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Hasan MK, Jeannine Brady L. Nucleic acid-binding KH domain proteins influence a spectrum of biological pathways including as part of membrane-localized complexes. J Struct Biol X 2024; 10:100106. [PMID: 39040530 PMCID: PMC11261784 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjsbx.2024.100106] [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: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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K-Homology domain (KH domain) proteins bind single-stranded nucleic acids, influence protein-protein interactions of proteins that harbor them, and are found in all kingdoms of life. In concert with other functional protein domains KH domains contribute to a variety of critical biological activities, often within higher order machineries including membrane-localized protein complexes. Eukaryotic KH domain proteins are linked to developmental processes, morphogenesis, and growth regulation, and their aberrant expression is often associated with cancer. Prokaryotic KH domain proteins are involved in integral cellular activities including cell division and protein translocation. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic KH domains share structural features, but are differentiated based on their structural organizations. In this review, we explore the structure/function relationships of known examples of KH domain proteins, and highlight cases in which they function within or at membrane surfaces. We also summarize examples of KH domain proteins that influence bacterial virulence and pathogenesis. We conclude the article by discussing prospective research avenues that could be pursued to better investigate this largely understudied protein category.
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- Md Kamrul Hasan
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Méndez-Albelo NM, Sandoval SO, Xu Z, Zhao X. An in-depth review of the function of RNA-binding protein FXR1 in neurodevelopment. Cell Tissue Res 2024:10.1007/s00441-024-03912-8. [PMID: 39155323 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-024-03912-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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FMR1 autosomal homolog 1 (FXR1) is an RNA-binding protein that belongs to the Fragile X-related protein (FXR) family. FXR1 is critical for development, as its loss of function is intolerant in humans and results in neonatal death in mice. Although FXR1 is expressed widely including the brain, functional studies on FXR1 have been mostly performed in cancer cells. Limited studies have demonstrated the importance of FXR1 in the brain. In this review, we will focus on the roles of FXR1 in brain development and pathogenesis of brain disorders. We will summarize the current knowledge in FXR1 in the context of neural biology, including structural features, isoform diversity and nomenclature, expression patterns, post-translational modifications, regulatory mechanisms, and molecular functions. Overall, FXR1 emerges as an important regulator of RNA metabolism in the brain, with strong implications in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.
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- Natasha M Méndez-Albelo
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Molecular Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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Catalano F, Santorelli D, Astegno A, Favretto F, D'Abramo M, Del Giudice A, De Sciscio ML, Troilo F, Giardina G, Di Matteo A, Travaglini-Allocatelli C. Conformational and dynamic properties of the KH1 domain of FMRP and its fragile X syndrome linked G266E variant. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2024; 1872:141019. [PMID: 38641086 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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The Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP) is a multi-domain protein involved in interactions with various macromolecules, including proteins and coding/non-coding RNAs. The three KH domains (KH0, KH1 and KH2) within FMRP are recognized for their roles in mRNA binding. In the context of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), over-and-above CGG triplet repeats expansion, three specific point mutations have been identified, each affecting one of the three KH domains (R138QKH0, G266EKH1, and I304NKH2) resulting in the expression of non-functional FMRP. This study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the loss of function associated with the G266EKH1 pathological variant. We investigate the conformational and dynamic properties of the isolated KH1 domain and the two KH1 site-directed mutants G266EKH1 and G266AKH1. Employing a combined in vitro and in silico approach, we reveal that the G266EKH1 variant lacks the characteristic features of a folded domain. This observation provides an explanation for functional impairment observed in FMRP carrying the G266E mutation within the KH1 domain, as it renders the domain unable to fold properly. Molecular Dynamics simulations suggest a pivotal role for residue 266 in regulating the structural stability of the KH domains, primarily through stabilizing the α-helices of the domain. Overall, these findings enhance our comprehension of the molecular basis for the dysfunction associated with the G266EKH1 variant in FMRP.
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- Flavia Catalano
- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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Ramos-Llorens M, Bainour K, Adelmann L, Hontoria F, Navarro JC, Raible F, Monroig Ó. Elongation capacity of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii. Open Biol 2024; 14:240069. [PMID: 38864244 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.240069] [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: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Elongation of very long-chain fatty acid (Elovl) proteins plays pivotal functions in the biosynthesis of the physiologically essential long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA). Polychaetes have important roles in marine ecosystems, contributing not only to nutrient recycling but also exhibiting a distinctive capacity for biosynthesizing LC-PUFA. To expand our understanding of the LC-PUFA biosynthesis in polychaetes, this study conducted a thorough molecular and functional characterization of Elovl occurring in the model organism Platynereis dumerilii. We identify six Elovl in the genome of P. dumerilii. The sequence and phylogenetic analyses established that four Elovl, identified as Elovl2/5, Elovl4 (two genes) and Elovl1/7, have putative functions in LC-PUFA biosynthesis. Functional characterization confirmed the roles of these elongases in LC-PUFA biosynthesis, demonstrating that P. dumerilii possesses a varied and functionally diverse complement of Elovl that, along with the enzymatic specificities of previously characterized desaturases, enables P. dumerilii to perform all the reactions required for the biosynthesis of the LC-PUFA. Importantly, we uncovered that one of the two Elovl4-encoding genes is remarkably long in comparison with any other animals' Elovl, which contains a C terminal KH domain unique among Elovl. The distinctive expression pattern of this protein in photoreceptors strongly suggests a central role in vision.
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- Marc Ramos-Llorens
- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC , Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón 12595, Spain
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC , Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón 12595, Spain
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- Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna , Vienna 1030, Austria
- Research Platform "Rhythms of Life", University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/4, A-1030 , Vienna 1030, Austria
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC , Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón 12595, Spain
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC , Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón 12595, Spain
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- Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna , Vienna 1030, Austria
- Research Platform "Rhythms of Life", University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/4, A-1030 , Vienna 1030, Austria
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC , Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón 12595, Spain
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Chinnam NB, Thapar R, Arvai AS, Sarker AH, Soll JM, Paul T, Syed A, Rosenberg DJ, Hammel M, Bacolla A, Katsonis P, Asthana A, Tsai MS, Ivanov I, Lichtarge O, Silverman RH, Mosammaparast N, Tsutakawa SE, Tainer JA. ASCC1 structures and bioinformatics reveal a novel helix-clasp-helix RNA-binding motif linked to a two-histidine phosphodiesterase. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107368. [PMID: 38750793 PMCID: PMC11214414 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107368] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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Activating signal co-integrator complex 1 (ASCC1) acts with ASCC-ALKBH3 complex in alkylation damage responses. ASCC1 uniquely combines two evolutionarily ancient domains: nucleotide-binding K-Homology (KH) (associated with regulating splicing, transcriptional, and translation) and two-histidine phosphodiesterase (PDE; associated with hydrolysis of cyclic nucleotide phosphate bonds). Germline mutations link loss of ASCC1 function to spinal muscular atrophy with congenital bone fractures 2 (SMABF2). Herein analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) suggests ASCC1 RNA overexpression in certain tumors correlates with poor survival, Signatures 29 and 3 mutations, and genetic instability markers. We determined crystal structures of Alvinella pompejana (Ap) ASCC1 and Human (Hs) PDE domain revealing high-resolution details and features conserved over 500 million years of evolution. Extending our understanding of the KH domain Gly-X-X-Gly sequence motif, we define a novel structural Helix-Clasp-Helix (HCH) nucleotide binding motif and show ASCC1 sequence-specific binding to CGCG-containing RNA. The V-shaped PDE nucleotide binding channel has two His-Φ-Ser/Thr-Φ (HXT) motifs (Φ being hydrophobic) positioned to initiate cyclic phosphate bond hydrolysis. A conserved atypical active-site histidine torsion angle implies a novel PDE substrate. Flexible active site loop and arginine-rich domain linker appear regulatory. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) revealed aligned KH-PDE RNA binding sites with limited flexibility in solution. Quantitative evolutionary bioinformatic analyses of disease and cancer-associated mutations support implied functional roles for RNA binding, phosphodiesterase activity, and regulation. Collective results inform ASCC1's roles in transactivation and alkylation damage responses, its targeting by structure-based inhibitors, and how ASCC1 mutations may impact inherited disease and cancer.
