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HMGA1 Regulates the Expression of Replication-Dependent Histone Genes and Cell-Cycle in Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010594. [PMID: 36614035 PMCID: PMC9820469 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010594] [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: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is the primary cause of cancer mortality in women and the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype characterized by poor differentiation and high proliferative properties. High mobility group A1 (HMGA1) is an oncogenic factor involved in the onset and progression of the neoplastic transformation in BC. Here, we unraveled that the replication-dependent-histone (RD-HIST) gene expression is enriched in BC tissues and correlates with HMGA1 expression. We explored the role of HMGA1 in modulating the RD-HIST genes expression in TNBC cells and show that MDA-MB-231 cells, depleted of HMGA1, express low levels of core histones. We show that HMGA1 participates in the activation of the HIST1H4H promoter and that it interacts with the nuclear protein of the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated locus (NPAT), the coordinator of the transcription of the RD-HIST genes. Moreover, we demonstrate that HMGA1 silencing increases the percentage of cells in G0/G1 phase both in TNBC and epirubicin resistant TNBC cells. Moreover, HMGA1 silencing causes an increase in epirubicin IC50 both in parental and epirubicin resistant cells thus suggesting that targeting HMGA1 could affect the efficacy of epirubicin treatment.
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Condé L, Allatif O, Ohlmann T, de Breyne S. Translation of SARS-CoV-2 gRNA Is Extremely Efficient and Competitive despite a High Degree of Secondary Structures and the Presence of an uORF. Viruses 2022; 14:1505. [PMID: 35891485 PMCID: PMC9322171 DOI: 10.3390/v14071505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 infection generates up to nine different sub-genomic mRNAs (sgRNAs), in addition to the genomic RNA (gRNA). The 5'UTR of each viral mRNA shares the first 75 nucleotides (nt.) at their 5'end, called the leader, but differentiates by a variable sequence (0 to 190 nt. long) that follows the leader. As a result, each viral mRNA has its own specific 5'UTR in term of length, RNA structure, uORF and Kozak context; each one of these characteristics could affect mRNA expression. In this study, we have measured and compared translational efficiency of each of the ten viral transcripts. Our data show that most of them are very efficiently translated in all translational systems tested. Surprisingly, the gRNA 5'UTR, which is the longest and the most structured, was also the most efficient to initiate translation. This property is conserved in the 5'UTR of SARS-CoV-1 but not in MERS-CoV strain, mainly due to the regulation imposed by the uORF. Interestingly, the translation initiation mechanism on the SARS-CoV-2 gRNA 5'UTR requires the cap structure and the components of the eIF4F complex but showed no dependence in the presence of the poly(A) tail in vitro. Our data strongly suggest that translation initiation on SARS-CoV-2 mRNAs occurs via an unusual cap-dependent mechanism.
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- CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, (Team Ohlmann), Univ Lyon, Inserm U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France; (L.C.); (O.A.)
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- CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, (Team Ohlmann), Univ Lyon, Inserm U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France; (L.C.); (O.A.)
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Biziaev NS, Egorova TV, Alkalaeva EZ. Dynamics of Eukaryotic mRNA Structure during Translation. Mol Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893322030037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus lytic infection inhibits replication-dependent histone synthesis and requires stem loop binding protein function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2122174119. [PMID: 35344424 PMCID: PMC9169081 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122174119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Until now, it was not known if, how, or why pathogenic human viruses might modulate the de novo production of the replication-dependent (RD) histone proteins that decorate their DNA genomes within infected cells. Our finding that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) inhibits RD histone production affirms that a virus targets this fundamental cellular process. Furthermore, our revelation that HCMV induces, relocalizes, and then commandeers the stem loop–binding protein (SLBP) for a purpose other than RD histone synthesis to support productive replication illuminates the potential for other functions of this highly conserved protein. The critical nature of SLBP for HCMV infection and of RD histone synthesis for cellular DNA replication highlights this process as a target for future antiviral and chemotherapeutic interventions. Replication-dependent (RD) histones are deposited onto human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genomes at the start of infection. We examined how HCMV affects the de novo production of RD histones and found that viral infection blocked the accumulation of RD histone mRNAs that normally occurs during the S phase. Furthermore, RD histone mRNAs present in HCMV-infected cells did not undergo the unique 3′ processing required for their normal nuclear export and translation. The protein that orchestrates processing in the nucleus, stem loop–binding protein (SLBP), was found predominantly in the cytoplasm, and RD histone proteins were not de novo synthesized in HCMV-infected cells. Intriguingly, however, we found that SLBP was required for the efficient synthesis and assembly of infectious progeny virions. We conclude that HCMV infection attenuates RD histone mRNA accumulation and processing and the de novo protein synthesis of the RD histones, while utilizing SLBP for an alternative purpose to support infectious virion production.
