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Sedor SF, Shao S. Mechanism of ASF1 Inhibition by CDAN1. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.08.08.607204. [PMID: 39149339 PMCID: PMC11326237 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.08.607204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Codanin-1 (CDAN1) is an essential and ubiquitous protein named after congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I (CDA-I), an autosomal recessive disease that manifests from mutations in the CDAN1 or CDIN1 (CDAN1 interacting nuclease 1) gene. CDAN1 interacts with CDIN1 and the paralogous histone H3-H4 chaperones ASF1A (Anti-Silencing Function 1A) and ASF1B, but its function remains unclear. Here, we biochemically and structurally analyze CDAN1 complexes. We find that CDAN1 dimerizes and assembles into cytosolic complexes with CDIN1 and multiple copies of ASF1A/B. Single-particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of CDAN1 complexes identify interactions with ASF1 mediated by two CDAN1 B-domains commonly found in ASF1 binding partners and two helices that mimic histone H3 binding. We additionally observe that one CDAN1 can recruit two ASF1 molecules and that ASF1A and ASF1B have different requirements for CDAN1 engagement. Our findings explain how CDAN1 sequesters and inhibits the chaperone function of ASF1A/B and provide new molecular-level insights into this enigmatic complex.
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- Samantha F Sedor
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Levdansky Y, Valkov E. Reconstitution of Human CCR4-NOT Complex from Purified Proteins and an Assay of Its Deadenylation Activity. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2723:1-17. [PMID: 37824061 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3481-3_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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We describe protocols to produce and reconstitute an active human CCR4-NOT complex. Individual recombinant subunits are expressed in E. coli or baculovirus-infected insect cells, purified using column chromatography, and reconstituted into a stable complex containing all eight core subunits. In addition, we describe the biochemical assay of deadenylation using the reconstituted complex.
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- Yevgen Levdansky
- RNA Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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- RNA Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA.
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Irwin R, Harkness RW, Forman-Kay JD. A FRET-Based Assay and Computational Tools to Quantify Enzymatic Rates and Explore the Mechanisms of RNA Deadenylases in Heterogeneous Environments. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2723:69-91. [PMID: 37824065 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3481-3_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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We developed a medium-throughput assay that can measure the time-dependent distribution of RNA products generated as a deadenylase degrades a polyadenosine (poly(A)) RNA tract, thereby providing insight into the mechanism of deadenylation. Importantly, this assay can be performed in both homogeneous and heterogeneous environments without relying on gel electrophoresis of RNA products or coupled enzymatic reactions that indirectly report on the RNA distribution through the detection of freed adenosine monophosphate. In parallel, we have established an open-source, Python-based command-line software package, deadenylationkinetics, that can be used to numerically simulate and/or fit the datasets afforded by our assay with different deadenylation mechanisms to determine the most likely case and estimate the associated rate constants. In this chapter, we detail the implementation of our method and the quantification of poly(A) RNA binding and degradation kinetics in application to a truncated version of CNOT7 from the CCR4-NOT deadenylation complex, which serves as a model deadenylase with enhanced activity.
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- Rose Irwin
- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Collart MA, Audebert L, Bushell M. Roles of the CCR4-Not complex in translation and dynamics of co-translation events. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 15:e1827. [PMID: 38009591 PMCID: PMC10909573 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The Ccr4-Not complex is a global regulator of mRNA metabolism in eukaryotic cells that is most well-known to repress gene expression. Delivery of the complex to mRNAs through a multitude of distinct mechanisms accelerates their decay, yet Ccr4-Not also plays an important role in co-translational processes, such as co-translational association of proteins and delivery of translating mRNAs to organelles. The recent structure of Not5 interacting with the translated ribosome has brought to light that embedded information within the codon sequence can be monitored by recruitment of the Ccr4-Not complex to elongating ribosomes. Thereby, the Ccr4-Not complex is empowered with regulatory decisions determining the fate of proteins being synthesized and their encoding mRNAs. This review will focus on the roles of the complex in translation and dynamics of co-translation events. This article is categorized under: Translation > Mechanisms Translation > Regulation.
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- Martine A. Collart
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular MedicineInstitute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Faculty of MedicineGenèveSwitzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular MedicineInstitute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Faculty of MedicineGenèveSwitzerland
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson InstituteGlasgowUK
- School of Cancer Sciences, University of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Krempl C, Lazzaretti D, Sprangers R. A structural biology view on the enzymes involved in eukaryotic mRNA turnover. Biol Chem 2023; 404:1101-1121. [PMID: 37709756 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2023-0182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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The cellular environment contains numerous ribonucleases that are dedicated to process mRNA transcripts that have been targeted for degradation. Here, we review the three dimensional structures of the ribonuclease complexes (Pan2-Pan3, Ccr4-Not, Xrn1, exosome) and the mRNA decapping enzymes (Dcp2, DcpS) that are involved in mRNA turnover. Structures of major parts of these proteins have been experimentally determined. These enzymes and factors do not act in isolation, but are embedded in interaction networks which regulate enzyme activity and ensure that the appropriate substrates are recruited. The structural details of the higher order complexes that form can, in part, be accurately deduced from known structural data of sub-complexes. Interestingly, many of the ribonuclease and decapping enzymes have been observed in structurally different conformations. Together with experimental data, this highlights that structural changes are often important for enzyme function. We conclude that the known structural data of mRNA decay factors provide important functional insights, but that static structural data needs to be complemented with information regarding protein motions to complete the picture of how transcripts are turned over. In addition, we highlight multiple aspects that influence mRNA turnover rates, but that have not been structurally characterized so far.
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- Christina Krempl
- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Hagkarim NC, Hajkarim MC, Suzuki T, Fujiwara T, Winkler GS, Stewart GS, Grand RJ. Disruption of the Mammalian Ccr4-Not Complex Contributes to Transcription-Mediated Genome Instability. Cells 2023; 12:1868. [PMID: 37508532 PMCID: PMC10378556 DOI: 10.3390/cells12141868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The mammalian Ccr4-Not complex, carbon catabolite repression 4 (Ccr4)-negative on TATA-less (Not), is a large, highly conserved, multifunctional assembly of proteins that acts at different cellular levels to regulate gene expression. It is involved in the control of the cell cycle, chromatin modification, activation and inhibition of transcription initiation, control of transcription elongation, RNA export, and nuclear RNA surveillance; the Ccr4-Not complex also plays a central role in the regulation of mRNA decay. Growing evidence suggests that gene transcription has a vital role in shaping the landscape of genome replication and is also a potent source of replication stress and genome instability. Here, we have examined the effects of the inactivation of the Ccr4-Not complex, via the depletion of the scaffold subunit CNOT1, on DNA replication and genome integrity in mammalian cells. In CNOT1-depleted cells, the elevated expression of the general transcription factor TATA-box binding protein (TBP) leads to increased RNA synthesis, which, together with R-loop accumulation, results in replication fork slowing, DNA damage, and senescence. Furthermore, we have shown that the stability of TBP mRNA increases in the absence of CNOT1, which may explain its elevated protein expression in CNOT1-depleted cells. Finally, we have shown the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling as evidenced by ERK1/2 phosphorylation in the absence of CNOT1, which may be responsible for the observed cell cycle arrest at the border of G1/S.
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- Nafiseh Chalabi Hagkarim
- Institute for Cancer and Genomic Sciences, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Medicine Haematology & Oncology, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of RNA and Gene Regulation, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Kindai University, Higashi-Osaka City 577-8502, Japan
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- Institute for Cancer and Genomic Sciences, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute for Cancer and Genomic Sciences, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Pavanello L, Hall M, Winkler GS. Regulation of eukaryotic mRNA deadenylation and degradation by the Ccr4-Not complex. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1153624. [PMID: 37152278 PMCID: PMC10157403 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1153624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Accurate and precise regulation of gene expression programmes in eukaryotes involves the coordinated control of transcription, mRNA stability and translation. In recent years, significant progress has been made about the role of sequence elements in the 3' untranslated region for the regulation of mRNA degradation, and a model has emerged in which recruitment of the Ccr4-Not complex is the critical step in the regulation of mRNA decay. Recruitment of the Ccr4-Not complex to a target mRNA results in deadenylation mediated by the Caf1 and Ccr4 catalytic subunits of the complex. Following deadenylation, the 5' cap structure is removed, and the mRNA subjected to 5'-3' degradation. Here, the role of the human Ccr4-Not complex in cytoplasmic deadenylation of mRNA is reviewed, with a particular focus on mechanisms of its recruitment to mRNA by sequence motifs in the 3' untranslated region, codon usage, as well as general mechanisms involving the poly(A) tail.
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- Lorenzo Pavanello
- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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The human CNOT1-CNOT10-CNOT11 complex forms a structural platform for protein-protein interactions. Cell Rep 2022; 42:111902. [PMID: 36586408 PMCID: PMC9902336 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The evolutionary conserved CCR4-NOT complex functions in the cytoplasm as the main mRNA deadenylase in both constitutive mRNA turnover and regulated mRNA decay pathways. The versatility of this complex is underpinned by its modular multi-subunit organization, with distinct structural modules actuating different functions. The structure and function of all modules are known, except for that of the N-terminal module. Using different structural approaches, we obtained high-resolution data revealing the architecture of the human N-terminal module composed of CNOT1, CNOT10, and CNOT11. The structure shows how two helical domains of CNOT1 sandwich CNOT10 and CNOT11, leaving the most conserved domain of CNOT11 protruding into solvent as an antenna. We discovered that GGNBP2, a protein identified as a tumor suppressor and spermatogenic factor, is a conserved interacting partner of the CNOT11 antenna domain. Structural and biochemical analyses thus pinpoint the N-terminal CNOT1-CNOT10-CNOT11 module as a conserved protein-protein interaction platform.