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- Naga Babu Chinnam
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Integrative Structural & Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA; Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Xie Q, Zhang Y, Wu M, Chen Y, Wang Y, Zeng Q, Han Y, Zhang S, Zhang J, Chen T, Cai M. Identification and Functional Analysis of KH Family Genes Associated with Salt Stress in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5950. [PMID: 38892138 PMCID: PMC11172612 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115950] [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: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Salinity stress has a great impact on crop growth and productivity and is one of the major factors responsible for crop yield losses. The K-homologous (KH) family proteins play vital roles in regulating plant development and responding to abiotic stress in plants. However, the systematic characterization of the KH family in rice is still lacking. In this study, we performed genome-wide identification and functional analysis of KH family genes and identified a total of 31 KH genes in rice. According to the homologs of KH genes in Arabidopsis thaliana, we constructed a phylogenetic tree with 61 KH genes containing 31 KH genes in Oryza sativa and 30 KH genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and separated them into three major groups. In silico tissue expression analysis showed that the OsKH genes are constitutively expressed. The qRT-PCR results revealed that eight OsKH genes responded strongly to salt stresses, and OsKH12 exhibited the strongest decrease in expression level, which was selected for further study. We generated the Oskh12-knockout mutant via the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing method. Further stress treatment and biochemical assays confirmed that Oskh12 mutant was more salt-sensitive than Nip and the expression of several key salt-tolerant genes in Oskh12 was significantly reduced. Taken together, our results shed light on the understanding of the KH family and provide a theoretical basis for future abiotic stress studies in rice.
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- Qinyu Xie
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Park S, Kim HS, Bang K, Han A, Shin B, Seo M, Kim S, Hwang KY. Structural Insights into the Rrp4 Subunit from the Crystal Structure of the Thermoplasma acidophilum Exosome. Biomolecules 2024; 14:621. [PMID: 38927025 PMCID: PMC11201974 DOI: 10.3390/biom14060621] [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: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The exosome multiprotein complex plays a critical role in RNA processing and degradation. This system governs the regulation of mRNA quality, degradation in the cytoplasm, the processing of short noncoding RNA, and the breakdown of RNA fragments. We determined two crystal structures of exosome components from Thermoplasma acidophilum (Taci): one with a resolution of 2.3 Å that reveals the central components (TaciRrp41 and TaciRrp42), and another with a resolution of 3.5 Å that displays the whole exosome (TaciRrp41, TaciRrp42, and TaciRrp4). The fundamental exosome structure revealed the presence of a heterodimeric complex consisting of TaciRrp41 and TaciRrp42. The structure comprises nine subunits, with TaciRrp41 and TaciRrp42 arranged in a circular configuration, while TaciRrp4 is located at the apex. The RNA degradation capabilities of the TaciRrp4:41:42 complex were verified by RNA degradation assays, consistent with prior findings in other archaeal exosomes. The resemblance between archaeal exosomes and bacterial PNPase suggests a common mechanism for RNA degradation. Despite sharing comparable topologies, the surface charge distributions of TaciRrp4 and other archaea structures are surprisingly distinct. Different RNA breakdown substrates may be responsible for this variation. These newfound structural findings enhance our comprehension of RNA processing and degradation in biological systems.
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- Seonha Park
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
- Institute of Bioresources, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
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- Korea BioDefense Research Institute, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (S.P.); (H.S.K.); (K.B.); (A.H.); (B.S.); (M.S.)
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Zhu Y, Ponath F, Cosi V, Vogel J. A global survey of small RNA interactors identifies KhpA and KhpB as major RNA-binding proteins in Fusobacterium nucleatum. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:3950-3970. [PMID: 38281181 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Abstract
The common oral microbe Fusobacterium nucleatum has recently drawn attention after it was found to colonize tumors throughout the human body. Fusobacteria are also interesting study systems for bacterial RNA biology as these early-branching species encode many small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) but lack homologs of the common RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) CsrA, Hfq and ProQ. To search for alternate sRNA-associated RBPs in F. nucleatum, we performed a systematic mass spectrometry analysis of proteins that co-purified with 19 different sRNAs. This approach revealed strong enrichment of the KH domain proteins KhpA and KhpB with nearly all tested sRNAs, including the σE-dependent sRNA FoxI, a regulator of several envelope proteins. KhpA/B act as a dimer to bind sRNAs with low micromolar affinity and influence the stability of several of their target transcripts. Transcriptome studies combined with biochemical and genetic analyses suggest that KhpA/B have several physiological functions, including being required for ethanolamine utilization. Our RBP search and the discovery of KhpA/B as major RBPs in F. nucleatum are important first steps in identifying key players of post-transcriptional control at the root of the bacterial phylogenetic tree.
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- Yan Zhu
- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg D-97080, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg D-97080, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg D-97080, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg D-97080, Germany
- Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), University of Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Kliza KW, Song W, Pinzuti I, Schaubeck S, Kunzelmann S, Kuntin D, Fornili A, Pandini A, Hofmann K, Garnett JA, Stieglitz B, Husnjak K. N4BP1 functions as a dimerization-dependent linear ubiquitin reader which regulates TNF signalling. Cell Death Discov 2024; 10:183. [PMID: 38643192 PMCID: PMC11032371 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-01913-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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Signalling through TNFR1 modulates proinflammatory gene transcription and programmed cell death, and its impairment causes autoimmune diseases and cancer. NEDD4-binding protein 1 (N4BP1) is a critical suppressor of proinflammatory cytokine production that acts as a regulator of innate immune signalling and inflammation. However, our current understanding about the molecular properties that enable N4BP1 to exert its suppressive potential remain limited. Here, we show that N4BP1 is a novel linear ubiquitin reader that negatively regulates NFκB signalling by its unique dimerization-dependent ubiquitin-binding module that we named LUBIN. Dimeric N4BP1 strategically positions two non-selective ubiquitin-binding domains to ensure preferential recognition of linear ubiquitin. Under proinflammatory conditions, N4BP1 is recruited to the nascent TNFR1 signalling complex, where it regulates duration of proinflammatory signalling in LUBIN-dependent manner. N4BP1 deficiency accelerates TNFα-induced cell death by increasing complex II assembly. Under proapoptotic conditions, caspase-8 mediates proteolytic processing of N4BP1, resulting in rapid degradation of N4BP1 by the 26 S proteasome, and acceleration of apoptosis. In summary, our findings demonstrate that N4BP1 dimerization creates a novel type of ubiquitin reader that selectively recognises linear ubiquitin which enables the timely and coordinated regulation of TNFR1-mediated inflammation and cell death.