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Park Y, Park J, Hwang HJ, Kim L, Jeong K, Song HK, Rufener SC, Mühlemann O, Kim YK. Translation mediated by the nuclear cap-binding complex is confined to the perinuclear region via a CTIF-DDX19B interaction. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:8261-8276. [PMID: 34232997 PMCID: PMC8373075 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Newly synthesized mRNA is translated during its export through the nuclear pore complex, when its 5′-cap structure is still bound by the nuclear cap-binding complex (CBC), a heterodimer of cap-binding protein (CBP) 80 and CBP20. Despite its critical role in mRNA surveillance, the mechanism by which CBC-dependent translation (CT) is regulated remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the CT initiation factor (CTIF) is tethered in a translationally incompetent manner to the perinuclear region by the DEAD-box helicase 19B (DDX19B). DDX19B hands over CTIF to CBP80, which is associated with the 5′-cap of a newly exported mRNA. The resulting CBP80–CTIF complex then initiates CT in the perinuclear region. We also show that impeding the interaction between CTIF and DDX19B leads to uncontrolled CT throughout the cytosol, consequently dysregulating nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Altogether, our data provide molecular evidence supporting the importance of tight control of local translation in the perinuclear region.
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- Yeonkyoung Park
- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.,Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.,Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.,Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.,Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.,Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Alboushi L, Hackett AP, Naeli P, Bakhti M, Jafarnejad SM. Multifaceted control of mRNA translation machinery in cancer. Cell Signal 2021; 84:110037. [PMID: 33975011 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The mRNA translation machinery is tightly regulated through several, at times overlapping, mechanisms that modulate its efficiency and accuracy. Due to their fast rate of growth and metabolism, cancer cells require an excessive amount of mRNA translation and protein synthesis. However, unfavorable conditions, such as hypoxia, amino acid starvation, and oxidative stress, which are abundant in cancer, as well as many anti-cancer treatments inhibit mRNA translation. Cancer cells adapt to the various internal and environmental stresses by employing specialised transcript-specific translation to survive and gain a proliferative advantage. We will highlight the major signaling pathways and mechanisms of translation that regulate the global or mRNA-specific translation in response to the intra- or extra-cellular signals and stresses that are key components in the process of tumourigenesis.
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- Lilas Alboushi
- Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
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Hayek H, Gross L, Janvier A, Schaeffer L, Martin F, Eriani G, Allmang C. eIF3 interacts with histone H4 messenger RNA to regulate its translation. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100578. [PMID: 33766559 PMCID: PMC8102920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, various alternative translation initiation mechanisms have been unveiled for the translation of specific mRNAs. Some do not conform to the conventional scanning-initiation model. Translation initiation of histone H4 mRNA combines both canonical (cap-dependent) and viral initiation strategies (no-scanning, internal recruitment of initiation factors). Specific H4 mRNA structures tether the translation machinery directly onto the initiation codon and allow massive production of histone H4 during the S phase of the cell cycle. The human eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF3), composed of 13 subunits (a-m), was shown to selectively recruit and control the expression of several cellular mRNAs. Whether eIF3 mediates H4 mRNA translation remains to be elucidated. Here, we report that eIF3 binds to a stem-loop structure (eIF3-BS) located in the coding region of H4 mRNA. Combining cross-linking and ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation experiments in vivo and in vitro, we also found that eIF3 binds to H1, H2A, H2B, and H3 histone mRNAs. We identified direct contacts between eIF3c, d, e, g subunits, and histone mRNAs but observed distinct interaction patterns to each histone mRNA. Our results show that eIF3 depletion in vivo reduces histone mRNA binding and modulates histone neosynthesis, suggesting that synthesis of histones is sensitive to the levels of eIF3. Thus, we provide evidence that eIF3 acts as a regulator of histone translation.
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- Hassan Hayek
- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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The stage at which ribosomes are recruited to messenger RNAs (mRNAs) is an elaborate and highly regulated phase of protein synthesis. Upon completion of this step, a ribosome is positioned at an appropriate initiation codon and primed to synthesize the encoded polypeptide product. In most circumstances, this step commits the ribosome to translate the mRNA. We summarize the knowledge regarding the initiation factors implicated in this activity as well as review different mechanisms by which this process is conducted.
