animal models was not necessarily applicable to humans. However, a reexamination of the data from the WHI studies suggests that the timing of HT might be a critical factor and that advanced age and/or length of estrogen deprivation might alter the body's ability to respond to estrogens. Dichotomous estrogenic effects are mediated primarily by the actions of two high-affinity estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ER α & ER β ). The expression of the ERs can be overlapping or distinct, dependent upon brain region, sex, age, and exposure to hormone, and, during the time of menopause, there may be changes in receptor expression profiles, post-translational modifications, and protein:protein interactions that could lead to a completely different environment for E2 to exert its effects. In this review, factors affecting estrogen-signaling processes will be discussed with particular attention paid to the expression and transcriptional actions of ER β in brain regions that regulate cognition and affect.
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- Natasha N. Mott
- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Gupta SK, Kosti I, Plaut G, Pivko A, Tkacz ID, Cohen-Chalamish S, Biswas DK, Wachtel C, Waldman Ben-Asher H, Carmi S, Glaser F, Mandel-Gutfreund Y, Michaeli S. The hnRNP F/H homologue of Trypanosoma brucei is differentially expressed in the two life cycle stages of the parasite and regulates splicing and mRNA stability. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:6577-94. [PMID: 23666624 PMCID: PMC3711420 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Trypanosomes are protozoan parasites that cycle between a mammalian host (bloodstream form) and an insect host, the Tsetse fly (procyclic stage). In trypanosomes, all mRNAs are trans-spliced as part of their maturation. Genome-wide analysis of trans-splicing indicates the existence of alternative trans-splicing, but little is known regarding RNA-binding proteins that participate in such regulation. In this study, we performed functional analysis of the Trypanosoma brucei heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNP) F/H homologue, a protein known to regulate alternative splicing in metazoa. The hnRNP F/H is highly expressed in the bloodstream form of the parasite, but is also functional in the procyclic form. Transcriptome analyses of RNAi-silenced cells were used to deduce the RNA motif recognized by this protein. A purine rich motif, AAGAA, was enriched in both the regulatory regions flanking the 3′ splice site and poly (A) sites of the regulated genes. The motif was further validated using mini-genes carrying wild-type and mutated sequences in the 3′ and 5′ UTRs, demonstrating the role of hnRNP F/H in mRNA stability and splicing. Biochemical studies confirmed the binding of the protein to this proposed site. The differential expression of the protein and its inverse effects on mRNA level in the two lifecycle stages demonstrate the role of hnRNP F/H in developmental regulation.
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- Sachin Kumar Gupta
- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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Zheng ZZ, Sun YY, Zhao M, Huang H, Zhang J, Xia NS, Miao J, Zhao Q. Specific interaction between hnRNP H and HPV16 L1 proteins: implications for late gene auto-regulation enabling rapid viral capsid protein production. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 430:1047-53. [PMID: 23261416 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), including hnRNP H, are RNA-binding proteins that function as splicing factors and are involved in downstream gene regulation. hnRNP H, which binds to G triplet regions in RNA, has been shown to play an important role in regulating the staged expression of late proteins in viral systems. Here, we report that the specific association between hnRNP H and a late viral capsid protein, human papillomavirus (HPV) L1 protein, leads to the suppressed function of hnRNP H in the presence of the L1 protein. The direct interaction between the L1 protein and hnRNP H was demonstrated by complex formation in solution and intracellularly using a variety of biochemical and immunochemical methods, including peptide mapping, specific co-immunoprecipitation and confocal fluorescence microscopy. These results support a working hypothesis that a late viral protein HPV16 L1, which is down regulated by hnRNP H early in the viral life cycle may provide an auto-regulatory positive feedback loop that allows the rapid production of HPV capsid proteins through suppression of the function of hnRNP H at the late stage of the viral life cycle. In this positive feedback loop, the late viral gene products that were down regulated earlier themselves disable their suppressors, and this feedback mechanism could facilitate the rapid production of capsid proteins, allowing staged and efficient viral capsid assembly.
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- Zi-Zheng Zheng
- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, PR China
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Ford NR, Miller HE, Reeme AE, Waukau J, Bengtson C, Routes JM, Robinson RT. Inflammatory signals direct expression of human IL12RB1 into multiple distinct isoforms. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:4684-94. [PMID: 23024274 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IL12RB1 is essential for human resistance to multiple intracellular pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In its absence, the proinflammatory effects of the extracellular cytokines IL-12 and IL-23 fail to occur, and intracellular bacterial growth goes unchecked. Given the recent observation that mouse leukocytes express more than one isoform from il12rb1, we examined whether primary human leukocytes similarly express more than one isoform from IL12RB1. We observed that human leukocytes express as many as 13 distinct isoforms, the relative levels of each being driven by inflammatory stimuli both in vitro and in vivo. Surprisingly, the most abundant isoform present before stimulation is a heretofore uncharacterized intracellular form of the IL-12R (termed "isoform 2") that presumably has limited contact with extracellular cytokine. After stimulation, primary PBMCs, including the CD4(+), CD8(+), and CD56(+) lineages contained therein, alter the splicing of IL12RB1 RNA to increase the relative abundance of isoform 1, which confers IL-12/IL-23 responsiveness. These data demonstrate both a posttranscriptional mechanism by which cells regulate their IL-12/IL-23 responsiveness, and that leukocytes primarily express IL12RB1 in an intracellular form located away from extracellular cytokine.