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- Katarzyna W Kliza
- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University School of Medicine, Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University School of Medicine, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University School of Medicine, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
- Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, UK
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University School of Medicine, Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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Fan S, Zhang Y, Zhu S, Shen L. Plant RNA-binding proteins: Phase separation dynamics and functional mechanisms underlying plant development and stress responses. MOLECULAR PLANT 2024; 17:531-551. [PMID: 38419328 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2024.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) accompany RNA from synthesis to decay, mediating every aspect of RNA metabolism and impacting diverse cellular and developmental processes in eukaryotes. Many RBPs undergo phase separation along with their bound RNA to form and function in dynamic membraneless biomolecular condensates for spatiotemporal coordination or regulation of RNA metabolism. Increasing evidence suggests that phase-separating RBPs with RNA-binding domains and intrinsically disordered regions play important roles in plant development and stress adaptation. Here, we summarize the current knowledge about how dynamic partitioning of RBPs into condensates controls plant development and enables sensing of experimental changes to confer growth plasticity under stress conditions, with a focus on the dynamics and functional mechanisms of RBP-rich nuclear condensates and cytoplasmic granules in mediating RNA metabolism. We also discuss roles of multiple factors, such as environmental signals, protein modifications, and N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation, in modulating the phase separation behaviors of RBPs, and highlight the prospects and challenges for future research on phase-separating RBPs in crops.
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- Sheng Fan
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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Bano Z, Westhoff P. A K homology (KH) domain protein identified by a forward genetic screen affects bundle sheath anatomy in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT DIRECT 2024; 8:e577. [PMID: 38576996 PMCID: PMC10990680 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Because of their photosynthetic capacity, leaves function as solar panels providing the basis for the growth of the entire plant. Although the molecular mechanisms of leaf development have been well studied in model dicot and monocot species, a lot of information is still needed about the interplay of the genes that regulate cell division and differentiation and thereby affect the photosynthetic performance of the leaf. We were specifically interested in understanding the differentiation of mesophyll and bundle sheath cells in Arabidopsis thaliana and aimed to identify genes that are involved in determining bundle sheath anatomy. To this end, we established a forward genetic screen by using ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) for mutagenizing a reporter line expressing a chloroplast-targeted green fluorescent protein (sGFP) under the control of a bundle sheath-specific promoter. Based on the GFP fluorescence phenotype, numerous mutants were produced, and by pursuing a mapping-by-sequencing approach, the genomic segments containing mutated candidate genes were identified. One of the lines with an enhanced GFP fluorescence phenotype (named ELEVATED BUNDLE SHEATH CELLS SIGNAL 1 [ebss1]) was selected for further study, and the responsible gene was verified by CRISPR/Cas9-based mutagenesis of candidate genes located in the mapped genomic segment. The verified gene, At2g25970, encodes a K homology (KH) domain-containing protein.
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- Zahida Bano
- Institute of Plant Molecular and Developmental BiologyHeinrich‐Heine‐UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute of Plant Molecular and Developmental BiologyHeinrich‐Heine‐UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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Vela‐Rodríguez C, Yang C, Alanen HI, Eki R, Abbas TA, Maksimainen MM, Glumoff T, Duman R, Wagner A, Paschal BM, Lehtiö L. Oligomerization mediated by the D2 domain of DTX3L is critical for DTX3L-PARP9 reading function of mono-ADP-ribosylated androgen receptor. Protein Sci 2024; 33:e4945. [PMID: 38511494 PMCID: PMC10955461 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4945] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Deltex proteins are a family of E3 ubiquitin ligases that encode C-terminal RING and DTC domains that mediate interactions with E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and recognize ubiquitination substrates. DTX3L is unique among the Deltex proteins based on its N-terminal domain architecture. The N-terminal D1 and D2 domains of DTX3L mediate homo-oligomerization, and the D3 domain interacts with PARP9, a protein that contains tandem macrodomains with ADP-ribose reader function. While DTX3L and PARP9 are known to heterodimerize, and assemble into a high molecular weight oligomeric complex, the nature of the oligomeric structure, including whether this contributes to the ADP-ribose reader function is unknown. Here, we report a crystal structure of the DTX3L N-terminal D2 domain and show that it forms a tetramer with, conveniently, D2 symmetry. We identified two interfaces in the structure: a major, conserved interface with a surface of 973 Å2 and a smaller one of 415 Å2. Using native mass spectrometry, we observed molecular species that correspond to monomers, dimers and tetramers of the D2 domain. Reconstitution of DTX3L knockout cells with a D1-D2 deletion mutant showed the domain is dispensable for DTX3L-PARP9 heterodimer formation, but necessary to assemble an oligomeric complex with efficient reader function for ADP-ribosylated androgen receptor. Our results suggest that homo-oligomerization of DTX3L is important for the DTX3L-PARP9 complex to read mono-ADP-ribosylation on a ligand-regulated transcription factor.
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- Carlos Vela‐Rodríguez
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter OuluUniversity of OuluOuluFinland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular GeneticsUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter OuluUniversity of OuluOuluFinland
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter OuluUniversity of OuluOuluFinland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter OuluUniversity of OuluOuluFinland
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation CampusDidcotUK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation CampusDidcotUK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular GeneticsUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter OuluUniversity of OuluOuluFinland
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Wu J, Niu L, Yang K, Xu J, Zhang D, Ling J, Xia P, Wu Y, Liu X, Liu J, Zhang J, Yu P. The role and mechanism of RNA-binding proteins in bone metabolism and osteoporosis. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 96:102234. [PMID: 38367813 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102234] [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: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Osteoporosis is a prevalent chronic metabolic bone disease that poses a significant risk of fractures or mortality in elderly individuals. Its pathophysiological basis is often attributed to postmenopausal estrogen deficiency and natural aging, making the progression of primary osteoporosis among elderly people, especially older women, seemingly inevitable. The treatment and prevention of osteoporosis progression have been extensively discussed. Recently, as researchers delve deeper into the molecular biological mechanisms of bone remodeling, they have come to realize the crucial role of posttranscriptional gene control in bone metabolism homeostasis. RNA-binding proteins, as essential actors in posttranscriptional activities, may exert influence on osteoporosis progression by regulating the RNA life cycle. This review compiles recent findings on the involvement of RNA-binding proteins in abnormal bone metabolism in osteoporosis and describes the impact of some key RNA-binding proteins on bone metabolism regulation. Additionally, we explore the potential and rationale for modulating RNA-binding proteins as a means of treating osteoporosis, with an overview of drugs that target these proteins.
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- Jiaqiang Wu
- Jiujiang Clinical Precision Medicine Research Center, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, China; The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- HuanKui College of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Queen Mary College of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China; Institute for the Study of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China; Institute for the Study of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China; Institute for the Study of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China; Institute for the Study of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Jiujiang Clinical Precision Medicine Research Center, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, China; Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
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- Jiujiang Clinical Precision Medicine Research Center, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, China; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, China; Institute for the Study of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China.
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Feng H, Lu XJ, Maji S, Liu L, Ustianenko D, Rudnick ND, Zhang C. Structure-based prediction and characterization of photo-crosslinking in native protein-RNA complexes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2279. [PMID: 38480694 PMCID: PMC10937933 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46429-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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UV-crosslinking of protein and RNA in direct contacts has been widely used to study protein-RNA complexes while our understanding of the photo-crosslinking mechanisms remains poor. This knowledge gap is due to the challenge of precisely mapping the crosslink sites in protein and RNA simultaneously in their native sequence and structural contexts. Here we systematically analyze protein-RNA interactions and photo-crosslinking by bridging crosslinked nucleotides and amino acids mapped using different assays with protein-RNA complex structures. We developed a computational method PxR3D-map which reliably predicts crosslink sites using structural information characterizing protein-RNA interaction interfaces. Analysis of the informative features revealed that photo-crosslinking is facilitated by base stacking with not only aromatic residues, but also dipeptide bonds that involve glycine, and distinct mechanisms are utilized by different RNA-binding domains. Our work suggests protein-RNA photo-crosslinking is highly selective in the cellular environment, which can guide data interpretation and further technology development for UV-crosslinking-based assays.