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- Jerry Pelletier
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada; , .,Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.,Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T2, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada; , .,Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada
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Alekhina OM, Terenin IM, Dmitriev SE, Vassilenko KS. Functional Cyclization of Eukaryotic mRNAs. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21051677. [PMID: 32121426 PMCID: PMC7084953 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The closed-loop model of eukaryotic translation states that mRNA is circularized by a chain of the cap-eIF4E-eIF4G-poly(A)-binding protein (PABP)-poly(A) interactions that brings 5' and 3' ends together. This circularization is thought to promote the engagement of terminating ribosomes to a new round of translation at the same mRNA molecule, thus enhancing protein synthesis. Despite the general acceptance and the elegance of the hypothesis, it has never been proved experimentally. Using continuous in situ monitoring of luciferase synthesis in a mammalian in vitro system, we show here that the rate of translation initiation at capped and polyadenylated reporter mRNAs increases after the time required for the first ribosomes to complete mRNA translation. Such acceleration strictly requires the presence of a poly(A)-tail and is abrogated by the addition of poly(A) RNA fragments or m7GpppG cap analog to the translation reaction. The optimal functional interaction of mRNA termini requires 5' untranslated region (UTR) and 3' UTR of moderate lengths and provides stronger acceleration, thus a longer poly(A)-tail. Besides, we revealed that the inhibitory effect of the dominant negative R362Q mutant of initiation factor eIF4A diminishes in the course of translation reaction, suggesting a relaxed requirement for ATP. Taken together, our results imply that, upon the functional looping of an mRNA, the recycled ribosomes can be recruited to the start codon of the same mRNA molecule in an eIF4A-independent fashion. This non-canonical closed-loop assisted reinitiation (CLAR) mode provides efficient translation of the functionally circularized mRNAs.
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- Olga M. Alekhina
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, 142290 Moscow, Russia;
- Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, Federal Medical Biological Agency, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia;
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Institute of Molecular Medicine, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia;
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- School of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: (S.E.D.); (K.S.V.); Tel.: +7-903-2220066 (S.E.D.); +7-496-7318232 (K.S.V.)
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- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, 142290 Moscow, Russia;
- Correspondence: (S.E.D.); (K.S.V.); Tel.: +7-903-2220066 (S.E.D.); +7-496-7318232 (K.S.V.)
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Wangen JR, Green R. Stop codon context influences genome-wide stimulation of termination codon readthrough by aminoglycosides. eLife 2020; 9:52611. [PMID: 31971508 PMCID: PMC7089771 DOI: 10.7554/elife.52611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Stop codon readthrough (SCR) occurs when the ribosome miscodes at a stop codon. Such readthrough events can be therapeutically desirable when a premature termination codon (PTC) is found in a critical gene. To study SCR in vivo in a genome-wide manner, we treated mammalian cells with aminoglycosides and performed ribosome profiling. We find that in addition to stimulating readthrough of PTCs, aminoglycosides stimulate readthrough of normal termination codons (NTCs) genome-wide. Stop codon identity, the nucleotide following the stop codon, and the surrounding mRNA sequence context all influence the likelihood of SCR. In comparison to NTCs, downstream stop codons in 3′UTRs are recognized less efficiently by ribosomes, suggesting that targeting of critical stop codons for readthrough may be achievable without general disruption of translation termination. Finally, we find that G418-induced miscoding alters gene expression with substantial effects on translation of histone genes, selenoprotein genes, and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AMD1). Many genes provide a set of instructions needed to build a protein, which are read by structures called ribosomes through a process called translation. The genetic information contains a short, coded instruction called a stop codon which marks the end of the protein. When a ribosome finds a stop codon it should stop building and release the protein it has made. Ribosomes do not always stop at stop codons. Certain chemicals can actually prevent ribosomes from detecting stop codons correctly, and aminoglycosides are drugs that have exactly this effect. Aminoglycosides can be used as antibiotics at low doses because they interfere with ribosomes in bacteria, but at higher doses they can also prevent ribosomes from detecting stop codons in human cells. When ribosomes do not stop at a stop codon this is called readthrough. There are different types of stop codons and some are naturally more effective at stopping ribosomes than others. Wangen and Green have now examined the effect of an aminoglycoside called G418 on ribosomes in human cells grown in the laboratory. The results showed how ribosomes interacted with genetic information and revealed that certain stop codons are more affected by G418 than others. The stop codon and other genetic sequences around it affect the likelihood of readthrough. Wangen and Green also showed that sequences that encourage translation to stop are more common in the area around stop codons. These findings highlight an evolutionary pressure driving more genes to develop strong stop codons that resist readthrough. Despite this, some are still more affected by drugs like G418 than others. Some genetic conditions, like cystic fibrosis, result from incorrect stop codons in genes. Drugs that promote readthrough specifically in these genes could be useful new treatments.
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- Jamie R Wangen
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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Communication Is Key: 5'-3' Interactions that Regulate mRNA Translation and Turnover. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1203:149-164. [PMID: 31811634 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31434-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Most eukaryotic mRNAs maintain a 5' cap structure and 3' poly(A) tail, cis-acting elements that are often separated by thousands of nucleotides. Nevertheless, multiple paradigms exist where mRNA 5' and 3' termini interact with each other in order to regulate mRNA translation and turnover. mRNAs recruit translation initiation factors to their termini, which in turn physically interact with each other. This physical bridging of the mRNA termini is known as the "closed loop" model, with years of genetic and biochemical evidence supporting the functional synergy between the 5' cap and 3' poly(A) tail to enhance mRNA translation initiation. However, a number of examples exist of "non-canonical" 5'-3' communication for cellular and viral RNAs that lack 5' cap structures and/or poly(A) tails. Moreover, in several contexts, mRNA 5'-3' communication can function to repress translation. Overall, we detail how various mRNA 5'-3' interactions play important roles in posttranscriptional regulation, wherein depending on the protein factors involved can result in translational stimulation or repression.