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- Nicole R Ford
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Zarudnaya MI, Potyahaylo AL, Kolomiets IM, Hovorun DМ. Structural model of the complete poly(A) region of HIV-1 pre-mRNA. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2012; 31:1044-56. [PMID: 22963228 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2012.718530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In the HIV-1 retrovirus, identical sequences encompassing the AAUAAA hexamer and the U/GU-rich downstream sequence element (DSE) that compose the core poly(A) site are present at both the 5' and 3' ends of the HIV-1 pre-mRNA. The AAUAAA hexamer is partly occluded by base pairing in the upper part of a semi-stable polyA hairpin. This sets the stage for regulation of HIV-1 polyadenylation, which involves reaction suppression at the 5' end and its stimulation at the 3' end. Efficient utilization of the 3' core poly(A) site is promoted by major and minor upstream sequence elements (USEs) which are uniquely present at the 3' end of the HIV-1 transcript. The structures of the HIV-1 5' and 3' poly(A) sites are defined by overall architecture of complete 5' and 3' untranslated terminal regions (UTRs). To our knowledge, there is still no structural model of a complete 3' UTR of the HIV-1 pre-mRNA and complete 3' poly(A) region including the USEs except the fact that the polyA and transactivation response (TAR) hairpins are present at both ends of the HIV-1 pre-mRNA. In this work, we predicted a secondary structure of the 3' UTR of HIV-1 pre-mRNA based on our observation that the minor USEs are located in a region with a high potential to form G-quadruplex structures. We first present structural models for the major USE, complete 3' poly(A) region, and almost entire 3' UTR of HIV-1 pre-mRNA. Our models are built based on the mfold and UNAFold secondary structure prediction of these regions for about 1500 HIV-1 isolates of different subtypes and recombinant forms. We have demonstrated that these models are valid for most of the HIV-1 isolates studied. The proposed models include the known TAR and polyA hairpins and new structural elements containing the U-rich tract of the major USE and U/GU-rich DSE which are fully exposed and accessible to the polyadenylation machinery, which confirms the functional competence of our models.
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- Margarita I Zarudnaya
- a Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , 150, Zabolotnogo Str. , Kyiv , 03680 , Ukraine
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Huijbregts L, Roze C, Bonafe G, Houang M, Le Bouc Y, Carel JC, Leger J, Alberti P, de Roux N. DNA polymorphisms of the KiSS1 3' untranslated region interfere with the folding of a G-rich sequence into G-quadruplex. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 351:239-48. [PMID: 22230814 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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KISS1R and its ligand, the kisspeptins, are key hypothalamic factors that regulate GnRH hypothalamic secretion and therefore the pubertal timing. During studies analysing KiSS1 as a candidate gene in pubertal onset disorders, two SNP and one nucleotide insertion were observed in a 23 nucleotides G-rich sequence located 65 nucleotides downstream of the stop codon. The polymorphisms formed four haplotypes. Biophysical experiments revealed the ability of this G-rich sequence to fold into G-quadruplex structures and demonstrated that the three DNA polymorphisms did not perturb the folding into G-quadruplex but affected G-quadruplex conformation. A functional luciferase reporter-based assay revealed functional differences between 3'UTR haplotypes. These data show that polymorphisms in a G-rich sequence of the 3'UTR of KISS1, able to fold into G-quadruplex structures, can modulate gene expression. They highlight the potential role of this G-quadruplex in the regulation of KISS1 expression and in the timing of pubertal onset.
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- Lukas Huijbregts
- INSERM, U676, Hôpital Robert-Debré, 75935 Paris Cedex 19, France; Paris Diderot University, 75018 Paris, France
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Peterson ML. Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene regulation through polyadenylation and splicing competition. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2012; 2:92-105. [PMID: 21956971 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) genes, which encode one of the two chains of antibody molecules, were the first cellular genes shown to undergo developmentally regulated alternative RNA processing. These genes produce two different mRNAs from a single primary transcript. One mRNA is cleaved and polyadenylated at an upstream poly(A) signal while the other mRNA removes this poly(A) signal by RNA splicing and is cleaved and polyadenylated at a downstream poly(A) site. A broad range of studies have been performed to understand the mechanism of IgH RNA processing regulation during B lymphocyte development. The model that has emerged is much more complex than envisioned by the earliest view of regulation through poly(A) signal choice. Regulation requires that the IgH gene contain competing splice and cleavage-polyadenylation reactions with balanced efficiencies. Because non-IgH genes with these structural features also can be regulated, IgH gene-specific sequence elements are not required for regulation. Changes in cleavage-polyadenylation and RNA splicing, as well as pol II elongation, all contribute to IgH developmental RNA processing regulation. Multiple factors are likely involved in the regulation during B lymphocyte maturation. Additional biologically relevant factors that contribute to IgH regulation remain to be identified and incorporated into a mechanistic model for regulation. Much of the work to date confirms the complex nature of IgH mRNA regulation and suggests that a thorough understanding of this control will remain a challenge. However, it is also likely that such understanding will help elucidate novel mechanisms of RNA processing regulation.
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- Martha L Peterson
- Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Bruelle C, Bédard M, Blier S, Gauthier M, Traish AM, Vincent M. The mitotic phosphorylation of p54nrb modulates its RNA binding activity. Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 89:423-33. [DOI: 10.1139/o11-030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The RNA-binding protein p54nrb is involved in many nuclear processes including transcription, RNA processing, and retention of hyperedited RNAs. In interphase cells, p54nrb localizes to the nucleoplasm and concentrates with protein partners in the paraspeckles via an interaction with the non-coding RNA Neat1. During mitosis, p54nrb becomes multiphosphorylated and the effects of this modification are not known. In the present study, we show that p54nrb phosphorylation does not affect the interactions with its protein partners but rather diminishes its general RNA-binding ability. Biochemical assays indicate that in vitro phosphorylation of a GST-p54nrb construct by CDK1 abolishes the interaction with 5′ splice site RNA sequence. Site-directed mutagenesis shows that the threonine 15 residue, located N-terminal to the RRM tandem domains of p54nrb, is involved in this inhibition. In vivo analysis reveals that Neat1 ncRNA co-immunoprecipitates with p54nrb in either interphase or mitotic cells, suggesting that p54nrb–Neat1 interaction is not modulated by phosphorylation. Accordingly, in vitro phosphorylated GST-p54nrb still interacts with PIR-1 RNA, a G-rich Neat1 sequence known to interact with p54nrb. In vitro RNA binding assays show that CDK1-phosphorylation of a GST-p54nrb construct abolishes its interaction with homoribopolymers poly(A), poly(C), and poly(U) but not with poly(G). These data suggest that p54nrb interaction with RNA could be selectively modulated by phosphorylation during mitosis.