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- Huijuan Feng
- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Fagre C, Gilbert W. Beyond reader proteins: RNA binding proteins and RNA modifications in conversation to regulate gene expression. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2024; 15:e1834. [PMID: 38444048 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Post-transcriptional mRNA modifications play diverse roles in gene expression and RNA function. In many cases, RNA modifications function by altering how cellular machinery such as RNA binding proteins (RBPs) interact with RNA substrates. For instance, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is recognized by the well-characterized YTH domain-containing family of "reader" proteins. For other mRNA modifications, similar global readers of modification status have not been clearly defined. Rather, most interactions between RBPs and RNA modifications have a more complicated dependence on sequence context and binding modality. The current handful of studies that demonstrate modifications impacting protein binding likely represent only a fraction of the full landscape. In this review, we dissect the known instances of RNA modifications altering RBP binding, specifically m6A, N1-methyladenosine (m1A), 5-methylcytosine (m5C), pseudouridine (Ψ), and internal N7-methylguanosine. We then review the biochemical properties of these and other identified mRNA modifications including dihydrouridine (D), N4-acetylcytosine (ac4C), and 2'-O-Methylation (Nme). We focus on how these properties would be likely to impact RNA:RBP interactions, including by changes to hydrogen bond potential, base-stacking efficiency, and RNA conformational preferences. The effects of RNA modifications on secondary structure have been well-studied, and we briefly discuss how structural effects imparted by modifications can lead to protein binding changes. Finally, we discuss strategies for uncovering as-yet-to-be identified modification-sensitive RBP:RNA Interactions. Coordinating future efforts to intersect the epitranscriptome and the RNA-protein interactome will illuminate the rules governing RNA modification recognition and the mechanisms responsible for the biological consequences of mRNA modification. This article is categorized under: RNA Structure and Dynamics > RNA Structure, Dynamics and Chemistry RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > Protein-RNA Recognition RNA Processing > RNA Editing and Modification.
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- Christian Fagre
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Saleh H, Liloglou T, Rigden DJ, Parsons JL, Grundy GJ. KH-like Domains in PARP9/DTX3L and PARP14 Coordinate Protein-Protein Interactions to Promote Cancer Cell Survival. J Mol Biol 2024; 436:168434. [PMID: 38182103 PMCID: PMC11080071 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168434] [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: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Certain members of the ADP-ribosyltransferase superfamily (ARTD or PARP enzymes) catalyse ADP-ribosylation in response to cellular stress, DNA damage and viral infection and are upregulated in various tumours. PARP9, its binding partner DTX3L and PARP14 protein levels are significantly correlated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and other tumour types though a mechanism where PARP9/DTX3L regulates PARP14 post-transcriptionally. Depleting PARP9, DTX3L or PARP14 expression in HNSCC or HeLa cell lines decreases cell survival through a reduction of proliferation and an increase in apoptosis. A partial rescue of survival was achieved by expressing a PARP14 truncation containing a predicted eukaryotic type I KH domain. KH-like domains were also found in PARP9 and in DTX3L and contributed to protein-protein interactions between PARP9-DTX3L and PARP14-DTX3L. Homodimerization of DTX3L was also coordinated by a KH-like domain and was disrupted by site-specific mutation. Although, cell survival promoted by PARP14 did not require ADP-ribosyltransferase activity, interaction of DTX3L in vitro suppressed PARP14 auto-ADP-ribosylation and promoted trans-ADP-ribosylation of PARP9 and DTX3L. In summary, we characterised PARP9-DTX3L-PARP14 interactions important to pro-survival signalling in HNSCC cells, albeit in PARP14 catalytically independent fashion.
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- Hadil Saleh
- University of Liverpool, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, 6 West Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Edge Hill University, Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4QP, UK
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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- University of Birmingham, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, IBR West, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, 6 West Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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Kara H, Axer A, Muskett FW, Bueno-Alejo CJ, Paschalis V, Taladriz-Sender A, Tubasum S, Vega MS, Zhao Z, Clark AW, Hudson AJ, Eperon IC, Burley GA, Dominguez C. 2'- 19F labelling of ribose in RNAs: a tool to analyse RNA/protein interactions by NMR in physiological conditions. Front Mol Biosci 2024; 11:1325041. [PMID: 38419689 PMCID: PMC10899400 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1325041] [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: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Protein-RNA interactions are central to numerous cellular processes. In this work, we present an easy and straightforward NMR-based approach to determine the RNA binding site of RNA binding proteins and to evaluate the binding of pairs of proteins to a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) under physiological conditions, in this case in nuclear extracts. By incorporation of a 19F atom on the ribose of different nucleotides along the ssRNA sequence, we show that, upon addition of an RNA binding protein, the intensity of the 19F NMR signal changes when the 19F atom is located near the protein binding site. Furthermore, we show that the addition of pairs of proteins to a ssRNA containing two 19F atoms at two different locations informs on their concurrent binding or competition. We demonstrate that such studies can be done in a nuclear extract that mimics the physiological environment in which these protein-ssRNA interactions occur. Finally, we demonstrate that a trifluoromethoxy group (-OCF3) incorporated in the 2'ribose position of ssRNA sequences increases the sensitivity of the NMR signal, leading to decreased measurement times, and reduces the issue of RNA degradation in cellular extracts.
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- Hesna Kara
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- WestCHEM and Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- WestCHEM and Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Division, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- WestCHEM and Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Division, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- WestCHEM and Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Yang K, Chen G, Yu F, Fang X, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Shi Y, Zhang L. Molecular mechanism of specific HLA-A mRNA recognition by the RNA-binding-protein hMEX3B to promote tumor immune escape. Commun Biol 2024; 7:158. [PMID: 38326406 PMCID: PMC10850505 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05845-y] [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: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and adoptive cell transfer, has obtained great progress, but their efficiencies vary among patients due to the genetic and epigenetic differences. Human MEX3B (hMEX3B) protein is an RNA-binding protein that contains two KH domains at the N-terminus and a RING domain at its C-terminus, which has the activity of E3 ubiquitin ligase and is essential for RNA degradation. Current evidence suggests that hMEX3B is involved in many important biological processes, including tumor immune evasion and HLA-A regulation, but the sequence of substrate RNA recognized by hMEX3B and the functional molecular mechanisms are unclear. Here, we first screened the optimized hMEX3B binding sequence on the HLA-A mRNA and reported that the two tandem KH domains can bind with their substrate one hundred times more than the individual KH domains. We systematically investigated the binding characteristics between the two KH domains and their RNA substrates by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Based on this information and the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data, we used molecular dynamics simulations to obtain structural models of KH domains in complex with their corresponding RNAs. By analyzing the models, we noticed that on the KH domains' variable loops, there were two pairs of threonines and arginines that can disrupt the recognition of the RNA completely, and this influence had also been verified both in vitro and in vivo. Finally, we presented a functional model of the hMEX3B protein, which indicated that hMEX3B regulated the degradation of its substrate mRNAs in many biological processes. Taken together, our research illustrated how the hMEX3B protein played a key role in translation inhibition during the immune response to tumor cells and provided an idea and a lead for the study of the molecular mechanism and function of other MEX3 family proteins.