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Vicens Q, Kieft JS, Rissland OS. Revisiting the Closed-Loop Model and the Nature of mRNA 5'-3' Communication. Mol Cell 2018; 72:805-812. [PMID: 30526871 PMCID: PMC6294470 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Communication between the 5' and 3' ends of mature eukaryotic mRNAs lies at the heart of gene regulation, likely arising at the same time as the eukaryotic lineage itself. Our view of how and why it occurs has been shaped by elegant experiments that led to nearly universal acceptance of the "closed-loop model." However, new observations suggest that this classic model needs to be reexamined, revised, and expanded. Here, we address fundamental questions about the closed-loop model and discuss how a growing understanding of mRNA structure, dynamics, and intermolecular interactions presents new experimental opportunities. We anticipate that the application of emerging methods will lead to expanded models that include the role of intrinsic mRNA structure and quantitative dynamic descriptions of 5'-3' proximity linked to the functional status of an mRNA and will better reflect the messy realities of the crowded and rapidly changing cellular environment.
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- Quentin Vicens
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Sloan KE, Bohnsack MT. Unravelling the Mechanisms of RNA Helicase Regulation. Trends Biochem Sci 2018; 43:237-250. [PMID: 29486979 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RNA helicases are critical regulators at the nexus of multiple pathways of RNA metabolism, and in the complex cellular environment, tight spatial and temporal regulation of their activity is essential. Dedicated protein cofactors play key roles in recruiting helicases to specific substrates and modulating their catalytic activity. Alongside individual RNA helicase cofactors, networks of cofactors containing evolutionarily conserved domains such as the G-patch and MIF4G domains highlight the potential for cross-regulation of different aspects of gene expression. Structural analyses of RNA helicase-cofactor complexes now provide insight into the diverse mechanisms by which cofactors can elicit specific and coordinated regulation of RNA helicase action. Furthermore, post-translational modifications (PTMs) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) regulators have recently emerged as novel modes of RNA helicase regulation.
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- Katherine E Sloan
- Department of Molecular Biology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Humboldtallee 23, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Humboldtallee 23, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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In mammals, cap-dependent translation of mRNAs is initiated by two distinct mechanisms: cap-binding complex (CBC; a heterodimer of CBP80 and 20)-dependent translation (CT) and eIF4E-dependent translation (ET). Both translation initiation mechanisms share common features in driving cap-dependent translation; nevertheless, they can be distinguished from each other based on their molecular features and biological roles. CT is largely associated with mRNA surveillance such as nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), whereas ET is predominantly involved in the bulk of protein synthesis. However, several recent studies have demonstrated that CT and ET have similar roles in protein synthesis and mRNA surveillance. In a subset of mRNAs, CT preferentially drives the cap-dependent translation, as ET does, and ET is responsible for mRNA surveillance, as CT does. In this review, we summarize and compare the molecular features of CT and ET with a focus on the emerging roles of CT in translation.
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- Incheol Ryu
- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- School of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Creative Research Initiatives Center for Molecular Biology of Translation, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
Korea
- School of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
Korea
- Corresponding author. Tel: +82-2-3290-3410; Fax: +82-2-923-9923; E-mail:
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Freire ER, Moura DMN, Bezerra MJR, Xavier CC, Morais-Sobral MC, Vashisht AA, Rezende AM, Wohlschlegel JA, Sturm NR, de Melo Neto OP, Campbell DA. Trypanosoma brucei EIF4E2 cap-binding protein binds a homolog of the histone-mRNA stem-loop-binding protein. Curr Genet 2017; 64:821-839. [DOI: 10.1007/s00294-017-0795-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Marzluff WF, Koreski KP. Birth and Death of Histone mRNAs. Trends Genet 2017; 33:745-759. [PMID: 28867047 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In metazoans, histone mRNAs are not polyadenylated but end in a conserved stem-loop. Stem-loop binding protein (SLBP) binds to the stem-loop and is required for all steps in histone mRNA metabolism. The genes for the five histone proteins are linked. A histone locus body (HLB) forms at each histone gene locus. It contains factors essential for transcription and processing of histone mRNAs, and couples transcription and processing. The active form of U7 snRNP contains the HLB component FLASH (FLICE-associated huge protein), the histone cleavage complex (HCC), and a subset of polyadenylation factors including the endonuclease CPSF73. Histone mRNAs are rapidly degraded when DNA replication is inhibited by a 3' to 5' pathway that requires extensive uridylation of mRNA decay intermediates.