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- Céline Bruelle
- PROTEO Research Center and Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- PROTEO Research Center and Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- PROTEO Research Center and Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- PROTEO Research Center and Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Center for Advanced Biomedical Research, 700 Albany Street, W607, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- PROTEO Research Center and Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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Ji X, Sun H, Zhou H, Xiang J, Tang Y, Zhao C. Research Progress of RNA Quadruplex. Nucleic Acid Ther 2011; 21:185-200. [DOI: 10.1089/nat.2010.0272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Xiaohui Ji
- Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering Drugs and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Systems Science, School of Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering Drugs and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Ji X, Sun H, Zhou H, Xiang J, Tang Y, Zhao C. Research Progress of RNA Quadruplex. Oligonucleotides 2011:121102072334007. [PMID: 21574857 DOI: 10.1089/oli.2010.0272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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RNA/DNA sequences rich in guanine (G) can form a 4-strand structure, G-quadruplex, which has been extensively researched and observed in mammalian, fungi, and plants, with in vivo existence in eukaryotic cells. Compared with DNA quadruplex, the potential existence of RNA quadruplex appears to be generally rare; however, it is believed by some researchers to be more inevitable in vivo and speculated to play an important role where it exists. Recently, researches concerning the function of G-quadruplexes in RNAs commence, making much progress. However, there is no available review particularly focusing on RNA quadruplex till now as we know. Therefore, we decide to give a review to comprehensively summarize research progress on it. This review highlights the diverse topologies for RNA quadruplex structure and its effect factors; outlines the current knowledge of RNA quadruplex's physiological functions in biological systems, especially in gene expression; and presents the prospects of RNA quadruplex.
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- Xiaohui Ji
- 1 Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering Drugs and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University , Beijing, China
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Decorsière A, Cayrel A, Vagner S, Millevoi S. Essential role for the interaction between hnRNP H/F and a G quadruplex in maintaining p53 pre-mRNA 3'-end processing and function during DNA damage. Genes Dev 2011; 25:220-5. [PMID: 21289067 DOI: 10.1101/gad.607011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Following DNA damage, mRNA 3'-end formation is inhibited, contributing to repression of mRNA synthesis. Here we investigated how DNA-damaged cells accomplish p53 mRNA 3'-end formation when normal mechanisms of pre-mRNA 3'-end processing regulation are inhibited. The underlying mechanism involves the interaction between a G-quadruplex structure located downstream from the p53 cleavage site and hnRNP H/F. Importantly, this interaction is critical for p53 expression and contributes to p53-mediated apoptosis. Our results uncover the existence of a specific rescue mechanism of 3'-end processing regulation allowing stress-induced p53 accumulation and function in apoptosis.
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Stark M, Bram EE, Akerman M, Mandel-Gutfreund Y, Assaraf YG. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H1/H2-dependent unsplicing of thymidine phosphorylase results in anticancer drug resistance. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:3741-54. [PMID: 21068389 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.163444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) catalyzes the conversion of thymidine to thymine and 2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate. The latter plays an important role in induction of angiogenesis. As such, many human malignancies exhibit TP overexpression that correlates with increased microvessel density, formation of aggressive tumors, and dismal prognosis. Because TP is frequently overexpressed in cancer, pro-drugs were developed that utilize TP activity for their bioactivation to cytotoxic drugs. In this respect, TP is indispensable for the pharmacologic activity of the chemotherapeutic drug capecitabine, as it converts its intermediary metabolite 5'-deoxyfluorouridine to 5-fluorouracil. Thus, loss of TP function confers resistance to the prodrug capecitabine, currently used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and breast cancer. However, drug resistance phenomena may frequently emerge that compromise the pharmacologic activity of capecitabine. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to TP-activated prodrugs is an important goal toward the overcoming of such drug resistance phenomena. Here, we discovered that lack of TP protein in drug-resistant tumor cells is due to unsplicing of its pre-mRNA. Advanced bioinformatics identified the family of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNP) H/F as candidate splicing factors potentially responsible for impaired TP splicing. Indeed, whereas parental cells lacked nuclear localization of hnRNPs H1/H2 and F, drug-resistant cells harbored marked levels of these splicing factors. Nuclear RNA immunoprecipitation experiments established a strong binding of hnRNP H1/H2 to TP pre-mRNA, hence implicating them in TP splicing. Moreover, introduction of hnRNP H2 into drug-sensitive parental cells recapitulated aberrant TP splicing and 5'-deoxyfluorouridine resistance. Thus, this is the first study identifying altered function of hnRNP H1/H2 in tumor cells as a novel determinant of aberrant TP splicing thereby resulting in acquired chemoresistance to TP-activated fluoropyrimidine anticancer drugs.
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- Michal Stark
- The Fred Wyszkowski Cancer Research Laboratory, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Newnham CM, Hall-Pogar T, Liang S, Wu J, Tian B, Hu J, Lutz CS. Alternative polyadenylation of MeCP2: Influence of cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors. RNA Biol 2010; 7:361-72. [PMID: 20400852 DOI: 10.4161/rna.7.3.11564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The human MeCP2 gene encodes a ubiquitously expressed methyl CpG binding protein. Mutations in this gene cause a neurodevelopmental disorder called Rett Syndrome (RS). Mutations identified in the coding region of MeCP2 account for approximately 65% of all RS cases. However, 35% of all patients do not show mutations in the coding region of MeCP2, suggesting that mutations in non-coding regions likely exist that affect MeCP2 expression rather than protein function. The gene is unusual in that is has a >8.5 kb 3' untranslated region (3' UTR), and the size of the 3'UTR is differentially regulated in various tissues because of distinct polyadenylation signals. We have identified putative cis-acting auxiliary regulatory elements that play a role in alternative polyadenylation of MeCP2 using an in vivo polyadenylation reporter assay and in a luciferase assay. These cis-acting auxiliary elements are found both upstream and downstream of the core CPSF binding sites. Mutation of one of these cis-acting auxiliary elements, a G-rich element (GRS) significantly reduced MeCP2 polyadenylation efficiency in vivo. We further investigated what trans-acting factor(s) might be binding to this cis-acting element and found that hnRNP F protein binds specifically to the element. We next investigated the MeCP2 3' UTRs by performing quantitative real-time PCR; the data suggest that altered RNA stability is not a major factor in differential MeCP2 3' UTR usage. In sum, the mechanism(s) of regulated alternative 3'UTR usage of MeCP2 are complex, and insight into these mechanisms will aid our understanding of the factors that influence MeCP2 expression.