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Raisch T, Valkov E. Regulation of the multisubunit CCR4-NOT deadenylase in the initiation of mRNA degradation. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2022; 77:102460. [PMID: 36116370 PMCID: PMC9771892 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2022.102460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The conserved CCR4-NOT complex initiates the decay of mRNAs by catalyzing the shortening of their poly(A) tails in a process known as deadenylation. Recent studies have provided mechanistic insights into the action and regulation of this molecular machine. The two catalytic enzymatic subunits of the complex hydrolyze polyadenosine RNA. Notably, the non-catalytic subunits substantially enhance the complex's affinity and sequence selectivity for polyadenosine by directly contacting the RNA. An additional regulatory mechanism is the active recruitment of the CCR4-NOT to transcripts targeted for decay by RNA-binding proteins that recognize motifs or sequences residing predominantly in untranslated regions. This targeting and strict control of the mRNA deadenylation process emerges as a crucial nexus during post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
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- Tobias Raisch
- Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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- RNA Biology Laboratory & Center for Structural Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA.
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A conserved domain of Drosophila RNA-binding protein Pumilio interacts with multiple CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex subunits to repress target mRNAs. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102270. [PMID: 35850301 PMCID: PMC9418443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pumilio is a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein that controls development, stem cell fate, and neurological functions in Drosophila. Pumilio represses protein expression by destabilizing target mRNAs in a manner dependent on the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex. Three unique repression domains in the N-terminal region of Pumilio were previously shown to recruit CCR4-NOT, but how they do so was not well understood. In this study, we identified the motifs that are necessary and sufficient for the activity of the third repression domain of Pumilio, designated RD3, which is present in all isoforms and has conserved regulatory function. We identified multiple conserved regions of RD3 that are important for repression activity in cell-based reporter gene assays. Using yeast two hybrid assays, we show that RD3 contacts specific regions of the Not1, Not2, and Not3 subunits of the CCR4-NOT complex. Our results indicate that RD3 makes multivalent interactions with CCR4-NOT mediated by conserved short linear interaction motifs. Specifically, two phenylalanine residues in RD3 make crucial contacts with Not1 that are essential for its repression activity. Using reporter gene assays, we also identify three new target mRNAs that are repressed by Pumilio and show that RD3 contributes to their regulation. Together, these results provide important insights into the mechanism by which Pumilio recruits CCR4-NOT to regulate the expression of target mRNAs.
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Guénolé A, Velilla F, Chartier A, Rich A, Carvunis AR, Sardet C, Simonelig M, Sobhian B. RNF219 regulates CCR4-NOT function in mRNA translation and deadenylation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9288. [PMID: 35660762 PMCID: PMC9166816 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13309-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms play a role in many biological contexts through the control of mRNA degradation, translation and localization. Here, we show that the RING finger protein RNF219 co-purifies with the CCR4-NOT complex, the major mRNA deadenylase in eukaryotes, which mediates translational repression in both a deadenylase activity-dependent and -independent manner. Strikingly, RNF219 both inhibits the deadenylase activity of CCR4-NOT and enhances its capacity to repress translation of a target mRNA. We propose that the interaction of RNF219 with the CCR4-NOT complex directs the translational repressive activity of CCR4-NOT to a deadenylation-independent mechanism.
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- Aude Guénolé
- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 34298, Montpellier, France.
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 34298, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34396, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 34298, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34396, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 34298, Montpellier, France. .,Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34396, Montpellier, France.
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Quan Y, Wang M, Xu C, Wang X, Wu Y, Qin D, Lin Y, Lu X, Lu F, Li L. Cnot8 eliminates naïve regulation networks and is essential for naïve-to-formative pluripotency transition. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:4414-4435. [PMID: 35390160 PMCID: PMC9071485 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mammalian early epiblasts at different phases are characterized by naïve, formative, and primed pluripotency states, involving extensive transcriptome changes. Here, we report that deadenylase Cnot8 of Ccr4-Not complex plays essential roles during the transition from naïve to formative state. Knock out (KO) Cnot8 resulted in early embryonic lethality in mice, but Cnot8 KO embryonic stem cells (ESCs) could be established. Compared with the cells differentiated from normal ESCs, Cnot8 KO cells highly expressed a great many genes during their differentiation into the formative state, including several hundred naïve-like genes enriched in lipid metabolic process and gene expression regulation that may form the naïve regulation networks. Knockdown expression of the selected genes of naïve regulation networks partially rescued the differentiation defects of Cnot8 KO ESCs. Cnot8 depletion led to the deadenylation defects of its targets, increasing their poly(A) tail lengths and half-life, eventually elevating their expression levels. We further found that Cnot8 was involved in the clearance of targets through its deadenylase activity and the binding of Ccr4-Not complex, as well as the interacting with Tob1 and Pabpc1. Our results suggest that Cnot8 eliminates naïve regulation networks through mRNA clearance, and is essential for naïve-to-formative pluripotency transition.
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- Yujun Quan
- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhang Q, Pavanello L, Potapov A, Bartlam M, Winkler GS. Structure of the human Ccr4-Not nuclease module using X-ray crystallography and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy distance measurements. Protein Sci 2022; 31:758-764. [PMID: 34923703 PMCID: PMC8862426 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Regulated degradation of mature, cytoplasmic mRNA is a key step in eukaryotic gene regulation. This process is typically initiated by the recruitment of deadenylase enzymes by cis-acting elements in the 3' untranslated region resulting in the shortening and removal of the 3' poly(A) tail of the target mRNA. The Ccr4-Not complex, a major eukaryotic deadenylase, contains two exoribonuclease subunits with selectivity toward poly(A): Caf1 and Ccr4. The Caf1 deadenylase subunit binds the MIF4G domain of the large subunit CNOT1 (Not1) that is the scaffold of the complex. The Ccr4 nuclease is connected to the complex via its leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain, which binds Caf1, whereas the catalytic activity of Ccr4 is provided by its EEP domain. While the relative positions of the MIF4G domain of CNOT1, the Caf1 subunit, and the LRR domain of Ccr4 are clearly defined in current models, the position of the EEP nuclease domain of Ccr4 is ambiguous. Here, we use X-ray crystallography, the AlphaFold resource of predicted protein structures, and pulse electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine and validate the position of the EEP nuclease domain of Ccr4 resulting in an improved model of the human Ccr4-Not nuclease module.
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- Qionglin Zhang
- Nankai International Advanced Research Institute (Shenzhen Futian), College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyNankai UniversityTianjinChina
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- School of PharmacyUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK,Present address:
LifeArcStevenage Bioscience Catalyst Open Innovation CampusStevenageUK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging CentreUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
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- Nankai International Advanced Research Institute (Shenzhen Futian), College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyNankai UniversityTianjinChina
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Stoney PN, Yanagiya A, Nishijima S, Yamamoto T. CNOT7 outcompetes its paralog CNOT8 for integration into the CCR4-NOT complex. J Mol Biol 2022; 434:167523. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Suzuki T, Hoshina M, Nishijima S, Hoshina N, Kikuguchi C, Tomohiro T, Fukao A, Fujiwara T, Yamamoto T. Regulation of CCR4-NOT complex deadenylase activity and cellular responses by MK2-dependent phosphorylation of CNOT2. RNA Biol 2022; 19:234-246. [PMID: 35129087 PMCID: PMC8820811 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2021.2021676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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CCR4-NOT complex-mediated mRNA deadenylation serves critical functions in multiple biological processes, yet how this activity is regulated is not fully understood. Here, we show that osmotic stress induces MAPKAPK-2 (MK2)-mediated phosphorylation of CNOT2. Programmed cell death is greatly enhanced by osmotic stress in CNOT2-depleted cells, indicating that CNOT2 is responsible for stress resistance of cells. Although wild-type (WT) and non-phosphorylatable CNOT2 mutants reverse this sensitivity, a phosphomimetic form of CNOT2, in which serine at the phosphorylation site is replaced with glutamate, does not have this function. We also show that mRNAs have elongated poly(A) tails in CNOT2-depleted cells and that introduction of CNOT2 WT or a non-phosphorylatable mutant, but not phosphomimetic CNOT2, renders their poly(A) tail lengths comparable to those in control HeLa cells. Consistent with this, the CCR4-NOT complex containing phosphomimetic CNOT2 exhibits less deadenylase activity than that containing CNOT2 WT. These data suggest that CCR4-NOT complex deadenylase activity is regulated by post-translational modification, yielding dynamic control of mRNA deadenylation.