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- William F Marzluff
- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Viral and cellular mRNA-specific activators harness PABP and eIF4G to promote translation initiation downstream of cap binding. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:6310-6315. [PMID: 28559344 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1610417114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Regulation of mRNA translation is a major control point for gene expression and is critical for life. Of central importance is the complex between cap-bound eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), eIF4G, and poly(A) tail-binding protein (PABP) that circularizes mRNAs, promoting translation and stability. This complex is often targeted to regulate overall translation rates, and also by mRNA-specific translational repressors. However, the mechanisms of mRNA-specific translational activation by RNA-binding proteins remain poorly understood. Here, we address this deficit, focusing on a herpes simplex virus-1 protein, ICP27. We reveal a direct interaction with PABP that is sufficient to promote PABP recruitment and necessary for ICP27-mediated activation. PABP binds several translation factors but is primarily considered to activate translation initiation as part of the PABP-eIF4G-eIF4E complex that stimulates the initial cap-binding step. Importantly, we find that ICP27-PABP forms a complex with, and requires the activity of, eIF4G. Surprisingly, ICP27-PABP-eIF4G complexes act independently of the effects of PABP-eIF4G on cap binding to promote small ribosomal subunit recruitment. Moreover, we find that a cellular mRNA-specific regulator, Deleted in Azoospermia-like (Dazl), also employs the PABP-eIF4G interaction in a similar manner. We propose a mechanism whereby diverse RNA-binding proteins directly recruit PABP, in a non-poly(A) tail-dependent manner, to stimulate the small subunit recruitment step. This strategy may be particularly relevant to biological conditions associated with hypoadenylated mRNAs (e.g., germ cells/neurons) and/or limiting cytoplasmic PABP (e.g., viral infection, cell stress). This mechanism adds significant insight into our knowledge of mRNA-specific translational activation and the function of the PABP-eIF4G complex in translation initiation.
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Diot C, Fournier G, Dos Santos M, Magnus J, Komarova A, van der Werf S, Munier S, Naffakh N. Influenza A Virus Polymerase Recruits the RNA Helicase DDX19 to Promote the Nuclear Export of Viral mRNAs. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33763. [PMID: 27653209 PMCID: PMC5037575 DOI: 10.1038/srep33763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Enhancing the knowledge of host factors that are required for efficient influenza A virus (IAV) replication is essential to address questions related to pathogenicity and to identify targets for antiviral drug development. Here we focused on the interplay between IAV and DExD-box RNA helicases (DDX), which play a key role in cellular RNA metabolism by remodeling RNA-RNA or RNA-protein complexes. We performed a targeted RNAi screen on 35 human DDX proteins to identify those involved in IAV life cycle. DDX19 was a major hit. In DDX19-depleted cells the accumulation of viral RNAs and proteins was delayed, and the production of infectious IAV particles was strongly reduced. We show that DDX19 associates with intronless, unspliced and spliced IAV mRNAs and promotes their nuclear export. In addition, we demonstrate an RNA-independent association between DDX19 and the viral polymerase, that is modulated by the ATPase activity of DDX19. Our results provide a model in which DDX19 is recruited to viral mRNAs in the nucleus of infected cells to enhance their nuclear export. Information gained from this virus-host interaction improves the understanding of both the IAV replication cycle and the cellular function of DDX19.
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- Cédric Diot
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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- CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génomique Virale et Vaccination, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, F-75015 Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3569, F-75015 Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, EA302, F-75015 Paris, France
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Matsubayashi M, Kawahara F, Hatta T, Yamagishi J, Miyoshi T, Anisuzzaman, Sasai K, Isobe T, Kita K, Tsuji N. Transcriptional profiles of virulent and precocious strains of Eimeria tenella at sporozoite stage; novel biological insight into attenuated asexual development. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 40:54-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wang X, Xi W, Toomey S, Chiang YC, Hasek J, Laue TM, Denis CL. Stoichiometry and Change of the mRNA Closed-Loop Factors as Translating Ribosomes Transit from Initiation to Elongation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150616. [PMID: 26953568 PMCID: PMC4783044 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Protein synthesis is a highly efficient process and is under exacting control. Yet, the actual abundance of translation factors present in translating complexes and how these abundances change during the transit of a ribosome across an mRNA remains unknown. Using analytical ultracentrifugation with fluorescent detection we have determined the stoichiometry of the closed-loop translation factors for translating ribosomes. A variety of pools of translating polysomes and monosomes were identified, each containing different abundances of the closed-loop factors eIF4E, eIF4G, and PAB1 and that of the translational repressor, SBP1. We establish that closed-loop factors eIF4E/eIF4G dissociated both as ribosomes transited polyadenylated mRNA from initiation to elongation and as translation changed from the polysomal to monosomal state prior to cessation of translation. eIF4G was found to particularly dissociate from polyadenylated mRNA as polysomes moved to the monosomal state, suggesting an active role for translational repressors in this process. Consistent with this suggestion, translating complexes generally did not simultaneously contain eIF4E/eIF4G and SBP1, implying mutual exclusivity in such complexes. For substantially deadenylated mRNA, however, a second type of closed-loop structure was identified that contained just eIF4E and eIF4G. More than one eIF4G molecule per polysome appeared to be present in these complexes, supporting the importance of eIF4G interactions with the mRNA independent of PAB1. These latter closed-loop structures, which were particularly stable in polysomes, may be playing specific roles in both normal and disease states for specific mRNA that are deadenylated and/or lacking PAB1. These analyses establish a dynamic snapshot of molecular abundance changes during ribosomal transit across an mRNA in what are likely to be critical targets of regulation.