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- Catherine M Newnham
- Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Millevoi S, Vagner S. Molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic pre-mRNA 3' end processing regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 38:2757-74. [PMID: 20044349 PMCID: PMC2874999 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Messenger RNA (mRNA) 3′ end formation is a nuclear process through which all eukaryotic primary transcripts are endonucleolytically cleaved and most of them acquire a poly(A) tail. This process, which consists in the recognition of defined poly(A) signals of the pre-mRNAs by a large cleavage/polyadenylation machinery, plays a critical role in gene expression. Indeed, the poly(A) tail of a mature mRNA is essential for its functions, including stability, translocation to the cytoplasm and translation. In addition, this process serves as a bridge in the network connecting the different transcription, capping, splicing and export machineries. It also participates in the quantitative and qualitative regulation of gene expression in a variety of biological processes through the selection of single or alternative poly(A) signals in transcription units. A large number of protein factors associates with this machinery to regulate the efficiency and specificity of this process and to mediate its interaction with other nuclear events. Here, we review the eukaryotic 3′ end processing machineries as well as the comprehensive set of regulatory factors and discuss the different molecular mechanisms of 3′ end processing regulation by proposing several overlapping models of regulation.
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- Stefania Millevoi
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U563, Toulouse, F-31000, France.
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Balkwill GD, Derecka K, Garner TP, Hodgman C, Flint APF, Searle MS. Repression of translation of human estrogen receptor alpha by G-quadruplex formation. Biochemistry 2009; 48:11487-95. [PMID: 19860473 DOI: 10.1021/bi901420k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tissue-specific expression of the human estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1) is achieved through multiple promoter sequences resulting in various mRNA transcripts encoding a common protein but differing in their 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR). Many cancers are estrogen-sensitive with neoplastic growth stimulated through the estrogen receptor, a transcription factor that regulates developmental genes. We demonstrate that the human ESR1 gene is rich in potential quadruplex-forming sequences with 3 of 20 identified within exonic regions. In particular, we show using CD, UV, and NMR spectroscopy that a stable DNA G-quadruplex motif is formed within the exon C gene sequence. This motif, which PCR shows is transcribed in normal and neoplastic endometrium and in MCF-7 cells, forms a stable RNA quadruplex demonstrable by CD and UV analysis. Cloning the exon C G-quadruplex sequence upstream of a luciferase reporter gene caused a 6-fold reduction of enzymatic activity compared to a mutant sequence. We conclude that the exon C G-quadruplex motif is present in the 5'-UTR of the mRNA transcript, where it modulates the efficiency of translation.
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- Graham D Balkwill
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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Millevoi S, Decorsière A, Loulergue C, Iacovoni J, Bernat S, Antoniou M, Vagner S. A physical and functional link between splicing factors promotes pre-mRNA 3' end processing. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:4672-83. [PMID: 19506027 PMCID: PMC2724285 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB) is a splicing regulator that also plays a positive role in pre-mRNA 3' end processing when bound upstream of the polyadenylation signal (pA signal). Here, we address the mechanism of PTB stimulatory function in mRNA 3' end formation. We identify PTB as the protein factor whose binding to the human beta-globin (HBB) 3' UTR is abrogated by a 3' end processing-inactivating mutation. We show that PTB promotes both in vitro 3' end cleavage and polyadenylation and recruits directly the splicing factor hnRNP H to G-rich sequences associated with several pA signals. Increased binding of hnRNP H results in stimulation of polyadenylation through a direct interaction with poly(A) polymerase. Therefore, our results provide evidence of a concerted regulation of pA signal recognition by splicing factors bound to auxiliary polyadenylation sequence elements.
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- Stefania Millevoi
- INSERM, U563, Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, F-31300, France.
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Huppert JL, Bugaut A, Kumari S, Balasubramanian S. G-quadruplexes: the beginning and end of UTRs. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:6260-8. [PMID: 18832370 PMCID: PMC2577360 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 07/20/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Molecular mechanisms that regulate gene expression can occur either before or after transcription. The information for post-transcriptional regulation can lie within the sequence or structure of the RNA transcript and it has been proposed that G-quadruplex nucleic acid sequence motifs may regulate translation as well as transcription. Here, we have explored the incidence of G-quadruplex motifs in and around the untranslated regions (UTRs) of mRNA. We observed a significant strand asymmetry, consistent with a general depletion of G-quadruplex-forming RNA. We also observed a positional bias in two distinct regions, each suggestive of a specific function. We observed an excess of G-quadruplex motifs towards the 5'-ends of 5'-UTRs, supportive of a hypothesis linking 5'-UTR RNA G-quadruplexes to translational control. We then analysed the vicinity of 3'-UTRs and observed an over-representation of G-quadruplex motifs immediately after the 3'-end of genes, especially in those cases where another gene is in close proximity, suggesting that G-quadruplexes may be involved in the termination of gene transcription.
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- Julian Leon Huppert
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE and University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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Regulation of gene expression by RNA processing mechanisms is now understood to be an important level of control in mammalian cells. Regulation at the level of RNA transcription, splicing, polyadenylation, nucleo-cytoplasmic transport, and translation into polypeptides has been well-studied. Alternative RNA processing events, such as alternative splicing, also have been recognized as key contributors to the complexity of mammalian gene expression. Pre-messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs) may be polyadenylated in several different ways due to more than one polyadenylation signal, allowing a single gene to encode multiple mRNA transcripts. However, alternative polyadenylation has only recently taken the field as a major player in gene regulation. This review summarizes what is currently known about alternative polyadenylation. It covers results from bioinformatics, as well as those from investigations of viral and tissue-specific studies and, importantly, will set the stage for what is yet to come.