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- Toru Suzuki
- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Riken, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna, Japan
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- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Riken, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Kindai University, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Kindai University, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna, Japan
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Poetz F, Corbo J, Levdansky Y, Spiegelhalter A, Lindner D, Magg V, Lebedeva S, Schweiggert J, Schott J, Valkov E, Stoecklin G. RNF219 attenuates global mRNA decay through inhibition of CCR4-NOT complex-mediated deadenylation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7175. [PMID: 34887419 PMCID: PMC8660800 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27471-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The CCR4-NOT complex acts as a central player in the control of mRNA turnover and mediates accelerated mRNA degradation upon HDAC inhibition. Here, we explored acetylation-induced changes in the composition of the CCR4-NOT complex by purification of the endogenously tagged scaffold subunit NOT1 and identified RNF219 as an acetylation-regulated cofactor. We demonstrate that RNF219 is an active RING-type E3 ligase which stably associates with CCR4-NOT via NOT9 through a short linear motif (SLiM) embedded within the C-terminal low-complexity region of RNF219. By using a reconstituted six-subunit human CCR4-NOT complex, we demonstrate that RNF219 inhibits deadenylation through the direct interaction of the α-helical SLiM with the NOT9 module. Transcriptome-wide mRNA half-life measurements reveal that RNF219 attenuates global mRNA turnover in cells, with differential requirement of its RING domain. Our results establish RNF219 as an inhibitor of CCR4-NOT-mediated deadenylation, whose loss upon HDAC inhibition contributes to accelerated mRNA turnover.
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- Fabian Poetz
- Division of Biochemistry, Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- RNA Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD, 21702-1201, USA
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- RNA Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD, 21702-1201, USA
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- Division of Biochemistry, Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Biochemistry, Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Center for Integrative Infectious Disease Research (CIID), Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Berlin Institute for Molecular Systems Biology (BIMSB), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Biochemistry, Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- RNA Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD, 21702-1201, USA.
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- Division of Biochemistry, Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Pozzati G, Zhu W, Bassot C, Lamb J, Kundrotas P, Elofsson A. Limits and potential of combined folding and docking. Bioinformatics 2021; 38:954-961. [PMID: 34788800 PMCID: PMC8796369 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btab760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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MOTIVATION In the last decade, de novo protein structure prediction accuracy for individual proteins has improved significantly by utilising deep learning (DL) methods for harvesting the co-evolution information from large multiple sequence alignments (MSAs). The same approach can, in principle, also be used to extract information about evolutionary-based contacts across protein-protein interfaces. However, most earlier studies have not used the latest DL methods for inter-chain contact distance prediction. This article introduces a fold-and-dock method based on predicted residue-residue distances with trRosetta. RESULTS The method can simultaneously predict the tertiary and quaternary structure of a protein pair, even when the structures of the monomers are not known. The straightforward application of this method to a standard dataset for protein-protein docking yielded limited success. However, using alternative methods for generating MSAs allowed us to dock accurately significantly more proteins. We also introduced a novel scoring function, PconsDock, that accurately separates 98% of correctly and incorrectly folded and docked proteins. The average performance of the method is comparable to the use of traditional, template-based or ab initio shape-complementarity-only docking methods. Moreover, the results of conventional and fold-and-dock approaches are complementary, and thus a combined docking pipeline could increase overall docking success significantly. This methodology contributed to the best model for one of the CASP14 oligomeric targets, H1065. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION All scripts for predictions and analysis are available from https://github.com/ElofssonLab/bioinfo-toolbox/ and https://gitlab.com/ElofssonLab/benchmark5/. All models joined alignments, and evaluation results are available from the following figshare repository https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14654886.v2. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Science for Life Laboratory and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 171 21 Solna, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 171 21 Solna, Sweden,Center for Computational Biology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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Al-Yhya N, Khan MF, Almeer RS, Alshehri MM, Aldughaim MS, Wadaan MA. Pharmacological inhibition of HDAC1/3-interacting proteins induced morphological changes, and hindered the cell proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:49000-49013. [PMID: 33929667 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13668-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Liver diseases are particularly severe health problems, but the options available for preventing and treating them remain limited. Accumulating evidence has shown that there is altered expression of individual histone deacetylase (HDAC) family members in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. In a previous study, we have identified a set of proteins which interact with histone deacetylase 1 and 3 (HDAC1/3) in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines HepG2 by proteomic approach. This study was designed to investigate the therapeutic potential and expression of HDAC1/3-interacting genes in a human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). Pharmacological and transcriptional inhibition of HDAC1/3 resulted in the suppression of cancer cell proliferation, change of cell morphology, and downregulation of HDAC1/3 genes in HepG2 cells. The pharmacological inhibition also resulted in inhibition of liver cancer cell migration by wound scratch assay. Taken together, the results from this study show that the upregulation of HDAC1/3 in hepatocellular carcinoma resulted in the overexpression of CNOT1, PFDN2/6, and HMG20B, and that these genes could serve as novel molecular targets in liver cancer.
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- Nouf Al-Yhya
- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Bio-products Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Center, King Fahad Medical City, P.O.BOX:59046, Riyadh, 1152, Saudi Arabia
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- Bio-products Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Akiyama T, Yamamoto T. Regulation of Early Lymphocyte Development via mRNA Decay Catalyzed by the CCR4-NOT Complex. Front Immunol 2021; 12:715675. [PMID: 34349771 PMCID: PMC8326961 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.715675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Development of lymphocytes is precisely regulated by various mechanisms. In addition to transcriptional rates, post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA abundance contributes to differentiation of lymphocytes. mRNA decay is a post-transcriptional mechanism controlling mRNA abundance. The carbon catabolite repression 4 (CCR4)-negative on TATA-less (NOT) complex controls mRNA longevity by catalyzing mRNA deadenylation, which is the rate-limiting step in the mRNA decay pathway. mRNA decay, regulated by the CCR4-NOT complex, is required for differentiation of pro-B to pre-B cells and V(D)J recombination in pro-B cells. In this process, it is likely that the RNA-binding proteins, ZFP36 ring finger protein like 1 and 2, recruit the CCR4-NOT complex to specific target mRNAs, thereby inducing cell quiescence of pro-B cells. A recent study showed that the CCR4-NOT complex participates in positive selection of thymocytes. Mechanistically, the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex inhibits abnormal apoptosis by reducing the expression level of mRNAs encoding pro-apoptotic proteins, which are otherwise up-regulated during positive selection. We discuss mechanisms regulating CCR4-NOT complex-dependent mRNA decay in lymphocyte development and selection.
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- Taishin Akiyama
- Laboratory for Immune Homeostasis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.,Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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Chen Y, Khazina E, Izaurralde E, Weichenrieder O. Crystal structure and functional properties of the human CCR4-CAF1 deadenylase complex. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:6489-6510. [PMID: 34038562 PMCID: PMC8216464 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The CCR4 and CAF1 deadenylases physically interact to form the CCR4-CAF1 complex and function as the catalytic core of the larger CCR4-NOT complex. Together, they are responsible for the eventual removal of the 3′-poly(A) tail from essentially all cellular mRNAs and consequently play a central role in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. The individual properties of CCR4 and CAF1, however, and their respective contributions in different organisms and cellular environments are incompletely understood. Here, we determined the crystal structure of a human CCR4-CAF1 complex and characterized its enzymatic and substrate recognition properties. The structure reveals specific molecular details affecting RNA binding and hydrolysis, and confirms the CCR4 nuclease domain to be tethered flexibly with a considerable distance between both enzyme active sites. CCR4 and CAF1 sense nucleotide identity on both sides of the 3′-terminal phosphate, efficiently differentiating between single and consecutive non-A residues. In comparison to CCR4, CAF1 emerges as a surprisingly tunable enzyme, highly sensitive to pH, magnesium and zinc ions, and possibly allowing distinct reaction geometries. Our results support a picture of CAF1 as a primordial deadenylase, which gets assisted by CCR4 for better efficiency and by the assembled NOT proteins for selective mRNA targeting and regulation.
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- Ying Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Hsieh HH, Chen YA, Chang YJ, Wang HH, Yu YH, Lin SW, Huang YJ, Lin S, Chang CJ. The functional characterization of phosphorylation of tristetraprolin at C-terminal NOT1-binding domain. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2021; 18:22. [PMID: 34090459 PMCID: PMC8180021 DOI: 10.1186/s12950-021-00288-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background Tristetraprolin (TTP) family proteins contain conserved tandem CCCH zinc-finger binding to AU-rich elements and C-terminal NOT1-binding domain. TTP is phosphorylated extensively in cells, and its mRNA destabilization activity is regulated by protein phosphorylation. Methods We generated an antibody against phospho-Serine316 located at the C-terminal NOT1-binding site and examined TTP phosphorylation in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Knockout of TTP was created in RAW264.7 cells using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to explore TTP functions. Results We demonstrated that Ser316 was phosphorylated by p90 ribosomal S6 kinase 1 (RSK1) and p38-activated protein kinase (MK2) and dephosphorylated by Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A). A phosphorylation-mimic mutant of S316D resulted in dissociation with the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex through weakening interaction with CNOT1. Furthermore, Ser316 and serines 52 and 178 were independently contributed to the CCR4-NOT complex recruitment in the immunoprecipitation assay using phosphor-mimic mutants. In RAW264.7 macrophages, TTP was induced, and Ser316 was phosphorylated through RSK1 and MK2 by LPS stimulation. Knockout of TTP resulted in TNFα mRNA increased due to mRNA stabilization. Overexpression of non-phosphorylated S316A TTP mutant can restore TTP activity and lead to TNFα mRNA decreased. GST pull-down and RNA pull-down analyses demonstrated that endogenous TTP with Ser316 phosphorylation decreased the interaction with CNOT1. Conclusions Our results suggest that the TTP-mediated mRNA stability is modulated by Ser316 phosphorylation via regulating the TTP interaction with the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12950-021-00288-2.