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- Kanglong Yang
- Hefei National Research Center for Cross disciplinary Science, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Cross disciplinary Science, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Cross disciplinary Science, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
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- Hefei National Research Center for Cross disciplinary Science, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
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- Hefei National Research Center for Cross disciplinary Science, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
- Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
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Zhu K, Suskiewicz MJ, Chatrin C, Strømland Ø, Dorsey B, Aucagne V, Ahel D, Ahel I. DELTEX E3 ligases ubiquitylate ADP-ribosyl modification on nucleic acids. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:801-815. [PMID: 38000390 PMCID: PMC10810221 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Although ubiquitylation had traditionally been considered limited to proteins, the discovery of non-proteinaceous substrates (e.g. lipopolysaccharides and adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPr)) challenged this perspective. Our recent study showed that DTX2 E3 ligase efficiently ubiquitylates ADPr. Here, we show that the ADPr ubiquitylation activity is also present in another DELTEX family member, DTX3L, analysed both as an isolated catalytic fragment and the full-length PARP9:DTX3L complex, suggesting that it is a general feature of the DELTEX family. Since structural predictions show that DTX3L possesses single-stranded nucleic acids binding ability and given the fact that nucleic acids have recently emerged as substrates for ADP-ribosylation, we asked whether DELTEX E3s might catalyse ubiquitylation of an ADPr moiety linked to nucleic acids. Indeed, we show that DTX3L and DTX2 are capable of ubiquitylating ADP-ribosylated DNA and RNA synthesized by PARPs, including PARP14. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the Ub-ADPr-nucleic acids conjugate can be reversed by two groups of hydrolases, which remove either the whole adduct (e.g. SARS-CoV-2 Mac1 or PARP14 macrodomain 1) or just the Ub (e.g. SARS-CoV-2 PLpro). Overall, this study reveals ADPr ubiquitylation as a general function of the DELTEX family E3s and presents the evidence of reversible ubiquitylation of ADP-ribosylated nucleic acids.
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- Kang Zhu
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Ribon Therapeutics, 35 Cambridgepark Dr., Suite 300, Cambridge MA 02140, USA
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, Orléans, France
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Bárria C, Athayde D, Hernandez G, Fonseca L, Casinhas J, Cordeiro TN, Archer M, Arraiano CM, Brito JA, Matos RG. Structure and function of Campylobacter jejuni polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase): Insights into the role of this RNase in pathogenicity. Biochimie 2024; 216:56-70. [PMID: 37806617 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Ribonucleases are in charge of the processing, degradation and quality control of all cellular transcripts, which makes them crucial factors in RNA regulation. This post-transcriptional regulation allows bacteria to promptly react to different stress conditions and growth phase transitions, and also to produce the required virulence factors in pathogenic bacteria. Campylobacter jejuni is the main responsible for human gastroenteritis in the world. In this foodborne pathogen, exoribonuclease PNPase (CjPNP) is essential for low-temperature cell survival, affects the synthesis of proteins involved in virulence and has an important role in swimming, cell adhesion/invasion ability, and chick colonization. Here we report the crystallographic structure of CjPNP, complemented with SAXS, which confirms the characteristic doughnut-shaped trimeric arrangement and evaluates domain arrangement and flexibility. Mutations in highly conserved residues were constructed to access their role in RNA degradation and polymerization. Surprisingly, we found two mutations that altered CjPNP into a protein that is only capable of degrading RNA even in conditions that favour polymerization. These findings will be important to develop new strategies to combat C. jejuni infections.
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- Cátia Bárria
- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- ITQB NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Chi P, Ou G, Qin D, Han Z, Li J, Xiao Q, Gao Z, Xu C, Qi Q, Liu Q, Liu S, Li J, Guo L, Lu Y, Chen J, Wang X, Shi H, Li L, Deng D. Structural basis of the subcortical maternal complex and its implications in reproductive disorders. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2024; 31:115-124. [PMID: 38177687 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01153-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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The subcortical maternal complex (SCMC) plays a crucial role in early embryonic development. Malfunction of SCMC leads to reproductive diseases in women. However, the molecular function and assembly basis for SCMC remain elusive. Here we reconstituted mouse SCMC and solved the structure at atomic resolution using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. The core complex of SCMC was formed by MATER, TLE6 and FLOPED, and MATER embraced TLE6 and FLOPED via its NACHT and LRR domains. Two core complexes further dimerize through interactions between two LRR domains of MATERs in vitro. FILIA integrates into SCMC by interacting with the carboxyl-terminal region of FLOPED. Zygotes from mice with Floped C-terminus truncation showed delayed development and resembled the phenotype of zygotes from Filia knockout mice. More importantly, the assembly of mouse SCMC was affected by corresponding clinical variants associated with female reproductive diseases and corresponded with a prediction based on the mouse SCMC structure. Our study paves the way for further investigations on SCMC functions during mammalian preimplantation embryonic development and reveals underlying causes of female reproductive diseases related to SCMC mutations, providing a new strategy for the diagnosis of female reproductive disorders.
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- Pengliang Chi
- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Clinical Laboratory, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Breast, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
- Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Feicht J, Jansen RP. The high-density lipoprotein binding protein HDLBP is an unusual RNA-binding protein with multiple roles in cancer and disease. RNA Biol 2024; 21:1-10. [PMID: 38477883 PMCID: PMC10939154 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2024.2313881] [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] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The high-density lipoprotein binding protein (HDLBP) is the human member of an evolutionarily conserved family of RNA-binding proteins, the vigilin protein family. These proteins are characterized by 14 or 15 RNA-interacting KH (heterologous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K homology) domains. While mainly present at the cytoplasmic face of the endoplasmic reticulum, HDLBP and its homologs are also found in the cytosol and nucleus. HDLBP is involved in various processes, including translation, chromosome segregation, cholesterol transport and carcinogenesis. Especially, its association with the latter two has attracted specific interest in the HDLBP's molecular role. In this review, we give an overview of some of the functions of the protein as well as introduce its impact on different kinds of cancer, its connection to lipid metabolism and its role in viral infection. We also aim at addressing the possible use of HDLBP as a drug target or biomarker and discuss its future implications.
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- Jonathan Feicht
- Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Shaukat A, Bakhtiari MH, Chaudhry DS, Khan MHF, Akhtar J, Abro AH, Haseeb MA, Sarwar A, Mazhar K, Umer Z, Tariq M. Mask exhibits trxG-like behavior and associates with H3K27ac marked chromatin. Dev Biol 2024; 505:130-140. [PMID: 37981061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.11.005] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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The Trithorax group (trxG) proteins counteract the repressive effect of Polycomb group (PcG) complexes and maintain transcriptional memory of active states of key developmental genes. Although chromatin structure and modifications appear to play a fundamental role in this process, it is not clear how trxG prevents PcG-silencing and heritably maintains an active gene expression state. Here, we report a hitherto unknown role of Drosophila Multiple ankyrin repeats single KH domain (Mask), which emerged as one of the candidate trxG genes in our reverse genetic screen. The genome-wide binding profile of Mask correlates with known trxG binding sites across the Drosophila genome. In particular, the association of Mask at chromatin overlaps with CBP and H3K27ac, which are known hallmarks of actively transcribed genes by trxG. Importantly, Mask predominantly associates with actively transcribed genes in Drosophila. Depletion of Mask not only results in the downregulation of trxG targets but also correlates with diminished levels of H3K27ac. The fact that Mask positively regulates H3K27ac levels in flies was also found to be conserved in human cells. Strong suppression of Pc mutant phenotype by mutation in mask provides physiological relevance that Mask contributes to the anti-silencing effect of trxG, maintaining expression of key developmental genes. Since Mask is a downstream effector of multiple cell signaling pathways, we propose that Mask may connect cell signaling with chromatin mediated epigenetic cell memory governed by trxG.