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- Carol S. Lutz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey−New Jersey Medical School, MSB E671, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07101
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Upon integration into the host chromosome, retroviral gene expression requires transcription by the host RNA polymerase II, and viral messages are subject RNA processing events including 5'-end capping, pre-mRNA splicing, and polyadenylation. At a minimum, RNA splicing is required to generate the env mRNA, but viral replication requires substantial amounts of unspliced RNA to serve as mRNA and for incorporation into progeny virions as genomic RNA. Therefore, splicing has to be controlled to preserve the large unspliced RNA pool. Considering the current view that splicing and polyadenylation are coupled, the question arises as to how genome-length viral RNA is efficiently polyadenylated in the absence of splicing. Polyadenylation of many retroviral mRNAs is inefficient; in avian retroviruses, approximately 15 percent of viral transcripts extend into and are polyadenylated at downstream host genes, which often has profound biological consequences. Retroviruses have served as important models to study RNA processing and this review summarizes a body of work using avian retroviruses that has led to the discovery of novel RNA splicing and polyadenylation control mechanisms.
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- Mark T McNally
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
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Kikin O, Zappala Z, D'Antonio L, Bagga PS. GRSDB2 and GRS_UTRdb: databases of quadruplex forming G-rich sequences in pre-mRNAs and mRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 36:D141-8. [PMID: 18045785 PMCID: PMC2238929 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex motifs in the RNA play significant roles in key cellular processes and human disease. While sequences capable of forming G-quadruplexes in the pre-mRNA are involved in regulation of polyadenylation and splicing events in mammalian transcripts, the G-quadruplex motifs in the UTRs may help regulate mRNA expression. GRSDB2 is a second-generation database containing information on the composition and distribution of putative Quadruplex-forming G-Rich Sequences (QGRS) mapped in ∼29 000 eukaryotic pre-mRNA sequences, many of which are alternatively processed. The data stored in the GRSDB2 is based on computational analysis of NCBI Entrez Gene entries with the help of an improved version of the QGRS Mapper program. The database allows complex queries with a wide variety of parameters, including Gene Ontology terms. The data is displayed in a variety of formats with several additional computational capabilities. We have also developed a new database, GRS_UTRdb, containing information on the composition and distribution patterns of putative QGRS in the 5′- and 3′-UTRs of eukaryotic mRNA sequences. The goal of these experiments has been to build freely accessible resources for exploring the role of G-quadruplex structure in regulation of gene expression at post-transcriptional level. The databases can be accessed at the G-Quadruplex Resource Site at: http://bioinformatics.ramapo.edu/GQRS/.
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- Oleg Kikin
- Bergen County Academies, Hackensack and Bioinformatics, School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ, USA
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Peterson ML. Mechanisms controlling production of membrane and secreted immunoglobulin during B cell development. Immunol Res 2007; 37:33-46. [PMID: 17496345 DOI: 10.1007/bf02686094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The immunoglobulin gene which encodes both membrane-associated and secreted proteins through alternative RNA processing reactions has been a model system used for over 25 yr to better understand the regulatory mechanisms governing alternative RNA processing. This gene contains competing cleavage-polyadenylation and RNA splicing reactions and the relative use of the two pathways is differentially regulated between B cells and plasma cells. General cleavage-polyadenylation and RNA splicing reactions are both altered during B cell maturation to affect immunoglobulin expression. However, the specific factors involved in this regulation have yet to be identified clearly. As transcriptional regulators stimulate the developmental RNA processing switch, microarray analysis is a promising approach to identify candidate regulators of this complex RNA processing mechanism.
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- Martha L Peterson
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Maciolek NL, McNally MT. Serine/arginine-rich proteins contribute to negative regulator of splicing element-stimulated polyadenylation in rous sarcoma virus. J Virol 2007; 81:11208-17. [PMID: 17670832 PMCID: PMC2045511 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00919-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) requires large amounts of unspliced RNA for replication. Splicing and polyadenylation are coupled in the cells they infect, which raises the question of how viral RNA is efficiently polyadenylated in the absence of splicing. Optimal RSV polyadenylation requires a far-upstream splicing control element, the negative regulator of splicing (NRS), that binds SR proteins and U1/U11 snRNPs and functions as a pseudo-5' splice site that interacts with and sequesters 3' splice sites. We investigated a link between NRS-mediated splicing inhibition and efficient polyadenylation. In vitro, the NRS alone activated a model RSV polyadenylation substrate, and while the effect did not require the snRNP-binding sites or a downstream 3' splice site, SR proteins were sufficient to stimulate polyadenylation. Consistent with this, SELEX-binding sites for the SR proteins ASF/SF2, 9G8, and SRp20 were able to stimulate polyadenylation when placed upstream of the RSV poly(A) site. In vivo, however, the SELEX sites improved polyadenylation in proviral clones only when the NRS-3' splice site complex could form. Deletions that positioned the SR protein-binding sites closer to the poly(A) site eliminated the requirement for the NRS-3' splice site interaction. This indicates a novel role for SR proteins in promoting RSV polyadenylation in the context of the NRS-3' splice site complex, which is thought to bridge the long distance between the NRS and poly(A) site. The results further suggest a more general role for SR proteins in polyadenylation of cellular mRNAs.
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- Nicole L Maciolek
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Schaub MC, Lopez SR, Caputi M. Members of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H family activate splicing of an HIV-1 splicing substrate by promoting formation of ATP-dependent spliceosomal complexes. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:13617-26. [PMID: 17337441 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700774200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In this study we analyzed members of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) H protein family to determine their RNA binding specificities and roles in splicing regulation. Our data indicate that hnRNPs H, H', F, 2H9, and GRSF-1 bind the consensus motif DGGGD (where D is U, G, or A) and aggregate in a multimeric complex. We analyzed the role of these proteins in the splicing of a substrate derived from the HIV-1 tat gene and have shown that hnRNP H family members are required for efficient splicing of this substrate. The hnRNP H protein family members activated splicing of the viral substrate by promoting the formation of ATP-dependent spliceosomal complexes. Mutational analysis of six consensus motifs present within the intron of the substrate indicated that only one of these motifs acts as an intronic splicing enhancer.