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- Hsin-Hui Hsieh
- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Sec 4 Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Sec 4 Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Immunology and Nephrology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Sec 4 Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Immunology and Nephrology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Sec 4 Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Sec 4 Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan. .,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Akiyama T, Suzuki T, Yamamoto T. RNA decay machinery safeguards immune cell development and immunological responses. Trends Immunol 2021; 42:447-460. [PMID: 33858774 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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mRNA decay systems control mRNA abundance by counterbalancing transcription. Several recent studies show that mRNA decay pathways are crucial to conventional T and B cell development in vertebrates, in addition to suppressing autoimmunity and excessive inflammatory responses. Selective mRNA degradation triggered by the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex appears to be required in lymphocyte development, cell quiescence, V(D)J (variable-diversity-joining) recombination, and prevention of inappropriate apoptosis in mice. Moreover, a recent study suggests that mRNA decay may be involved in preventing human hyperinflammatory disease. These findings imply that mRNA decay pathways in humans and mice do not simply maintain mRNA homeostatic turnover but can also precisely regulate immune development and immunological responses by selectively targeting mRNAs.
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- Taishin Akiyama
- Laboratory for Immune Homeostasis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
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- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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Kandasamy G, Pradhan AK, Palanimurugan R. Ccr4-Not complex subunits Ccr4, Caf1, and Not4 are novel proteolysis factors promoting the degradation of ubiquitin-dependent substrates by the 26S proteasome. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2021; 1868:119010. [PMID: 33727038 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2021.119010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Degradation of short-lived and abnormal proteins is essential for normal cellular homeostasis. In eukaryotes, such unstable cellular proteins are selectively degraded by the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS). Abnormalities in protein degradation by the UPS have been linked to several human diseases. Ccr4, Caf1, and Not4 proteins are known components of the Ccr4-Not multimeric complex. Ccr4 and Caf1 have established roles in transcription, mRNA de-adenylation and RNA degradation etc., while Not4 was shown to have important roles in regulating translation and protein quality control pathways. Here we show that Ccr4, Caf1, and Not4 have a novel function at a post-ubiquitylation step in the UPS pathway by promoting ubiquitin-dependent degradation of short-lived proteins by the 26S proteasome. Using a substrate of the well-studied ubiquitin fusion degradation (UFD) pathway, we found that its UPS-mediated degradation was severely impaired upon deletion of CCR4, CAF1, or NOT4 genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Additionally, we show that Ccr4, Caf1, and Not4 bind to cellular ubiquitin conjugates, and that Ccr4 and Caf1 proteins interact with the proteasome. In contrast to Ccr4, Caf1, and Not4, other subunits of the Ccr4-Not complex are dispensable for UFD substrate degradation. From our findings we conclude that the Ccr4-Not complex subunits Ccr4, Caf1, and Not4 have a novel function outside of the canonical Ccr4-Not complex as a factor targeting ubiquitylated substrates for proteasomal degradation.
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- Ganapathi Kandasamy
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana, India.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana, India
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Eskandarian S, Grand R, Irani S, Saeedi M, Mirfakhraie R. Importance of CNOT8 Deadenylase Subunit in DNA Damage Responses Following Ionizing Radiation (IR). Rep Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 9:163-170. [PMID: 33178865 DOI: 10.29252/rbmb.9.2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Background The Ccr4-Not protein complex (CNOT complex) is a key regulator of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Ccr4-Not Complex is composed of at least nine conserved subunits in mammalian cells with two main enzymatic activities. CNOT8 is a subunit of the complex with deadenylase activity that interacts transiently with the CNOT6 or CNOT6L subunits. Here, we focused on the role of the human CNOT8 subunit in the DNA damage response (DDR). Methods Cell viability was assessed to measure ATP level using a Cell Titer-Glo Luminescence reagent up to 4 days' post CNOT8 siRNA transfection. In addition, expression level of phosphorylated proteins in signalling pathways were detected by western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. CNOT8- depleted Hela cells post- 3 Gy ionizing radiation (IR) treatment were considered as a control. Results Our results from cell viability assays indicated a significant reduction at 72-hour post CNOT8 siRNA transfection (p= 0.04). Western blot analysis showed slightly alteration in the phosphorylation of DNA damage response (DDR) proteins in CNOT8-depleted HeLa cells following treatment with ionizing radiation (IR). Increased foci formation of γH2AX, RPA, 53BP1, and RAD51 foci was observed after IR in CNOT8-depleted cells compared to the control cells. Conclusion We conclude that CNOT8 deadenylase subunit is involved in the cellular response to DNA damage.
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- Samira Eskandarian
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.,Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. B15 2TT
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. B15 2TT
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Gorgan Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Golestan province, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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The Regulatory Properties of the Ccr4-Not Complex. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112379. [PMID: 33138308 PMCID: PMC7692201 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The mammalian Ccr4–Not complex, carbon catabolite repression 4 (Ccr4)-negative on TATA-less (Not), is a large, highly conserved, multifunctional assembly of proteins that acts at different cellular levels to regulate gene expression. In the nucleus, it is involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, chromatin modification, activation and inhibition of transcription initiation, control of transcription elongation, RNA export, nuclear RNA surveillance, and DNA damage repair. In the cytoplasm, the Ccr4–Not complex plays a central role in mRNA decay and affects protein quality control. Most of our original knowledge of the Ccr4–Not complex is derived, primarily, from studies in yeast. More recent studies have shown that the mammalian complex has a comparable structure and similar properties. In this review, we summarize the evidence for the multiple roles of both the yeast and mammalian Ccr4–Not complexes, highlighting their similarities.
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Wu H, Gontarek BC, Yi G, Beall BD, Neelakandan AK, Adhikari B, Chen R, McCarty DR, Severin AJ, Becraft PW. The thick aleurone1 Gene Encodes a NOT1 Subunit of the CCR4-NOT Complex and Regulates Cell Patterning in Endosperm. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 184:960-972. [PMID: 32737073 PMCID: PMC7536710 DOI: 10.1104/pp.20.00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Maize (Zea mays) thick aleurone1 (thk1-R) mutants form multiple aleurone layers in the endosperm and have arrested embryogenesis. Prior studies suggest that thk1 functions downstream of defective kernel1 (dek1) in a regulatory pathway that controls aleurone cell fate and other endosperm traits. The original thk1-R mutant contained an ∼2-Mb multigene deletion, which precluded identification of the causal gene. Here, ethyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis produced additional alleles, and RNA sequencing from developing endosperm was used to identify a candidate gene based on differential expression compared with the wild-type progenitor. Gene editing confirmed the gene identity by producing mutant alleles that failed to complement existing thk1 mutants and that produced multiple-aleurone homozygous phenotypes. Thk1 encodes a homolog of NEGATIVE ON TATA-LESS1, a protein that acts as a scaffold for the CARBON CATABOLITE REPRESSION4-NEGATIVE ON TATA-LESS complex. This complex is highly conserved and essential in all eukaryotes for regulating a wide array of gene expression and cellular activities. Maize also harbors a duplicate locus, thick aleurone-like1, which likely accounts for the ability of thk1 mutants to form viable cells. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that THK1 regulates activities involving cell division, signaling, differentiation, and metabolism. Identification of thk1 provides an important new component of the DEK1 regulatory system that patterns cell fate in endosperm.
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- Hao Wu
- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Agronomy Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Crop Genomics and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0690
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- Genome Informatics Facility, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
- Agronomy Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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Takahashi A, Suzuki T, Soeda S, Takaoka S, Kobori S, Yamaguchi T, Mohamed HMA, Yanagiya A, Abe T, Shigeta M, Furuta Y, Kuba K, Yamamoto T. The CCR4-NOT complex maintains liver homeostasis through mRNA deadenylation. Life Sci Alliance 2020; 3:3/5/e201900494. [PMID: 32238456 PMCID: PMC7119370 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201900494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The biological significance of deadenylation in global gene expression is not fully understood. Here, we show that the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex maintains expression of mRNAs, such as those encoding transcription factors, cell cycle regulators, DNA damage response-related proteins, and metabolic enzymes, at appropriate levels in the liver. Liver-specific disruption of Cnot1, encoding a scaffold subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex, leads to increased levels of mRNAs for transcription factors, cell cycle regulators, and DNA damage response-related proteins because of reduced deadenylation and stabilization of these mRNAs. CNOT1 suppression also results in an increase of immature, unspliced mRNAs (pre-mRNAs) for apoptosis-related and inflammation-related genes and promotes RNA polymerase II loading on their promoter regions. In contrast, mRNAs encoding metabolic enzymes become less abundant, concomitant with decreased levels of these pre-mRNAs. Lethal hepatitis develops concomitantly with abnormal mRNA expression. Mechanistically, the CCR4-NOT complex targets and destabilizes mRNAs mainly through its association with Argonaute 2 (AGO2) and butyrate response factor 1 (BRF1) in the liver. Therefore, the CCR4-NOT complex contributes to liver homeostasis by modulating the liver transcriptome through mRNA deadenylation.