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of ASCR, Prague, Videnska 1083, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, United States of America
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Prabu JR, Müller M, Thomae AW, Schüssler S, Bonneau F, Becker PB, Conti E. Structure of the RNA Helicase MLE Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms for Uridine Specificity and RNA-ATP Coupling. Mol Cell 2016; 60:487-99. [PMID: 26545078 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The MLE helicase remodels the roX lncRNAs, enabling the lncRNA-mediated assembly of the Drosophila dosage compensation complex. We identified a stable MLE core comprising the DExH helicase module and two auxiliary domains: a dsRBD and an OB-like fold. MLEcore is an unusual DExH helicase that can unwind blunt-ended RNA duplexes and has specificity for uridine nucleotides. We determined the 2.1 Å resolution structure of MLEcore bound to a U10 RNA and ADP-AlF4. The OB-like and dsRBD folds bind the DExH module and contribute to form the entrance of the helicase channel. Four uridine nucleotides engage in base-specific interactions, rationalizing the conservation of uridine-rich sequences in critical roX substrates. roX2 binding is orchestrated by MLE's auxiliary domains, which is prerequisite for MLE localization to the male X chromosome. The structure visualizes a transition-state mimic of the reaction and suggests how eukaryotic DEAH/RHA helicases couple ATP hydrolysis to RNA translocation.
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- J Rajan Prabu
- Department of Structural Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Structural Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Structural Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
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- Department of Structural Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
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Brooks L, Lyons SM, Mahoney JM, Welch JD, Liu Z, Marzluff WF, Whitfield ML. A multiprotein occupancy map of the mRNP on the 3' end of histone mRNAs. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2015; 21:1943-65. [PMID: 26377992 PMCID: PMC4604434 DOI: 10.1261/rna.053389.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The animal replication-dependent (RD) histone mRNAs are coordinately regulated with chromosome replication. The RD-histone mRNAs are the only known cellular mRNAs that are not polyadenylated. Instead, the mature transcripts end in a conserved stem-loop (SL) structure. This SL structure interacts with the stem-loop binding protein (SLBP), which is involved in all aspects of RD-histone mRNA metabolism. We used several genomic methods, including high-throughput sequencing of cross-linked immunoprecipitate (HITS-CLIP) to analyze the RNA-binding landscape of SLBP. SLBP was not bound to any RNAs other than histone mRNAs. We performed bioinformatic analyses of the HITS-CLIP data that included (i) clustering genes by sequencing read coverage using CVCA, (ii) mapping the bound RNA fragment termini, and (iii) mapping cross-linking induced mutation sites (CIMS) using CLIP-PyL software. These analyses allowed us to identify specific sites of molecular contact between SLBP and its RD-histone mRNA ligands. We performed in vitro crosslinking assays to refine the CIMS mapping and found that uracils one and three in the loop of the histone mRNA SL preferentially crosslink to SLBP, whereas uracil two in the loop preferentially crosslinks to a separate component, likely the 3'hExo. We also performed a secondary analysis of an iCLIP data set to map UPF1 occupancy across the RD-histone mRNAs and found that UPF1 is bound adjacent to the SLBP-binding site. Multiple proteins likely bind the 3' end of RD-histone mRNAs together with SLBP.
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- Lionel Brooks
- Department of Genetics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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Ozgur S, Buchwald G, Falk S, Chakrabarti S, Prabu JR, Conti E. The conformational plasticity of eukaryotic RNA-dependent ATPases. FEBS J 2015; 282:850-63. [PMID: 25645110 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RNA helicases are present in all domains of life and participate in almost all aspects of RNA metabolism, from transcription and processing to translation and decay. The diversity of pathways and substrates that they act on is reflected in the diversity of their individual functions, structures, and mechanisms. However, RNA helicases also share hallmark properties. At the functional level, they promote rearrangements of RNAs and RNP particles by coupling nucleic acid binding and release with ATP hydrolysis. At the molecular level, they contain two domains homologous to the bacterial RecA recombination protein. This conserved catalytic core is flanked by additional domains, which typically regulate the ATPase activity in cis. Binding to effector proteins targets or regulates the ATPase activity in trans. Structural and biochemical studies have converged on the plasticity of RNA helicases as a fundamental property that is used to control their timely activation in the cell. In this review, we focus on the conformational regulation of conserved eukaryotic RNA helicases.