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- Michael C Schaub
- Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA
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Monarez RR, MacDonald CC, Dass B. Polyadenylation proteins CstF-64 and tauCstF-64 exhibit differential binding affinities for RNA polymers. Biochem J 2007; 401:651-8. [PMID: 17029590 PMCID: PMC1770853 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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CstF-64 (cleavage stimulation factor-64), a major regulatory protein of polyadenylation, is absent during male meiosis. Therefore a paralogous variant, tauCstF-64 is expressed in male germ cells to maintain normal spermatogenesis. Based on sequence differences between tauCstF-64 and CstF-64, and on the high incidence of alternative polyadenylation in testes, we hypothesized that the RBDs (RNA-binding domains) of tauCstF-64 and CstF-64 have different affinities for RNA elements. We quantified K(d) values of CstF-64 and tauCstF-64 RBDs for various ribopolymers using an RNA cross-linking assay. The two RBDs had similar affinities for poly(G)18, poly(A)18 or poly(C)18, with affinity for poly(C)18 being the lowest. However, CstF-64 had a higher affinity for poly(U)18 than tauCstF-64, whereas it had a lower affinity for poly(GU)9. Changing Pro-41 to a serine residue in the CstF-64 RBD did not affect its affinity for poly(U)18, but changes in amino acids downstream of the C-terminal alpha-helical region decreased affinity towards poly(U)18. Thus we show that the two CstF-64 paralogues differ in their affinities for specific RNA sequences, and that the region C-terminal to the RBD is mportant in RNA sequence recognition. This supports the hypothesis that tauCstF-64 promotes germ-cell-specific patterns of polyadenylation by binding to different downstream sequence elements.
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- Roberto R Monarez
- Department of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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Wilusz JE, Beemon KL. The negative regulator of splicing element of Rous sarcoma virus promotes polyadenylation. J Virol 2006; 80:9634-40. [PMID: 16973567 PMCID: PMC1617230 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00845-06] [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] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The Rous sarcoma virus gag gene contains a cis-acting negative regulator of splicing (NRS) element that is implicated in viral polyadenylation regulation. To study the mechanism of polyadenylation promotion at the viral poly(A) site located over 8 kb downstream, we performed in vitro polyadenylation analysis. RNA containing only the poly(A) site and flanking sequences in the 3' long terminal repeat (LTR) was not polyadenylated detectably in vitro; however, if the transcript contained the NRS upstream of the LTR, polyadenylation was observed. Insertion of the viral env 3' splice site sequence between the NRS and the LTR did not alter the level of polyadenylation appreciably. We conclude that the NRS promotes polyadenylation in vitro and can do so without formation of a splicing complex with a 3' splice site. We then explored the roles of several cellular factors in NRS-mediated polyadenylation. Mutation of the binding sites of U1 and U11 snRNPs to the NRS did not affect polyadenylation, whereas hnRNP H strongly inhibited polyadenylation. We propose a model in which hnRNP H and SR proteins compete for binding to the NRS. Bound SR proteins may bridge between the NRS and the 3' LTR and aid in the recruitment of the 3'-end processing machinery.
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- Jeremy E Wilusz
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Kikin O, D'Antonio L, Bagga PS. QGRS Mapper: a web-based server for predicting G-quadruplexes in nucleotide sequences. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:W676-82. [PMID: 16845096 PMCID: PMC1538864 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 661] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The quadruplex structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acid sequences have received significant attention recently because of growing evidence for their role in important biological processes and as therapeutic targets. G-quadruplex DNA has been suggested to regulate DNA replication and may control cellular proliferation. Sequences capable of forming G-quadruplexes in the RNA have been shown to play significant roles in regulation of polyadenylation and splicing events in mammalian transcripts. Whether quadruplex structure directly plays a role in regulating RNA processing requires investigation. Computational approaches to study G-quadruplexes allow detailed analysis of mammalian genomes. There are no known easily accessible user-friendly tools that can compute G-quadruplexes in the nucleotide sequences. We have developed a web-based server, QGRS Mapper, that predicts quadruplex forming G-rich sequences (QGRS) in nucleotide sequences. It is a user-friendly application that provides many options for defining and studying G-quadruplexes. It performs analysis of the user provided genomic sequences, e.g. promoter and telomeric regions, as well as RNA sequences. It is also useful for predicting G-quadruplex structures in oligonucleotides. The program provides options to search and retrieve desired gene/nucleotide sequence entries from NCBI databases for mapping G-quadruplexes in the context of RNA processing sites. This feature is very useful for investigating the functional relevance of G-quadruplex structure, in particular its role in regulating the gene expression by alternative processing. In addition to providing data on composition and locations of QGRS relative to the processing sites in the pre-mRNA sequence, QGRS Mapper features interactive graphic representation of the data. The user can also use the graphics module to visualize QGRS distribution patterns among all the alternative RNA products of a gene simultaneously on a single screen. QGRS Mapper can be accessed at .
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 201 684 7722; Fax: +1 201 684 7637;
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Huber Z, Monarez RR, Dass B, MacDonald CC. The mRNA encoding tauCstF-64 is expressed ubiquitously in mouse tissues. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1061:163-72. [PMID: 16467265 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1336.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Polyadenylation is a process of endonucleolytic cleavage of the mRNA, followed by addition of up to 250 adenosine residues to the 3' end of the mRNA. Polyadenylation is essential for eukaryotic mRNA expression, and CstF-64 is a subunit of the CstF polyadenylation factor that is required for accurate polyadenylation. We discovered that there are two forms of the CstF-64 protein in mammalian male germ cells, one of which (CstF-64) is expressed in all tissues, the other of which (tauCstF-64) is expressed only in male germ cells and in brain (albeit at significantly lower levels in the brain). Therefore, we were surprised to find that, using reverse transcription-PCR, cDNA cloning, and RNA blot analyses, tauCstF-64 mRNA was expressed at higher levels in brain than in testis. Also, tauCstF-64 mRNA was expressed at lower but detectable levels in all tissues tested, including epididymis, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, ovary, spleen, thymus, and uterus. These results suggest the hypothesis that tauCstF-64 mRNA is regulated at the translational or post-translational level.