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- Akinori Takahashi
- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan .,Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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Swickley G, Bloch Y, Malka L, Meiri A, Noy-Lotan S, Yanai A, Tamary H, Motro B. Characterization of the interactions between Codanin-1 and C15Orf41, two proteins implicated in congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I disease. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2020; 21:18. [PMID: 32293259 PMCID: PMC7092493 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-020-00258-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I (CDA I), is an autosomal recessive disease with macrocytic anemia in which erythroid precursors in the bone marrow exhibit pathognomonic abnormalities including spongy heterochromatin and chromatin bridges. We have shown previously that the gene mutated in CDA I encodes Codanin-1, a ubiquitously expressed and evolutionarily conserved large protein. Recently, an additional etiologic factor for CDA I was reported, C15Orf41, a predicted nuclease. Mutations in both CDAN1 and C15Orf41 genes results in very similar erythroid phenotype. However, the possible relationships between these two etiologic factors is not clear. Results We demonstrate here that Codanin-1 and C15Orf41 bind to each other, and that Codanin-1 stabilizes C15Orf41. C15Orf41 protein is mainly nuclear and Codanin-1 overexpression shifts it to the cytoplasm. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that even though Codanin-1 is an essential protein in mammals, it was lost from several diverse and unrelated animal taxa. Interestingly, C15Orf41 was eliminated in the exact same animal taxa. This is an extreme case of the Phylogenetic Profiling phenomenon, which strongly suggests common pathways for these two proteins. Lastly, as the 3D structure is more conserved through evolution than the protein sequence, we have used the Phyre2 alignment program to find structurally homologous proteins. We found that Codanin-1 is highly similar to CNOT1, a conserved protein which serves as a scaffold for proteins involved in mRNA stability and transcriptional control. Conclusions The physical interaction and the stabilization of C15Orf41 by Codanin-1, combined with the phylogenetic co-existence and co-loss of these two proteins during evolution, suggest that the major function of the presumptive scaffold protein, Codanin-1, is to regulate C15Orf41 activities. The similarity between Codanin-1 and CNOT1 suggest that Codanin-1 is involved in RNA metabolism and activity, and opens up a new avenue for the study of the molecular pathways affected in CDAI.
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- Grace Swickley
- The Mina and Everard Goodman faculty of life sciences Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman faculty of life sciences Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman faculty of life sciences Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman faculty of life sciences Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Hematology/Oncology Department, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman faculty of life sciences Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Hematology/Oncology Department, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Felsenstain Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman faculty of life sciences Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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Fang JC, Liu HY, Tsai YC, Chou WL, Chang CC, Lu CA. A CCR4 Association Factor 1, OsCAF1B, Participates in the αAmy3 mRNA Poly(A) Tail Shortening and Plays a Role in Germination and Seedling Growth. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 61:554-564. [PMID: 31782784 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Poly(A) tail (PAT) shortening, also termed deadenylation, is the rate-limiting step of mRNA degradation in eukaryotic cells. The carbon catabolite repressor 4-associated factor 1s (CAF1s) were shown to be one of the major enzymes for catalyzing mRNA deadenylation in yeast and mammalian cells. However, the functions of CAF1 proteins in plants are poorly understood. Herein, a sugar-upregulated CAF1 gene, OsCAF1B, is investigated in rice. Using gain-of-function and dominant-negative mutation analysis, we show that overexpression of OsCAF1B resulted in an accelerated α-amylase gene (αAmy3) mRNA degradation phenomenon, while ectopic expression of a form of OsCAF1B that had lost its deadenylase activity resulted in a delayed αAmy3 mRNA degradation phenomenon in transgenic rice cells. The change in αAmy3 mRNA degradation in transgenic rice is associated with the altered lengths of the αAmy3 mRNA PAT, indicating that OsCAF1B acts as a negative regulator of αAmy3 mRNA stability in rice. Additionally, we found that overexpression of OsCAF1B retards seed germination and seedling growth. These findings indicate that OsCAF1B participates in sugar-induced αAmy3 mRNA degradation and deadenylation and acts a negative factor for germination and seedling development.
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- Jhen-Cheng Fang
- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan, ROC
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Mostafa D, Takahashi A, Yanagiya A, Yamaguchi T, Abe T, Kureha T, Kuba K, Kanegae Y, Furuta Y, Yamamoto T, Suzuki T. Essential functions of the CNOT7/8 catalytic subunits of the CCR4-NOT complex in mRNA regulation and cell viability. RNA Biol 2020; 17:403-416. [PMID: 31924127 PMCID: PMC6999631 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1709747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Shortening of mRNA poly(A) tails (deadenylation) to trigger their decay is mediated mainly by the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex. While four catalytic subunits (CNOT6, 6L 7, and 8) have been identified in the mammalian CCR4-NOT complex, their individual biological roles are not fully understood. In this study, we addressed the contribution of CNOT7/8 to viability of primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). We found that MEFs lacking CNOT7/8 expression [Cnot7/8-double knockout (dKO) MEFs] undergo cell death, whereas MEFs lacking CNOT6/6L expression (Cnot6/6l-dKO MEFs) remain viable. Co-immunoprecipitation analyses showed that CNOT6/6L are also absent from the CCR4-NOT complex in Cnot7/8-dKO MEFs. In contrast, either CNOT7 or CNOT8 still interacts with other subunits in the CCR4-NOT complex in Cnot6/6l-dKO MEFs. Exogenous expression of a CNOT7 mutant lacking catalytic activity in Cnot7/8-dKO MEFs cannot recover cell viability, even though CNOT6/6L exists to some extent in the CCR4-NOT complex, confirming that CNOT7/8 is essential for viability. Bulk poly(A) tail analysis revealed that mRNAs with longer poly(A) tails are more numerous in Cnot7/8-dKO MEFs than in Cnot6/6l-dKO MEFs. Consistent with elongated poly(A) tails, more mRNAs are upregulated and stabilized in Cnot7/8-dKO MEFs than in Cnot6/6l-dKO MEFs. Importantly, Cnot6/6l-dKO mice are viable and grow normally to adulthood. Taken together, the CNOT7/8 catalytic subunits are essential for deadenylation, which is necessary to maintain cell viability, whereas CNOT6/6L are not.
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- Dina Mostafa
- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita, Japan
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- Research Center for Medical Science, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan.,Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Riken Center of Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Riken Center of Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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Camillo dos Santos LP, de Matos BM, de Maman Ribeiro BC, Zanchin NIT, Guimarães BG. Crystal structure of the MIF4G domain of the Trypanosoma cruzi translation initiation factor EIF4G5. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2019; 75:738-743. [PMID: 31797815 PMCID: PMC6891579 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x19015061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kinetoplastida, a class of early-diverging eukaryotes that includes pathogenic Trypanosoma and Leishmania species, display key differences in their translation machinery compared with multicellular eukaryotes. One of these differences involves a larger number of genes encoding eIF4E and eIF4G homologs and the interaction pattern between the translation initiation factors. eIF4G is a scaffold protein which interacts with the mRNA cap-binding factor eIF4E, the poly(A)-binding protein, the RNA helicase eIF4A and the eIF3 complex. It contains the so-called middle domain of eIF4G (MIF4G), a multipurpose adaptor involved in different protein-protein and protein-RNA complexes. Here, the crystal structure of the MIF4G domain of T. cruzi EIF4G5 is described at 2.4 Å resolution, which is the first three-dimensional structure of a trypanosomatid MIF4G domain to be reported. Structural comparison with IF4G homologs from other eukaryotes and other MIF4G-containing proteins reveals differences that may account for the specific interaction mechanisms of MIF4G despite its highly conserved overall fold.
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- Lucca Pietro Camillo dos Santos
- Carlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Postgraduate Program, Carlos Chagas Institute, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Biochemistry Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Postgraduate Program, Carlos Chagas Institute, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Biochemistry Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Takahashi A, Takaoka S, Kobori S, Yamaguchi T, Ferwati S, Kuba K, Yamamoto T, Suzuki T. The CCR4-NOT Deadenylase Complex Maintains Adipocyte Identity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20215274. [PMID: 31652943 PMCID: PMC6862216 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Shortening of poly(A) tails triggers mRNA degradation; hence, mRNA deadenylation regulates many biological events. In the present study, we generated mice lacking the Cnot1 gene, which encodes an essential scaffold subunit of the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex in adipose tissues (Cnot1-AKO mice) and we examined the role of CCR4-NOT in adipocyte function. Cnot1-AKO mice showed reduced masses of white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT), indicating abnormal organization and function of those tissues. Indeed, Cnot1-AKO mice showed hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance and they could not maintain a normal body temperature during cold exposure. Muscle-like fibrous material appeared in both WAT and BAT of Cnot1-AKO mice, suggesting the acquisition of non-adipose tissue characteristics. Gene expression analysis using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) showed that the levels of adipose tissue-related mRNAs, including those of metabolic genes, decreased, whereas the levels of inflammatory response-related mRNAs increased. These data suggest that the CCR4-NOT complex ensures proper adipose tissue function by maintaining adipocyte-specific mRNAs at appropriate levels and by simultaneously suppressing mRNAs that would impair adipocyte function if overexpressed.
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- Akinori Takahashi
- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.
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- Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.
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- Depatment of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.
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- Depatment of Biochemistry and Metabolic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
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- Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.
- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
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- Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
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Hanet A, Räsch F, Weber R, Ruscica V, Fauser M, Raisch T, Kuzuoğlu-Öztürk D, Chang CT, Bhandari D, Igreja C, Wohlbold L. HELZ directly interacts with CCR4-NOT and causes decay of bound mRNAs. Life Sci Alliance 2019; 2:2/5/e201900405. [PMID: 31570513 PMCID: PMC6769256 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201900405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The putative UPF1-like SF1 helicase HELZ directly interacts with the CCR4–NOT deadenylase complex to induce translational repression and 5′-to-3′ decay of bound mRNAs. Eukaryotic superfamily (SF) 1 helicases have been implicated in various aspects of RNA metabolism, including transcription, processing, translation, and degradation. Nevertheless, until now, most human SF1 helicases remain poorly understood. Here, we have functionally and biochemically characterized the role of a putative SF1 helicase termed “helicase with zinc-finger,” or HELZ. We discovered that HELZ associates with various mRNA decay factors, including components of the carbon catabolite repressor 4-negative on TATA box (CCR4–NOT) deadenylase complex in human and Drosophila melanogaster cells. The interaction between HELZ and the CCR4–NOT complex is direct and mediated by extended low-complexity regions in the C-terminal part of the protein. We further reveal that HELZ requires the deadenylase complex to mediate translational repression and decapping-dependent mRNA decay. Finally, transcriptome-wide analysis of Helz-null cells suggests that HELZ has a role in the regulation of the expression of genes associated with the development of the nervous system.
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- Aoife Hanet
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany.,Helen Diller Family Cancer Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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Chang CT, Muthukumar S, Weber R, Levdansky Y, Chen Y, Bhandari D, Igreja C, Wohlbold L, Valkov E, Izaurralde E. A low-complexity region in human XRN1 directly recruits deadenylation and decapping factors in 5'-3' messenger RNA decay. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:9282-9295. [PMID: 31340047 PMCID: PMC6753473 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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XRN1 is the major cytoplasmic exoribonuclease in eukaryotes, which degrades deadenylated and decapped mRNAs in the last step of the 5'-3' mRNA decay pathway. Metazoan XRN1 interacts with decapping factors coupling the final stages of decay. Here, we reveal a direct interaction between XRN1 and the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex mediated by a low-complexity region in XRN1, which we term the 'C-terminal interacting region' or CIR. The CIR represses reporter mRNA deadenylation in human cells when overexpressed and inhibits CCR4-NOT and isolated CAF1 deadenylase activity in vitro. Through complementation studies in an XRN1-null cell line, we dissect the specific contributions of XRN1 domains and regions toward decay of an mRNA reporter. We observe that XRN1 binding to the decapping activator EDC4 counteracts the dominant negative effect of CIR overexpression on decay. Another decapping activator PatL1 directly interacts with CIR and alleviates the CIR-mediated inhibition of CCR4-NOT activity in vitro. Ribosome profiling revealed that XRN1 loss impacts not only on mRNA levels but also on the translational efficiency of many cellular transcripts likely as a consequence of incomplete decay. Our findings reveal an additional layer of direct interactions in a tightly integrated network of factors mediating deadenylation, decapping and 5'-3' exonucleolytic decay.
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- Chung-Te Chang
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Meijer HA, Schmidt T, Gillen SL, Langlais C, Jukes-Jones R, de Moor CH, Cain K, Wilczynska A, Bushell M. DEAD-box helicase eIF4A2 inhibits CNOT7 deadenylation activity. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:8224-8238. [PMID: 31180491 PMCID: PMC6736043 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The CCR4-NOT complex plays an important role in the translational repression and deadenylation of mRNAs. However, little is known about the specific roles of interacting factors. We demonstrate that the DEAD-box helicases eIF4A2 and DDX6 interact directly with the MA3 and MIF domains of CNOT1 and compete for binding. Furthermore, we now show that incorporation of eIF4A2 into the CCR4-NOT complex inhibits CNOT7 deadenylation activity in contrast to DDX6 which enhances CNOT7 activity. Polyadenylation tests (PAT) on endogenous mRNAs determined that eIF4A2 bound mRNAs have longer poly(A) tails than DDX6 bound mRNAs. Immunoprecipitation experiments show that eIF4A2 does not inhibit CNOT7 association with the CCR4-NOT complex but instead inhibits CNOT7 activity. We identified a CCR4-NOT interacting factor, TAB182, that modulates helicase recruitment into the CCR4-NOT complex, potentially affecting the outcome for the targeted mRNA. Together, these data show that the fate of an mRNA is dependent on the specific recruitment of either eIF4A2 or DDX6 to the CCR4-NOT complex which results in different pathways for translational repression and mRNA deadenylation.
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- Hedda A Meijer
- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC), Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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Arae T, Morita K, Imahori R, Suzuki Y, Yasuda S, Sato T, Yamaguchi J, Chiba Y. Identification of Arabidopsis CCR4-NOT Complexes with Pumilio RNA-Binding Proteins, APUM5 and APUM2. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:2015-2025. [PMID: 31093672 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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CCR4/CAF1 are widely conserved deadenylases in eukaryotes. They form a large complex that includes NOT1 as a scaffold protein and various NOT proteins that are core components of multiple levels of gene expression control. The CCR4-NOT complex also contains several RNA-binding proteins as accessory proteins, which are required for target recognition by CCR4/CAF1 deadenylases. AtCCR4a/b, orthologs of human CCR4 in Arabidopsis, have various physiological effects. AtCCR4 isoforms are likely to have specific target mRNAs related to each physiological effect; however, AtCCR4 does not have RNA-binding capability. Therefore, identifying factors that interact with AtCCR4a/b is indispensable to understand its function as a regulator of gene expression, as well as the target mRNA recognition mechanism. Here, we identified putative components of the AtCCR4-NOT complex using co-immunoprecipitation in combination with mass spectrometry using FLAG-tagged AtCCR4b and subsequent verification with a yeast two-hybrid assay. Interestingly, four of 11 AtCAF1 isoforms interacted with both AtCCR4b and AtNOT1, whereas two isoforms interacted only with AtNOT1 in yeast two-hybrid assays. These results imply that Arabidopsis has multiple CCR4-NOT complexes with various combinations of deadenylases. We also revealed that the RNA-binding protein Arabidopsis Pumilio 5 and 2 interacted with AtCCR4a/b in the cytoplasm with a few foci.
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- Toshihiro Arae
- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- School of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
- JST PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Japan
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Shimo HM, Terassi C, Lima Silva CC, Zanella JDL, Mercaldi GF, Rocco SA, Benedetti CE. Role of the Citrus sinensis RNA deadenylase CsCAF1 in citrus canker resistance. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:1105-1118. [PMID: 31115151 PMCID: PMC6640180 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Poly(A) tail shortening is a critical step in messenger RNA (mRNA) decay and control of gene expression. The carbon catabolite repressor 4 (CCR4)-associated factor 1 (CAF1) component of the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex plays an essential role in mRNA deadenylation in most eukaryotes. However, while CAF1 has been extensively investigated in yeast and animals, its role in plants remains largely unknown. Here, we show that the Citrus sinensis CAF1 (CsCAF1) is a magnesium-dependent deadenylase implicated in resistance against the citrus canker bacteria Xanthomonas citri. CsCAF1 interacted with proteins of the CCR4-NOT complex, including CsVIP2, a NOT2 homologue, translin-associated factor X (CsTRAX) and the poly(A)-binding proteins CsPABPN and CsPABPC. CsCAF1 also interacted with PthA4, the main X. citri effector required for citrus canker elicitation. We also present evidence suggesting that PthA4 inhibits CsCAF1 deadenylase activity in vitro and stabilizes the mRNA encoded by the citrus canker susceptibility gene CsLOB1, which is transcriptionally activated by PthA4 during canker formation. Moreover, we show that an inhibitor of CsCAF1 deadenylase activity significantly enhanced canker development, despite causing a reduction in PthA4-dependent CsLOB1 transcription. These results thus link CsCAF1 with canker development and PthA4-dependent transcription in citrus plants.
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- Hugo Massayoshi Shimo
- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)CEP 13083‐100CampinasSPBrazil
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Reconstitution of recombinant human CCR4-NOT reveals molecular insights into regulated deadenylation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3173. [PMID: 31320642 PMCID: PMC6639331 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11094-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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CCR4-NOT is a conserved multiprotein complex which regulates eukaryotic gene expression principally via shortening of poly(A) tails of messenger RNA or deadenylation. Here, we reconstitute a complete, recombinant human CCR4-NOT complex. Our reconstitution strategy permits strict compositional control to test mechanistic hypotheses with purified component variants. CCR4-NOT is more active and selective for poly(A) than the isolated exonucleases, CCR4a and CAF1, which have distinct deadenylation profiles in vitro. The exonucleases require at least two out of three conserved non-enzymatic modules (CAF40, NOT10:NOT11 or NOT) for full activity in CCR4-NOT. CAF40 and the NOT10:NOT11 module both bind RNA directly and stimulate deadenylation in a partially redundant manner. Linear motifs from different RNA-binding factors that recruit CCR4-NOT to specific mRNAs via protein-protein interactions with CAF40 can inhibit bulk deadenylation. We reveal an additional layer of regulatory complexity to the human deadenylation machinery, which may prime it either for general or target-specific degradation. The CCR4-NOT complex shortens poly(A) tails of messenger RNAs. By biochemical reconstitution of the entire human CCR4-NOT complex, the authors show the stimulatory roles of non-enzymatic subunits and the importance of the interaction between CAF40 and RNA binding proteins in targeted deadenylation.
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The Ccr4-Not complex is an essential multi-subunit protein complex that plays a fundamental role in eukaryotic mRNA metabolism and has a multitude of different roles that impact eukaryotic gene expression . It has a conserved core of three Not proteins, the Ccr4 protein, and two Ccr4 associated factors, Caf1 and Caf40. A fourth Not protein, Not4, is conserved, but is only a stable subunit of the complex in yeast. Certain subunits have been duplicated during evolution, with functional divergence, such as Not3 in yeast, and Ccr4 or Caf1 in human. However the complex includes only one homolog for each protein. In addition, species-specific subunits are part of the complex, such as Caf130 in yeast or Not10 and Not11 in human. Two conserved catalytic functions are associated with the complex, deadenylation and ubiquitination . The complex adopts an L-shaped structure, in which different modules are bound to a large Not1 scaffold protein. In this chapter we will summarize our current knowledge of the architecture of the complex and of the structure of its constituents.