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- Sevim Ozgur
- Structural Cell Biology Department, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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A highly conserved region essential for NMD in the Upf2 N-terminal domain. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3689-3702. [PMID: 25277656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Upf1, Upf2, and Upf3 are the principal regulators of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), a cytoplasmic surveillance pathway that accelerates the degradation of mRNAs undergoing premature translation termination. These three proteins interact with each other, the ribosome, the translation termination machinery, and multiple mRNA decay factors, but the precise mechanism allowing the selective detection and degradation of nonsense-containing transcripts remains elusive. Here, we have determined the crystal structure of the N-terminal mIF4G domain from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Upf2 and identified a highly conserved region in this domain that is essential for NMD and independent of Upf2's binding sites for Upf1 and Upf3. Mutations within this conserved region not only inactivate NMD but also disrupt Upf2 binding to specific proteins, including Dbp6, a DEAD-box helicase. Although current models indicate that Upf2 functions principally as an activator of Upf1 and a bridge between Upf1 and Upf3, our data suggest that it may also serve as a platform for the association of additional factors that play roles in premature translation termination and NMD.
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Hoefig KP, Heissmeyer V. Degradation of oligouridylated histone mRNAs: see UUUUU and goodbye. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2014; 5:577-89. [PMID: 24692427 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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During the cell cycle the expression of replication-dependent histones is tightly coupled to DNA synthesis. Histone messenger RNA (mRNA) levels strongly increase during early S-phase and rapidly decrease at the end of it. Here, we review the degradation of replication-dependent histone mRNAs, a paradigm of post-transcriptional gene regulation, in the context of processing, translation, and oligouridylation. Replication-dependent histone transcripts are characterized by the absence of introns and by the presence of a stem-loop structure at the 3' end of a very short 3' untranslated region (UTR). These features, together with a need for active translation, are a prerequisite for their rapid decay. The degradation is induced by 3' end additions of untemplated uridines, performed by terminal uridyl transferases. Such 3' oligouridylated transcripts are preferentially bound by the heteroheptameric LSM1-7 complex, which also interacts with the 3'→5' exonuclease ERI1 (also called 3'hExo). Presumably in cooperation with LSM1-7 and aided by the helicase UPF1, ERI1 degrades through the stem-loop of oligouridylated histone mRNAs in repeated rounds of partial degradation and reoligouridylation. Although histone mRNA decay is now known in some detail, important questions remain open: How is ceasing nuclear DNA replication relayed to the cytoplasmic histone mRNA degradation? Why is translation important for this process? Recent research on factors such as SLIP1, DBP5, eIF3, CTIF, CBP80/20, and ERI1 has provided new insights into the 3' end formation, the nuclear export, and the translation of histone mRNAs. We discuss how these results fit with the preparation of histone mRNAs for degradation, which starts as early as these transcripts are generated.
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- Kai P Hoefig
- Institute of Molecular Immunology, Research Unit of Molecular Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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Jurado AR, Tan D, Jiao X, Kiledjian M, Tong L. Structure and function of pre-mRNA 5'-end capping quality control and 3'-end processing. Biochemistry 2014; 53:1882-98. [PMID: 24617759 PMCID: PMC3977584 DOI: 10.1021/bi401715v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Messenger RNA precursors (pre-mRNAs)
are produced as the nascent
transcripts of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) in eukaryotes and must undergo
extensive maturational processing, including 5′-end capping,
splicing, and 3′-end cleavage and polyadenylation. This review
will summarize the structural and functional information reported
over the past few years on the large machinery required for the 3′-end
processing of most pre-mRNAs, as well as the distinct machinery for
the 3′-end processing of replication-dependent histone pre-mRNAs,
which have provided great insights into the proteins and their subcomplexes
in these machineries. Structural and biochemical studies have also
led to the identification of a new class of enzymes (the DXO family
enzymes) with activity toward intermediates of the 5′-end capping
pathway. Functional studies demonstrate that these enzymes are part
of a novel quality surveillance mechanism for pre-mRNA 5′-end
capping. Incompletely capped pre-mRNAs are produced in yeast and human
cells, in contrast to the general belief in the field that capping
always proceeds to completion, and incomplete capping leads to defects
in splicing and 3′-end cleavage in human cells. The DXO family
enzymes are required for the detection and degradation of these defective
RNAs.