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- Ammad Shaukat
- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan
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- Epigenetics and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, 54792, Pakistan.
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Komaki-Yasuda K, Kano S. The RNA-binding KH-domain in the unique transcription factor of the malaria parasite is responsible for its transcriptional regulatory activity. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0296165. [PMID: 38128025 PMCID: PMC10734933 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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To date, only a small number of regulatory transcription factors have been predicted from the genome of Plasmodium and Apicomplexan parasites. We previously identified a nuclear factor named Prx regulatory element-binding protein (PREBP) from Plasmodium falciparum. PREBP had been suggested to bind to the cis-element in the promoter of an antioxidant pf1-cys-prx gene, thereby promoting the expression of downstream genes. PREBP has 4 putative K homology (KH) domains, which are known to bind RNA and single-stranded DNA. In this study, to understand the detailed action of PREBP in parasite cells, we first observed that in living parasite cells, PREBP was localized in the nucleus in the trophozoite and schizont stages, in which the expression of the target pf1-cys-prx was enhanced. The interaction of PREBP and the cis-element of pf1-cys-prx in the parasite cells was also confirmed. Further, the activities of PREBP deletion mutants were analyzed, and regions with repeated KH domains in PREBP seemed to be responsible for the recognition of the cis-element. These results led us to hypothesize that Plasmodium and other Apicomplexan parasites might have a transcription factor family with KH domains. Bioinformatic analysis revealed a putative ortholog group including PREBP and several Plasmodium and Apicomplexan factors with KH domains. One of the P. falciparum-derived factors, which were included in the putative ortholog group, was found to be localized at the nucleus in the trophozoite stage, indicating that it might be a novel transcription factor. The discovery of PREBP and putative transcription factors with KH domains suggested that multi-functional proteins with KH domains possibly evolved in the Apicomplexan organisms. They might play key roles in transcriptional regulatory processes that are essential for living organisms and may even represent unique drug targets for malaria therapy.
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- Kanako Komaki-Yasuda
- Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ruffenach G, Medzikovic L, Sun W, Hong J, Eghbali M. Functions of RNA-Binding Proteins in Cardiovascular Disease. Cells 2023; 12:2794. [PMID: 38132114 PMCID: PMC10742114 DOI: 10.3390/cells12242794] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Gene expression is under tight regulation from the chromatin structure that regulates gene accessibility by the transcription machinery to protein degradation. At the transcript level, this regulation falls on RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). RBPs are a large and diverse class of proteins involved in all aspects of a transcript's lifecycle: splicing and maturation, localization, stability, and translation. In the past few years, our understanding of the role of RBPs in cardiovascular diseases has expanded. Here, we discuss the general structure and function of RBPs and the latest discoveries of their role in pulmonary and systemic cardiovascular diseases.
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- Grégoire Ruffenach
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (W.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (W.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (W.S.)
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (W.S.)
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Soueid DM, Garner AL. Adaptation of RiPCA for the Live-Cell Detection of mRNA-Protein Interactions. Biochemistry 2023; 62:3323-3336. [PMID: 37963240 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) act as essential regulators of cell fate decisions, through their ability to bind and regulate the activity of cellular RNAs. For protein-coding mRNAs, RBPs control the localization, stability, degradation, and ultimately translation of mRNAs to impact gene expression. Disruption of the vast network of mRNA-protein interactions has been implicated in many human diseases, and accordingly, targeting these interactions has surfaced as a new frontier in RNA-targeted drug discovery. To catalyze this new field, methods are needed to enable the detection and subsequent screening of mRNA-RBP interactions, particularly in live cells. Using our laboratory's RNA-interaction with Protein-mediated Complementation Assay (RiPCA) technology, herein we describe its application to mRNA-protein interactions and present a guide for the development of future RiPCA assays for structurally diverse classes of mRNA-protein interactions.
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- Dalia M Soueid
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Ocharán-Mercado A, Loaeza-Loaeza J, Castro-Coronel Y, Acosta-Saavedra LC, Hernández-Kelly LC, Hernández-Sotelo D, Ortega A. RNA-Binding Proteins: A Role in Neurotoxicity? Neurotox Res 2023; 41:681-697. [PMID: 37776476 PMCID: PMC10682104 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-023-00669-w] [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: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
Abstract
Despite sustained efforts to treat neurodegenerative diseases, little is known at the molecular level to understand and generate novel therapeutic approaches for these malignancies. Therefore, it is not surprising that neurogenerative diseases are among the leading causes of death in the aged population. Neurons require sophisticated cellular mechanisms to maintain proper protein homeostasis. These cells are generally sensitive to loss of gene expression control at the post-transcriptional level. Post-translational control responds to signals that can arise from intracellular processes or environmental factors that can be regulated through RNA-binding proteins. These proteins recognize RNA through one or more RNA-binding domains and form ribonucleoproteins that are critically involved in the regulation of post-transcriptional processes from splicing to the regulation of association of the translation machinery allowing a relatively rapid and precise modulation of the transcriptome. Neurotoxicity is the result of the biological, chemical, or physical interaction of agents with an adverse effect on the structure and function of the central nervous system. The disruption of the proper levels or function of RBPs in neurons and glial cells triggers neurotoxic events that are linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), fragile X syndrome (FXS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) among many others. The connection between RBPs and neurodegenerative diseases opens a new landscape for potentially novel therapeutic targets for the intervention of these neurodegenerative pathologies. In this contribution, a summary of the recent findings of the molecular mechanisms involved in the plausible role of RBPs in RNA processing in neurodegenerative disease is discussed.
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- Andrea Ocharán-Mercado
- Laboratorio de Neurotoxicología, Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, 07300 CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurotoxicología, Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, 07300 CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio de Epigenética del Cáncer, Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 88, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 39086, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurotoxicología, Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, 07300 CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurotoxicología, Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, 07300 CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio de Epigenética del Cáncer, Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 88, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 39086, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurotoxicología, Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, 07300 CDMX, México.
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Sumitha MK, Kalimuthu M, Aarthy M, Paramasivan R, Kumar A, Gupta B. In silico identification, characterization, and expression analysis of RNA recognition motif (RRM) containing RNA-binding proteins in Aedes aegypti. Parasitol Res 2023; 122:2847-2857. [PMID: 37735272 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-07969-2] [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: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are the proteins that bind RNAs and regulate their functioning. RBPs in mosquitoes are gaining attention due to their ability to bind flaviviruses and regulate their replication and transmission. Despite their relevance, RBPs in mosquitoes are not explored much. In this study, we screened the whole genome of Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of several pathogenic viruses, and identified the proteins containing RNA recognition motif (RRM), the most abundant protein domain in eukaryotes. Using several in silico strategies, a total of 135 RRM-containing RBPs were identified in Ae. aegypti. The proteins were characterized based on their available annotations and the sequence similarity with Drosophila melanogaster. Ae. aegypti RRM-containing RBPs included serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins, polyadenylate-binding proteins (PABP), heteronuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNP), small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNP), splicing factors, eukaryotic initiation factors, transformers, and nucleolysins. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the proteins and the domain organization are conserved among Ae. aegypti, Bombyx mori, and Drosophila melanogaster. However, the gene length and the intron-exon organization varied across the insect species. Expression analysis of the genes encoding RBPs using publicly available RNA sequencing data for different developmental time points of the mosquito life cycle starting from the ovary and eggs up to the adults revealed stage-specific expression with several genes preferentially expressed in early embryonic stages and blood-fed female ovaries. This is the first database for the Ae. aegypti RBPs that can serve as the reference base for future investigations. Stage-specific genes can be further explored to determine their role in mosquito growth and development with a focus on developing novel mosquito control strategies.