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- Zane Huber
- Department of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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Palaniswamy V, Moraes KCM, Wilusz CJ, Wilusz J. Nucleophosmin is selectively deposited on mRNA during polyadenylation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2006; 13:429-35. [PMID: 16604083 PMCID: PMC2811576 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2006] [Accepted: 03/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nucleophosmin (NPM), an abundant, predominantly nucleolar protein that influences numerous cellular processes, was shown to specifically associate with the bodies of messenger RNAs as a result of the process of 3'-end formation. NPM deposition requires polyadenylation but not the 3' cleavage event to occur on the transcript. Furthermore, the protein does not associate with RNAs bearing a preformed poly(A) tail or with mRNAs that have undergone cleavage but not polyadenylation. A region within 10 bases upstream of the AAUAAA element is required for NPM association, but deposition of the protein seems to be sequence independent. NPM association with poly(A)(+) mRNAs was also demonstrated in vivo. NPM, therefore, represents a mark left on transcripts as a result of 3'-end processing and may have a role in one or more of a variety of post-transcriptional processes influenced by the polyadenylation event.
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- Viswanathan Palaniswamy
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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Alkan S, Martincic K, Milcarek C. The hnRNPs F and H2 bind to similar sequences to influence gene expression. Biochem J 2006; 393:361-71. [PMID: 16171461 PMCID: PMC1383695 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The hnRNPs (heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins) F and H2 share a similar protein structure. Both have been implicated as regulating polyadenylation, but hnRNP H2 had a positive effect, whereas hnRNP F acted negatively. We therefore carried out side-by-side comparisons of their RNA-binding and in vivo actions. The binding of the CstF2 (64 kDa cleavage stimulatory factor) to SV40 (simian virus 40) late pre-mRNA substrates containing a downstream GRS (guanine-rich sequence) was reduced by hnRNP F, but not by hnRNP H2, in a UV-cross-linking assay. Point mutations of the 14-nt GRS influenced the binding of purified hnRNP F or H2 in parallel. Co-operative binding of the individual proteins to RNA was lost with mutations of the GRS in the G1-5 or G12-14 regions; both regions seem to be necessary for optimal interactions. Using a reporter green fluorescent protein assay with the GRS inserted downstream of the poly(A) (polyadenine) signal, expression in vivo was diminished by a mutant G1-5 sequence which decreased binding of both hnRNPs (SAA20) and was enhanced by a 12-14-nt mutant that showed enhanced hnRNP F or H2 binding (SAA10). Using small interfering RNA, down-regulation of hnRNP H2 levels diminished reporter expression, confirming that hnRNP H2 confers a positive influence; in contrast, decreasing hnRNP F levels had a negligible influence on reporter expression with the intact GRS. A pronounced diminution in reporter expression was seen with the SAA20 mutant for both. Thus the relative levels of hnRNP F and H2 in cells, as well as the target sequences in the downstream GRS on pre-mRNA, influence gene expression.
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- Serkan A. Alkan
- *Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, U.S.A
- †Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, U.S.A
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- †Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, U.S.A
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- †Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Kostadinov R, Malhotra N, Viotti M, Shine R, D'Antonio L, Bagga P. GRSDB: a database of quadruplex forming G-rich sequences in alternatively processed mammalian pre-mRNA sequences. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:D119-24. [PMID: 16381828 PMCID: PMC1347436 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkj073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Guanine-rich nucleic acids are known to form highly stable G-quadruplex structures, also known as G-quartets. Recently, there has been a tremendous amount of interest in studying G-quadruplexes owing to the realization of their biological importance. G-rich sequences (GRSs) capable of forming G-quadruplexes are found in the vicinity of polyadenylation regions and are involved in regulating 3′ end processing of mammalian pre-mRNAs. G-rich motifs are also known to play an important role in alternative, tissue-specific splicing by interacting with hnRNP H protein subfamily. Whether quadruplex structure directly plays a role in regulating RNA processing events requires further investigation. To date there has not been a comprehensive effort to study G-quadruplexes near RNA processing sites. We have applied a computational approach to map putative Quadruplex forming GRSs within the transcribed regions of a large number of alternatively processed human and mouse gene sequences that were obtained as fully annotated entries from GenBank and RefSeq. We have used the computed data to build the GRSDB database that provides a unique avenue for studying G-quadruplexes in the context of RNA processing sites. GRSDB website offers visual comparison of G-quadruplex distribution patterns among all the alternative RNA products of a gene with the help of dynamic graphics. At present, GRSDB contains data from 1310 human and mouse genes, of which 1188 are alternatively processed. It has a total of 379 223 predicted G-quadruplexes, of which 54 252 are near RNA processing sites. GRSDB is a good resource for researchers interested in investigating the functional relevance of G-quadruplexes, especially in the context of alternative RNA processing. It can be accessed at .
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 201 684 7722; Fax: +1 201 684 7637;
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Carpenter B, MacKay C, Alnabulsi A, MacKay M, Telfer C, Melvin WT, Murray GI. The roles of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins in tumour development and progression. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2005; 1765:85-100. [PMID: 16378690 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2005.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2005] [Revised: 10/18/2005] [Accepted: 10/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNP) are a family of proteins which share common structural domains, and extensive research has shown that they have central roles in DNA repair, telomere biogenesis, cell signaling and in regulating gene expression at both transcriptional and translational levels. Through these key cellular functions, individual hnRNPs have a variety of potential roles in tumour development and progression including the inhibition of apoptosis, angiogenesis and cell invasion. The aims of this review are to provide an overview of the multi functional roles of the hnRNPs, and how such roles implicate this family as regulators of tumour development. The different stages of tumour development that are potentially regulated by the hnRNPs along with their aberrant expression profiles in tumour tissues will also be discussed.