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- Ashley R Jurado
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University , New York, New York 10027, United States
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Shatsky IN, Dmitriev SE, Andreev DE, Terenin IM. Transcriptome-wide studies uncover the diversity of modes of mRNA recruitment to eukaryotic ribosomes. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 49:164-77. [PMID: 24520918 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2014.887051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The conventional paradigm of translation initiation in eukaryotes states that the cap-binding protein complex eIF4F (consisting of eIF4E, eIF4G and eIF4A) plays a central role in the recruitment of capped mRNAs to ribosomes. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that this paradigm should be revised. This review summarizes the data which have been mostly accumulated in a post-genomic era owing to revolutionary techniques of transcriptome-wide analysis. Unexpectedly, these techniques have uncovered remarkable diversity in the recruitment of cellular mRNAs to eukaryotic ribosomes. These data enable a preliminary classification of mRNAs into several groups based on their requirement for particular components of eIF4F. They challenge the widely accepted concept which relates eIF4E-dependence to the extent of secondary structure in the 5' untranslated regions of mRNAs. Moreover, some mRNA species presumably recruit ribosomes to their 5' ends without the involvement of either the 5' m(7)G-cap or eIF4F but instead utilize eIF4G or eIF4G-like auxiliary factors. The long-standing concept of internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-elements in cellular mRNAs is also discussed.
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- Ivan N Shatsky
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia and
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Lyons SM, Ricciardi AS, Guo AY, Kambach C, Marzluff WF. The C-terminal extension of Lsm4 interacts directly with the 3' end of the histone mRNP and is required for efficient histone mRNA degradation. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2014; 20:88-102. [PMID: 24255165 PMCID: PMC3866647 DOI: 10.1261/rna.042531.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Metazoan replication-dependent histone mRNAs are the only known eukaryotic mRNAs that lack a poly(A) tail, ending instead in a conserved stem-loop sequence, which is bound to the stem-loop binding protein (SLBP) on the histone mRNP. Histone mRNAs are rapidly degraded when DNA synthesis is inhibited in S phase in mammalian cells. Rapid degradation of histone mRNAs is initiated by oligouridylation of the 3' end of histone mRNAs and requires the cytoplasmic Lsm1-7 complex, which can bind to the oligo(U) tail. An exonuclease, 3'hExo, forms a ternary complex with SLBP and the stem-loop and is required for the initiation of histone mRNA degradation. The Lsm1-7 complex is also involved in degradation of polyadenylated mRNAs. It binds to the oligo(A) tail remaining after deadenylation, inhibiting translation and recruiting the enzymes required for decapping. Whether the Lsm1-7 complex interacts directly with other components of the mRNP is not known. We report here that the C-terminal extension of Lsm4 interacts directly with the histone mRNP, contacting both SLBP and 3'hExo. Mutants in the C-terminal tail of Lsm4 that prevent SLBP and 3'hExo binding reduce the rate of histone mRNA degradation when DNA synthesis is inhibited.
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- Shawn M. Lyons
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany 95447
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
- Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
- Corresponding authorE-mail
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Replication stress-induced alternative mRNA splicing alters properties of the histone RNA-binding protein HBP/SLBP: a key factor in the control of histone gene expression. Biosci Rep 2013; 33:BSR20130074. [PMID: 23941746 PMCID: PMC3764509 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20130074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Animal replication-dependent histone genes produce histone proteins for the packaging of newly replicated genomic DNA. The expression of these histone genes occurs during S phase and is linked to DNA replication via S-phase checkpoints. The histone RNA-binding protein HBP/SLBP (hairpin-binding protein/stem-loop binding protein), an essential regulator of histone gene expression, binds to the conserved hairpin structure located in the 3′UTR (untranslated region) of histone mRNA and participates in histone pre-mRNA processing, translation and histone mRNA degradation. Here, we report the accumulation of alternatively spliced HBP/SLBP transcripts lacking exons 2 and/or 3 in HeLa cells exposed to replication stress. We also detected a shorter HBP/SLBP protein isoform under these conditions that can be accounted for by alternative splicing of HBP/SLBP mRNA. HBP/SLBP mRNA alternative splicing returned to low levels again upon removal of replication stress and was abrogated by caffeine, suggesting the involvement of checkpoint kinases. Analysis of HBP/SLBP cellular localization using GFP (green fluorescent protein) fusion proteins revealed that HBP/SLBP protein and isoforms lacking the domains encoded by exon 2 and exons 2 and 3 were found in the nucleus and cytoplasm, whereas HBP/SLBP lacking the domain encoded by exon 3 was predominantly localised to the nucleus. This isoform lacks the conserved region important for protein–protein interaction with the CTIF [CBP80/20 (cap-binding protein 80/20)]-dependent initiation translation factor and the eIF4E (eukaryotic initiation factor 4E)-dependent translation factor SLIP1/MIF4GD (SLBP-interacting protein 1/MIF4G domain). Consistent with this, we have previously demonstrated that this region is required for the function of HBP/SLBP in cap-dependent translation. In conclusion, alternative splicing allows the synthesis of HBP/SLBP isoforms with different properties that may be important for regulating HBP/SLBP functions during replication stress.
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