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- Melveettil Kishor Sumitha
- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, 4, Sarojini Street Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, 4, Sarojini Street Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, 4, Sarojini Street Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, 4, Sarojini Street Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, 4, Sarojini Street Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, 625002, India.
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Kubera A, Putanyawiwat P, Bantuchai S, Kumpitak C, Duangmanee A, Sattabongkot J. Knockdown of Anopheles dirus far upstream element-binding protein gene lower oocyst numbers of Plasmodium vivax. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 37:647-655. [PMID: 37102339 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The modulation of gene expression levels of Anopheles dirus on Plasmodium vivax infection at the ookinete and oocyst stages was previously reported. In the present study, several upregulated An. dirus genes were selected based on their high expression levels and subcellular locations to examine their roles in P. vivax infection. Five An. dirus genes-carboxylesterase, cuticular protein RR-2 family, far upstream element-binding protein, kraken, and peptidase212-were knocked down by dsRNA feeding using dsRNA-lacZ as a control. The dsRNA-fed mosquitoes were later challenged by P. vivax-infected blood, and the oocyst numbers were determined. The expression of these five genes was examined in many organs of both male and female mosquitoes. The results showed that the decreased expression level of the far upstream element-binding protein gene could lower the oocyst numbers, whereas the others showed no effect on P. vivax infection. The expression levels of these genes in ovaries were found, and in many organs, they were similar between male and female mosquitoes. The reduction of these five gene expressions did not affect the lifespan of the mosquitoes. In addition, the malaria box compound, MMV000634, demonstrated the lowest binding energy to the far upstream element-binding protein using virtual screening. This protein might be a target to block malaria transmission.
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- Anchanee Kubera
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Vela-Rodríguez C, Yang C, Alanen HI, Eki R, Abbas TA, Maksimainen MM, Glumoff T, Duman R, Wagner A, Paschal BM, Lehtiö L. Oligomerisation mediated by the D2 domain of DTX3L is critical for DTX3L-PARP9 reading function of mono-ADP-ribosylated androgen receptor. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.29.569193. [PMID: 38076829 PMCID: PMC10705365 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.29.569193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Deltex proteins are a family of E3 ubiquitin ligases that encode C-terminal RING and DTC domains that mediate interactions with E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and recognise ubiquitination substrates. DTX3L is unique among the Deltex proteins based on its N-terminal domain architecture. The N-terminal D1 and D2 domains of DTX3L mediate homo-oligomerisation, and the D3 domain interacts with PARP9, a protein that contains tandem macrodomains with ADP-ribose reader function. While DTX3L and PARP9 are known to heterodimerize, they assemble into a high molecular weight oligomeric complex, but the nature of the oligomeric structure, including whether this contributes to the ADP-ribose reader function is unknown. Here, we report a crystal structure of the DTX3L N-terminal D2 domain and show that it forms a tetramer with, conveniently, D2 symmetry. We identified two interfaces in the structure: a major, conserved interface with a surface of 973 Å2 and a smaller one of 415 Å2. Using native mass spectrometry, we observed molecular species that correspond to monomers, dimers and tetramers of the D2 domain. Reconstitution of DTX3L knockout cells with a D1-D2 deletion mutant showed the domain is dispensable for DTX3L-PARP9 heterodimer formation, but necessary to assemble an oligomeric complex with efficient reader function for ADP-ribosylated androgen receptor. Our results suggest that homo-oligomerisation of DTX3L is important for mono-ADP-ribosylation reading by the DTX3L-PARP9 complex and to a ligand-regulated transcription factor.
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- Carlos Vela-Rodríguez
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, USA
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, USA
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, USA
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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Brown A, Selkirk ME, Sarkies P. Identification of proteins that bind extracellular microRNAs secreted by the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis. Biol Open 2023; 12:bio060096. [PMID: 37906081 PMCID: PMC10660789 DOI: 10.1242/bio.060096] [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: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Small non-coding RNAs such as microRNAs (miRNAs) are conserved across eukaryotes and play key roles in regulating gene expression. In many organisms, miRNAs are also secreted from cells, often encased within vesicles such as exosomes, and sometimes extravesicular. The mechanisms of miRNA secretion, how they are stabilised outside of cells and their functional importance are poorly understood. Recently, we characterised the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis as a model to study miRNA secretion. T. spiralis muscle-stage larvae (MSL) secrete abundant miRNAs which are largely extravesicular. Here, we investigated how T. spiralis miRNAs might remain stable outside of cells. Using proteomics, we identified two RNA binding proteins secreted by T. spiralis larvae and characterised their RNA binding properties. One, a homologue of the known RNA binding protein KSRP, binds miRNA in a selective and sequence-specific fashion. Another protein, which is likely a novel RNA binding protein, binds to miRNA without exhibiting sequence specificity. Our results suggest a possible mechanism for miRNA secretion by T. spiralis and may have relevance for understanding the biology of extracellular miRNA more widely.
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- Alice Brown
- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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Hu J, Xiang Y, Zhu X, Hu C, Xu X, Li D, Deng Z, Jiang Z. Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Mex3B positively regulates innate immunity by promoting the K63-linked ubiquitination of TLR3. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 141:109023. [PMID: 37625735 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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As a member of Mex3 (muscle excess protein-3) family, Mex3B (Mex-3 RNA binding family member B) is crucial in cell proliferation and migration in mammals. In this study, an ortholog of mammalian Mex3B (denominated CiMex3B, MT276802.1) was cloned and identified in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). CiMex3B is 1578 bp in length and encodes a polypeptide of 525 amino acids. Consistent with its mammalian counterpart, CiMex3B also contains one C-terminal RING domain and two N-terminal conserved tandem KH domains. CiMex3B up-regulates the expressions of IFN1, ISG15, MX2, as well as the expressions of inflammatory cytokines such as IL6, IL8 and TNFα in response to poly(I:C). A screening test for identifying potential targets indicated that CiMex3B is associated with TLR3 and TRIF. CiMex3B co-localizes with TLR3 in the late endosome, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum after poly(I:C) stimulation, whereas they are rarely discovered in the lysosomes. CiMex3B serves as a positive regulator in the phosphorylation of IRF3 and induces IFN1 expression. In addition, two truncation mutants of CiMex3B (1-220 and 221-525) were constructed to better understand the molecular mechanism of CiMex3B-mediated ubiquitination of TLR3. In line with wild-type protein, CiMex3B mutant (1-220) was found mainly in the cytoplasm; however, CiMex3B mutant (221-525) resided in the cytoplasm and the nucleus as well, and it was further confirmed that CiMex3B mutant (221-525) still interacts with TLR3. We also observed that CiMex3B promotes the K63-linked ubiquitination of TLR3, while neither of the truncation mutants (1-220 or 221-525) retains this activity. To sum up, this study revealed that CiMex3B potentiates the K63-linked ubiquitination of TLR3, and then elicits the IRF3-mediated antiviral innate immune responses.
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- Jihuan Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi, China; Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- Fuzhou Medical College, Nanchang University, Fuzhou, 344000, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi, China; Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China.