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- Martine A Collart
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, Geneva, Switzerland
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Airhihen B, Pavanello L, Jadhav GP, Fischer PM, Winkler GS. 1-Hydroxy-xanthine derivatives inhibit the human Caf1 nuclease and Caf1-containing nuclease complexes via Mg 2+-dependent binding. FEBS Open Bio 2019; 9:717-727. [PMID: 30984545 PMCID: PMC6443996 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In eukaryotic cells, cytoplasmic mRNA is characterised by a 3′ poly(A) tail. The shortening and removal of poly(A) tails (deadenylation) by the Ccr4‐Not nuclease complex leads to reduced translational efficiency and RNA degradation. Using recombinant human Caf1 (CNOT7) enzyme as a screening tool, we recently described the discovery and synthesis of a series of substituted 1‐hydroxy‐3,7‐dihydro‐1H‐purine‐2,6‐diones (1‐hydroxy‐xanthines) as inhibitors of the Caf1 catalytic subunit of the Ccr4‐Not complex. Here, we used a chemiluminescence‐based AMP detection assay to show that active 1‐hydroxy‐xanthines inhibit both isolated Caf1 enzyme and human Caf1‐containing complexes that also contain the second nuclease subunit Ccr4 (CNOT6L) to a similar extent, indicating that the active site of the Caf1 nuclease subunit does not undergo substantial conformational change when bound to other Ccr4‐Not subunits. Using differential scanning fluorimetry, we also show that binding of active 1‐hydroxy‐xanthines requires the presence of Mg2+ ions, which are present in the active site of Caf1.
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- Blessing Airhihen
- School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham UK.,Present address: Department of Pharmacology School of Pharmacy Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island Nigeria
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- School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham UK.,Present address: Domainex Ltd Chesterford Research Park Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex UK
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- School of Pharmacy Centre for Biomolecular Sciences University of Nottingham UK.,Present address: School of Medicine Department of Clinical & Translational Sciences Creighton University Omaha NE USA
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- School of Pharmacy Centre for Biomolecular Sciences University of Nottingham UK
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Keskeny C, Raisch T, Sgromo A, Igreja C, Bhandari D, Weichenrieder O, Izaurralde E. A conserved CAF40-binding motif in metazoan NOT4 mediates association with the CCR4-NOT complex. Genes Dev 2019; 33:236-252. [PMID: 30692204 PMCID: PMC6362812 DOI: 10.1101/gad.320952.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The multisubunit CCR4-NOT mRNA deadenylase complex plays important roles in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. The NOT4 E3 ubiquitin ligase is a stable component of the CCR4-NOT complex in yeast but does not copurify with the human or Drosophila melanogaster complex. Here we show that the C-terminal regions of human and D. melanogaster NOT4 contain a conserved sequence motif that directly binds the CAF40 subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex (CAF40-binding motif [CBM]). In addition, nonconserved sequences flanking the CBM also contact other subunits of the complex. Crystal structures of the CBM-CAF40 complex reveal a mutually exclusive binding surface for NOT4 and Roquin or Bag of marbles mRNA regulatory proteins. Furthermore, CAF40 depletion or structure-guided mutagenesis to disrupt the NOT4-CAF40 interaction impairs the ability of NOT4 to elicit decay of tethered reporter mRNAs in cells. Together with additional sequence analyses, our results reveal the molecular basis for the association of metazoan NOT4 with the CCR4-NOT complex and show that it deviates substantially from yeast. They mark the NOT4 ubiquitin ligase as an ancient but nonconstitutive cofactor of the CCR4-NOT deadenylase with potential recruitment and/or effector functions.
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- Csilla Keskeny
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Hart KJ, Oberstaller J, Walker MP, Minns AM, Kennedy MF, Padykula I, Adams JH, Lindner SE. Plasmodium male gametocyte development and transmission are critically regulated by the two putative deadenylases of the CAF1/CCR4/NOT complex. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007164. [PMID: 30703164 PMCID: PMC6355032 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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With relatively few known specific transcription factors to control the abundance of specific mRNAs, Plasmodium parasites may rely more on the regulation of transcript stability and turnover to provide sufficient gene regulation. Plasmodium transmission stages impose translational repression on specific transcripts in part to accomplish this. However, few proteins are known to participate in this process, and those that are characterized primarily affect female gametocytes. We have identified and characterized Plasmodium yoelii (Py) CCR4-1, a putative deadenylase, which plays a role in the development and activation of male gametocytes, regulates the abundance of specific mRNAs in gametocytes, and ultimately increases the efficiency of host-to-vector transmission. We find that when pyccr4-1 is deleted or its protein made catalytically inactive, there is a loss in the initial coordination of male gametocyte maturation and a reduction of parasite infectivity of the mosquito. Expression of only the N-terminal CAF1 domain of the essential CAF1 deadenylase leads to a similar phenotype. Comparative RNA-seq revealed that PyCCR4-1 affects transcripts important for transmission-related functions that are associated with male or female gametocytes, some of which directly associate with the immunoprecipitated complex. Finally, circular RT-PCR of one of the bound, dysregulated transcripts showed that deletion of the pyccr4-1 gene does not result in gross changes to its UTR or poly(A) tail length. We conclude that the two putative deadenylases of the CAF1/CCR4/NOT complex play critical and intertwined roles in gametocyte maturation and transmission.
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- Kevin J. Hart
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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The central region of CNOT1 and CNOT9 stimulates deadenylation by the Ccr4-Not nuclease module. Biochem J 2018; 475:3437-3450. [PMID: 30309886 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Regulated degradation of cytoplasmic mRNA is important for the accurate execution of gene expression programmes in eukaryotic cells. A key step in this process is the shortening and removal of the mRNA poly(A) tail, which can be achieved by the recruitment of the multi-subunit Ccr4-Not nuclease complex via sequence-specific RNA-binding proteins or the microRNA machinery. The Ccr4-Not complex contains several modules that are attached to its large subunit CNOT1. Modules include the nuclease module, which associates with the MIF4G domain of CNOT1 and contains the catalytic subunits Caf1 and Ccr4, as well as the module containing the non-catalytic CNOT9 subunit, which binds to the DUF3819 domain of CNOT1. To understand the contributions of the individual modules to the activity of the complex, we have started to reconstitute sub-complexes of the human Ccr4-Not complex containing one or several functional modules. Here, we report the reconstitution of a pentameric complex including a BTG2-Caf1-Ccr4 nuclease module, CNOT9 and the central region of CNOT1 encompassing the MIF4G and DUF3819 domains. By comparing the biochemical activities of the pentameric complex and the nuclease module, we conclude that the CNOT1-CNOT9 components stimulate deadenylation by the nuclease module. In addition, we show that a pentameric complex containing the melanoma-associated CNOT9 P131L variant is able to support deadenylation similar to a complex containing the wild-type CNOT9 protein.
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Raisch T, Sandmeir F, Weichenrieder O, Valkov E, Izaurralde E. Structural and biochemical analysis of a NOT1 MIF4G-like domain of the CCR4-NOT complex. J Struct Biol 2018; 204:388-395. [PMID: 30367941 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The CCR4-NOT complex plays a central role in the regulation of gene expression and degradation of messenger RNAs. The multisubunit complex assembles on the NOT1 protein, which acts as a 'scaffold' and is highly conserved in eukaryotes. NOT1 consists of a series of helical domains that serve as docking sites for other CCR4-NOT subunits. We describe a crystal structure of a connector domain of NOT1 from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum (Ct). Comparative structural analysis indicates that this domain adopts a MIF4G-like fold and we have termed it the MIF4G-C domain. Solution scattering studies indicate that the human MIF4G-C domain likely adopts a very similar fold to the Ct MIF4G-C. MIF4G domains have been described to mediate interactions with DEAD-box helicases such as DDX6. However, comparison of the interfaces of the MIF4G-C with the MIF4G domain of NOT1 that interacts with DDX6 reveals key structural differences that explain why the MIF4G-C does not bind DDX6. We further show that the human MIF4G-C does not interact stably with other subunits of the CCR4-NOT complex. The structural conservation of the MIF4G-C domain suggests that it may have an important but presently undefined role in the CCR4-NOT complex.
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- Tobias Raisch
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max-Planck-Ring 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Vicente C, Stirparo R, Demeyer S, de Bock CE, Gielen O, Atkins M, Yan J, Halder G, Hassan BA, Cools J. The CCR4-NOT complex is a tumor suppressor in Drosophila melanogaster eye cancer models. J Hematol Oncol 2018; 11:108. [PMID: 30144809 PMCID: PMC6109294 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-018-0650-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The CNOT3 protein is a subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex, which is involved in mRNA degradation. We recently identified CNOT3 loss-of-function mutations in patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). METHODS Here, we use different Drosophila melanogaster eye cancer models to study the potential tumor suppressor function of Not3, the CNOT3 orthologue, and other members of the CCR4-NOT complex. RESULTS Our data show that knockdown of Not3, the structural components Not1/Not2, and the deadenylases twin/Pop2 all result in increased tumor formation. In addition, overexpression of Not3 could reduce tumor formation. Not3 downregulation has a mild but broad effect on gene expression and leads to increased levels of genes involved in DNA replication and ribosome biogenesis. CycB upregulation also contributes to the Not3 tumor phenotype. Similar findings were obtained in human T-ALL cell lines, pointing out the conserved function of Not3. CONCLUSIONS Together, our data establish a critical role for Not3 and the entire CCR4-NOT complex as tumor suppressor.