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- Brian Carpenter
- Department of Pathology, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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Oberg D, Fay J, Lambkin H, Schwartz S. A downstream polyadenylation element in human papillomavirus type 16 L2 encodes multiple GGG motifs and interacts with hnRNP H. J Virol 2005; 79:9254-69. [PMID: 15994820 PMCID: PMC1168734 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.14.9254-9269.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Production of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) virus particles is totally dependent on the differentiation-dependent induction of viral L1 and L2 late gene expression. The early polyadenylation signal in HPV-16 plays a major role in the switch from the early to the late, productive stage of the viral life cycle. Here, we show that the L2 coding region of HPV-16 contains RNA elements that are necessary for polyadenylation at the early polyadenylation signal. Consecutive mutations in six GGG motifs located 174 nucleotides downstream of the polyadenylation signal resulted in a gradual decrease in polyadenylation at the early polyadenylation signal. This caused read-through into the late region, followed by production of the late mRNAs encoding L1 and L2. Binding of hnRNP H to the various triple-G mutants correlated with functional activity of the HPV-16 early polyadenylation signal. In addition, the polyadenylation factor CStF-64 was also found to interact specifically with the region in L2 located 174 nucleotides downstream of the early polyadenylation signal. Staining of cervix epithelium with anti-hnRNP H-specific antiserum revealed high expression levels of hnRNP H in the lower layers of cervical epithelium and a loss of hnRNP H production in the superficial layers, supporting a model in which a differentiation-dependent down regulation of hnRNP H causes a decrease in HPV-16 early polyadenylation and an induction of late gene expression.
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- Daniel Oberg
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, BMC, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Kim DH, Langlois MA, Lee KB, Riggs AD, Puymirat J, Rossi JJ. HnRNP H inhibits nuclear export of mRNA containing expanded CUG repeats and a distal branch point sequence. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:3866-74. [PMID: 16027111 PMCID: PMC1176012 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder associated with a (CUG)n expansion in the 3′-untranslated region of the DMPK (DM1 protein kinase) gene. Mutant DMPK mRNAs containing the trinucleotide expansion are retained in the nucleus of DM1 cells and form discrete foci. The nuclear sequestration of RNA binding proteins and associated factors binding to the CUG expansions is believed to be responsible for several of the splicing defects observed in DM1 patients and could ultimately be linked to DM1 muscular pathogenesis. Several RNA binding proteins capable of co-localizing with the nuclear-retained mutant DMPK mRNAs have already been identified but none can account for the nuclear retention of the mutant transcripts. Here, we have employed a modified UV crosslinking assay to isolate proteins bound to mutant DMPK-derived RNA and have identified hnRNP H as an abundant candidate. The specific binding of hnRNP H requires not only a CUG repeat expansion but also a splicing branch point distal to the repeats. Suppression of hnRNP H expression by RNAi rescued nuclear retention of RNA with CUG repeat expansions. The identification of hnRNP H as a factor capable of binding and possibly modulating nuclear retention of mutant DMPK mRNA may prove to be an important link in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to DM1 pathogenesis.
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- Department of Human Genetics, CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL and Laval UniversityQuebec City, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL and Laval UniversityQuebec City, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of HopeDuarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL and Laval UniversityQuebec City, Canada
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 626 301 8360; Fax: +1 626 301 8271;
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Han K, Yeo G, An P, Burge CB, Grabowski PJ. A combinatorial code for splicing silencing: UAGG and GGGG motifs. PLoS Biol 2005. [PMID: 15828859 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.00301058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023] Open
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Alternative pre-mRNA splicing is widely used to regulate gene expression by tuning the levels of tissue-specific mRNA isoforms. Few regulatory mechanisms are understood at the level of combinatorial control despite numerous sequences, distinct from splice sites, that have been shown to play roles in splicing enhancement or silencing. Here we use molecular approaches to identify a ternary combination of exonic UAGG and 5'-splice-site-proximal GGGG motifs that functions cooperatively to silence the brain-region-specific CI cassette exon (exon 19) of the glutamate NMDA R1 receptor (GRIN1) transcript. Disruption of three components of the motif pattern converted the CI cassette into a constitutive exon, while predominant skipping was conferred when the same components were introduced, de novo, into a heterologous constitutive exon. Predominant exon silencing was directed by the motif pattern in the presence of six competing exonic splicing enhancers, and this effect was retained after systematically repositioning the two exonic UAGGs within the CI cassette. In this system, hnRNP A1 was shown to mediate silencing while hnRNP H antagonized silencing. Genome-wide computational analysis combined with RT-PCR testing showed that a class of skipped human and mouse exons can be identified by searches that preserve the sequence and spatial configuration of the UAGG and GGGG motifs. This analysis suggests that the multi-component silencing code may play an important role in the tissue-specific regulation of the CI cassette exon, and that it may serve more generally as a molecular language to allow for intricate adjustments and the coordination of splicing patterns from different genes.
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- Kyoungha Han
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Han K, Yeo G, An P, Burge CB, Grabowski PJ. A combinatorial code for splicing silencing: UAGG and GGGG motifs. PLoS Biol 2005; 3:e158. [PMID: 15828859 PMCID: PMC1079783 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2004] [Accepted: 03/04/2005] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Alternative pre-mRNA splicing is widely used to regulate gene expression by tuning the levels of tissue-specific mRNA isoforms. Few regulatory mechanisms are understood at the level of combinatorial control despite numerous sequences, distinct from splice sites, that have been shown to play roles in splicing enhancement or silencing. Here we use molecular approaches to identify a ternary combination of exonic UAGG and 5′-splice-site-proximal
GGGG motifs that functions cooperatively to silence the brain-region-specific CI cassette exon (exon 19) of the glutamate NMDA R1 receptor (GRIN1) transcript. Disruption of three components of the motif pattern converted the CI cassette into a constitutive exon, while predominant skipping was conferred when the same components were introduced, de novo, into a heterologous constitutive exon. Predominant exon silencing was directed by the motif pattern in the presence of six competing exonic splicing enhancers, and this effect was retained after systematically repositioning the two exonic UAGGs within the CI cassette. In this system, hnRNP A1 was shown to mediate silencing while hnRNP H antagonized silencing. Genome-wide computational analysis combined with RT-PCR testing showed that a class of skipped human and mouse exons can be identified by searches that preserve the sequence and spatial configuration of the UAGG and
GGGG motifs. This analysis suggests that the multi-component silencing code may play an important role in the tissue-specific regulation of the CI cassette exon, and that it may serve more generally as a molecular language to allow for intricate adjustments and the coordination of splicing patterns from different genes.
Many genes are alternatively spliced, but the signals that regulate the process are unclear. These authors have found a sequence motif that appears to function at many alternatively spliced genes
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- Kyoungha Han
- 1Department of Biological Sciences, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited States of America
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- 2Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBoston, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited States of America
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- 3Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBoston, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited States of America
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