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- Carmen Vicente
- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium. .,Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. .,Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada, Av. de Pío XII, 55, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière (ICM) - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, UPMC, Sorbonne Universités, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium. .,Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, box 912, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Shi JX, Li JS, Hu R, Zhao XC, Liang CC, Li XM, Wang H, Shi Y, Su X. CNOT1 is involved in TTP‑mediated ICAM‑1 and IL‑8 mRNA decay. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:2321-2327. [PMID: 29956766 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Subunit 1 is the scaffold protein of the carbon catabolite repressor protein 4 (CCR4)‑negative on TATA (NOT) complex (CNOT1). In our previous study, it was reported that tristetraprolin (TTP) could recruit subunit 7 of the CCR4‑NOT complex (CNOT7) to induce the degradation of intercellular adhesion molecule‑1 (ICAM‑1) and interleukin‑8 (IL‑8) mRNA in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs). It was additionally demonstrated that TTP, CNOT7 and CNOT1 formed a complex in HPMECs. However, whether CNOT1 is involved in TTP‑mediated ICAM‑1 and IL‑8 mRNA decay remains unclear. The present study demonstrated that CNOT1 knockdown improved ICAM‑1 and IL‑8 mRNA stabilization and protein expression levels. The immunofluorescence results demonstrated that CNOT1, CNOT7 and TTP are co‑localized in the cytoplasm. CNOT1 silencing abolished CNOT7 and TTP coimmunoprecipitation. However, CNOT7 silencing did not influence CNOT1 and TTP coimmunoprecipitation, and TTP silencing additionally did not influence CNOT1 and CNOT7 coimmunoprecipitation. These results together with the authors' previous study, have identified that CNOT1 provides a platform for the recruitment of TTP and CNOT7, and is involved in TTP‑mediated ICAM‑1 and IL‑8 mRNA decay.
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- Jia-Xin Shi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222002, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222002, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222002, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222002, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222002, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, P.R. China
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De Keuckelaere E, Hulpiau P, Saeys Y, Berx G, van Roy F. Nanos genes and their role in development and beyond. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:1929-1946. [PMID: 29397397 PMCID: PMC11105394 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-018-2766-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The hallmark of Nanos proteins is their typical (CCHC)2 zinc finger motif (zf-nanos). Animals have one to four nanos genes. For example, the fruit fly and demosponge have only one nanos gene, zebrafish and humans have three, and Fugu rubripes has four. Nanos genes are mainly known for their evolutionarily preserved role in germ cell survival and pluripotency. Nanos proteins have been reported to bind the C-terminal RNA-binding domain of Pumilio to form a post-transcriptional repressor complex. Several observations point to a link between the miRNA-mediated repression complex and the Nanos/Pumilio complex. Repression of the E2F3 oncogene product is, indeed, mediated by cooperation between the Nanos/Pumilio complex and miRNAs. Another important interaction partner of Nanos is the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex. Besides the tissue-specific contribution of Nanos proteins to normal development, their ectopic expression has been observed in several cancer cell lines and various human cancers. An inverse correlation between the expression levels of human Nanos1 and Nanos3 and E-cadherin was observed in several cancer cell lines. Loss of E-cadherin, an important cell-cell adhesion protein, contributes to tumor invasion and metastasis. Overexpression of Nanos3 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung cancer cell lines partly by repressing E-cadherin. Other than some most interesting data from Nanos knockout mice, little is known about mammalian Nanos proteins, and further research is needed. In this review, we summarize the main roles of Nanos proteins and discuss the emerging concept of Nanos proteins as oncofetal antigens.
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- Evi De Keuckelaere
- VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Molecular Cell Biology Unit, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Molecular and Cellular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Molecular Cell Biology Unit, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S9, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.
- Molecular Cell Biology Unit, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.
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Degradation of a Novel DNA Damage Response Protein, Tankyrase 1 Binding Protein 1, following Adenovirus Infection. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.02034-17. [PMID: 29593045 PMCID: PMC5974482 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02034-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Infection by most DNA viruses activates a cellular DNA damage response (DDR), which may be to the detriment or advantage of the virus. In the case of adenoviruses, they neutralize antiviral effects of DDR activation by targeting a number of proteins for rapid proteasome-mediated degradation. We have now identified a novel DDR protein, tankyrase 1 binding protein 1 (TNKS1BP1) (also known as Tab182), which is degraded during infection by adenovirus serotype 5 and adenovirus serotype 12. In both cases, degradation requires the action of the early region 1B55K (E1B55K) and early region 4 open reading frame 6 (E4orf6) viral proteins and is mediated through the proteasome by the action of cullin-based cellular E3 ligases. The degradation of Tab182 appears to be serotype specific, as the protein remains relatively stable following infection with adenovirus serotypes 4, 7, 9, and 11. We have gone on to confirm that Tab182 is an integral component of the CNOT complex, which has transcriptional regulatory, deadenylation, and E3 ligase activities. The levels of at least 2 other members of the complex (CNOT3 and CNOT7) are also reduced during adenovirus infection, whereas the levels of CNOT4 and CNOT1 remain stable. The depletion of Tab182 with small interfering RNA (siRNA) enhances the expression of early region 1A proteins (E1As) to a limited extent during adenovirus infection, but the depletion of CNOT1 is particularly advantageous to the virus and results in a marked increase in the expression of adenovirus early proteins. In addition, the depletion of Tab182 and CNOT1 results in a limited increase in the viral DNA level during infection. We conclude that the cellular CNOT complex is a previously unidentified major target for adenoviruses during infection. IMPORTANCE Adenoviruses target a number of cellular proteins involved in the DNA damage response for rapid degradation. We have now shown that Tab182, which we have confirmed to be an integral component of the mammalian CNOT complex, is degraded following infection by adenovirus serotypes 5 and 12. This requires the viral E1B55K and E4orf6 proteins and is mediated by cullin-based E3 ligases and the proteasome. In addition to Tab182, the levels of other CNOT proteins are also reduced during adenovirus infection. Thus, CNOT3 and CNOT7, for example, are degraded, whereas CNOT4 and CNOT1 are not. The siRNA-mediated depletion of components of the complex enhances the expression of adenovirus early proteins and increases the concentration of viral DNA produced during infection. This study highlights a novel protein complex, CNOT, which is targeted for adenovirus-mediated protein degradation. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the CNOT complex has been identified as an adenoviral target.
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Sheu-Gruttadauria J, MacRae IJ. Phase Transitions in the Assembly and Function of Human miRISC. Cell 2018; 173:946-957.e16. [PMID: 29576456 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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miRISC is a multi-protein assembly that uses microRNAs (miRNAs) to identify mRNAs targeted for repression. Dozens of miRISC-associated proteins have been identified, and interactions between many factors have been examined in detail. However, the physical nature of the complex remains unknown. Here, we show that two core protein components of human miRISC, Argonaute2 (Ago2) and TNRC6B, condense into phase-separated droplets in vitro and in live cells. Phase separation is promoted by multivalent interactions between the glycine/tryptophan (GW)-rich domain of TNRC6B and three evenly spaced tryptophan-binding pockets in the Ago2 PIWI domain. miRISC droplets formed in vitro recruit deadenylation factors and sequester target RNAs from the bulk solution. The condensation of miRISC is accompanied by accelerated deadenylation of target RNAs bound to Ago2. The combined results may explain how miRISC silences mRNAs of varying size and structure and provide experimental evidence that protein-mediated phase separation can facilitate an RNA processing reaction.
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- Jessica Sheu-Gruttadauria
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Sgromo A, Raisch T, Backhaus C, Keskeny C, Alva V, Weichenrieder O, Izaurralde E. Drosophila Bag-of-marbles directly interacts with the CAF40 subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex to elicit repression of mRNA targets. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 24:381-395. [PMID: 29255063 PMCID: PMC5824357 DOI: 10.1261/rna.064584.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Drosophila melanogaster Bag-of-marbles (Bam) promotes germline stem cell (GSC) differentiation by repressing the expression of mRNAs encoding stem cell maintenance factors. Bam interacts with Benign gonial cell neoplasm (Bgcn) and the CCR4 deadenylase, a catalytic subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex. Bam has been proposed to bind CCR4 and displace it from the CCR4-NOT complex. Here, we investigated the interaction of Bam with the CCR4-NOT complex by using purified recombinant proteins. Unexpectedly, we found that Bam does not interact with CCR4 directly but instead binds to the CAF40 subunit of the complex in a manner mediated by a conserved N-terminal CAF40-binding motif (CBM). The crystal structure of the Bam CBM bound to CAF40 reveals that the CBM peptide adopts an α-helical conformation after binding to the concave surface of the crescent-shaped CAF40 protein. We further show that Bam-mediated mRNA decay and translational repression depend entirely on Bam's interaction with CAF40. Thus, Bam regulates the expression of its mRNA targets by recruiting the CCR4-NOT complex through interaction with CAF40.
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- Annamaria Sgromo
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany
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