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Chen W, Hu L, Lu X, Wang X, Zhao C, Guo C, Li X, Ding Y, Zhao H, Tong D, Wang L, Huang C. The RNA binding protein MEX3A promotes tumor progression of breast cancer by post-transcriptional regulation of IGFBP4. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023; 201:353-366. [PMID: 37433992 PMCID: PMC10460732 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-07028-5] [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: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent malignant tumor in women worldwide with exceptionally high morbidity. The RNA-binding protein MEX3A plays a crucial role in genesis and progression of multiple cancers. We attempted to explore its clinicopathological and functional significance in BC in which MEX3A is expressed. METHODS The expression of MEX3A detected by RT-qPCR and correlated the results with clinicopathological variables in 53 BC patients. MEX3A and IGFBP4 profile data of BC patients were downloaded from TCGA and GEO database. Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis was used to estimate the survival rate of BC patients. Western Blot, CCK-8, EdU, colony formation and flow cytometry were performed to investigate the role of MEX3A and IGFBP4 in BC cell proliferation, invasion and cell cycle in vitro. A subcutaneous tumor mouse model was constructed to analyze in vivo growth of BC cells after MEX3A knockdown. The interactions among MEX3A and IGFBP4 were measured by RNA pull-down and RNA immunoprecipitation. RESULTS The expression of MEX3A was upregulated in BC tissues compared to adjacent tissues and high expression of MEX3A was associated with poor prognosis. Subsequent in vitro studies demonstrated that MEX3A knockdown inhibited BC cells proliferation and migration, as well as xenograft tumor growth in vivo. The expression of IGFBP4 was significantly negatively correlated with MEX3A in BC tissues. Mechanistic investigation showed that MEX3A binds to IGFBP4 mRNA in BC cells, decreasing IGFBP4 mRNA levels, which further activated the PI3K/AKT and other downstream signaling pathways implicated cell cycle progression and cell migration. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that MEX3A plays a prominent oncogenic role in BC tumorigenesis and progression by targeting IGFBP4 mRNA and activating PI3K/AKT signaling, which can be used as a novel therapeutic target for BC.
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- Wenhu Chen
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Cancer Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, 310012, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Biomedical Experimental Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, 310005, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, 310005, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- College of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Hangzhou Medical College, No. 548 Binwen Road, Hangzhou, 310053, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China.
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, China.
- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
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Gottipati K, McNeme SC, Tipo J, White MA, Choi K. Structural basis for cloverleaf RNA-initiated viral genome replication. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:8850-8863. [PMID: 37486760 PMCID: PMC10484678 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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The genomes of positive-strand RNA viruses serve as a template for both protein translation and genome replication. In enteroviruses, a cloverleaf RNA structure at the 5' end of the genome functions as a switch to transition from viral translation to replication by interacting with host poly(C)-binding protein 2 (PCBP2) and the viral 3CDpro protein. We determined the structures of cloverleaf RNA from coxsackievirus and poliovirus. Cloverleaf RNA folds into an H-type four-way junction and is stabilized by a unique adenosine-cytidine-uridine (A•C-U) base triple involving the conserved pyrimidine mismatch region. The two PCBP2 binding sites are spatially proximal and are located on the opposite end from the 3CDpro binding site on cloverleaf. We determined that the A•C-U base triple restricts the flexibility of the cloverleaf stem-loops resulting in partial occlusion of the PCBP2 binding site, and elimination of the A•C-U base triple increases the binding affinity of PCBP2 to the cloverleaf RNA. Based on the cloverleaf structures and biophysical assays, we propose a new mechanistic model by which enteroviruses use the cloverleaf structure as a molecular switch to transition from viral protein translation to genome replication.
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- Keerthi Gottipati
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, 212 S. Hawthorne Drive, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, 212 S. Hawthorne Drive, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Suskiewicz MJ, Munnur D, Strømland Ø, Yang JC, Easton L, Chatrin C, Zhu K, Baretić D, Goffinont S, Schuller M, Wu WF, Elkins J, Ahel D, Sanyal S, Neuhaus D, Ahel I. Updated protein domain annotation of the PARP protein family sheds new light on biological function. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:8217-8236. [PMID: 37326024 PMCID: PMC10450202 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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AlphaFold2 and related computational tools have greatly aided studies of structural biology through their ability to accurately predict protein structures. In the present work, we explored AF2 structural models of the 17 canonical members of the human PARP protein family and supplemented this analysis with new experiments and an overview of recent published data. PARP proteins are typically involved in the modification of proteins and nucleic acids through mono or poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, but this function can be modulated by the presence of various auxiliary protein domains. Our analysis provides a comprehensive view of the structured domains and long intrinsically disordered regions within human PARPs, offering a revised basis for understanding the function of these proteins. Among other functional insights, the study provides a model of PARP1 domain dynamics in the DNA-free and DNA-bound states and enhances the connection between ADP-ribosylation and RNA biology and between ADP-ribosylation and ubiquitin-like modifications by predicting putative RNA-binding domains and E2-related RWD domains in certain PARPs. In line with the bioinformatic analysis, we demonstrate for the first time PARP14's RNA-binding capability and RNA ADP-ribosylation activity in vitro. While our insights align with existing experimental data and are probably accurate, they need further validation through experiments.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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Mullenger JL, Zeidler MP, Fragiadaki M. Evaluating the Molecular Properties and Function of ANKHD1, and Its Role in Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12834. [PMID: 37629022 PMCID: PMC10454556 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612834] [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: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Ankyrin repeat and single KH domain-containing protein 1 (ANKHD1) is a large, scaffolding protein composed of two stretches of ankyrin repeat domains that mediate protein-protein interactions and a KH domain that mediates RNA or single-stranded DNA binding. ANKHD1 interacts with proteins in several crucial signalling pathways, including receptor tyrosine kinase, JAK/STAT, mechanosensitive Hippo (YAP/TAZ), and p21. Studies into the role of ANKHD1 in cancer cell lines demonstrate a crucial role in driving uncontrolled cellular proliferation and growth, enhanced tumorigenicity, cell cycle progression through the S phase, and increased epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Furthermore, at a clinical level, the increased expression of ANKHD1 has been associated with greater tumour infiltration, increased metastasis, and larger tumours. Elevated ANKHD1 resulted in poorer prognosis, more aggressive growth, and a decrease in patient survival in numerous cancer types. This review aims to gather the current knowledge about ANKHD1 and explore its molecular properties and functions, focusing on the protein's role in cancer at both a cellular and clinical level.
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- Jordan L. Mullenger
- Department of Infection, Immunity, and Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK;
- Department of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Queen Mary University London, London E1 4NS, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK;
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Queen Mary University London, London E1 4NS, UK
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Llop A, Bibak S, Cantos R, Salinas P, Contreras A. The ribosome assembly GTPase EngA is involved in redox signaling in cyanobacteria. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1242616. [PMID: 37637111 PMCID: PMC10448771 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1242616] [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: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Photosynthetic organisms must cope with environmental challenges, like those imposed by the succession of days and nights or by sudden changes in light intensities, that trigger global changes in gene expression and metabolism. The photosynthesis machinery is particularly susceptible to environmental changes and adaptation to them often involves redox-sensing proteins that are the targets of reactive oxygen species generated by photosynthesis activity. Here we show that EngA, an essential GTPase and ribosome-assembly protein involved in ribosome biogenesis in bacteria and chloroplasts, also plays a role in acclimatization to environmentally relevant stress in Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942 and that PipX, a promiscuous regulatory protein that binds to EngA, appears to fine-tune EngA activity. During growth in cold or high light conditions, the EngA levels rise, with a concomitant increase of the EngA/PipX ratio. However, a sudden increase in light intensity turns EngA into a growth inhibitor, a response involving residue Cys122 of EngA, which is part of the GD1-G4 motif NKCES of EngA proteins, with the cysteine conserved just in the cyanobacteria-chloroplast lineage. This work expands the repertoire of ribosome-related factors transmitting redox signals in photosynthetic organisms and provides additional insights into the complexity of the regulatory interactions mediated by EngA and PipX.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Feng Y, Zhu S, Liu T, Zhi G, Shao B, Liu J, Li B, Jiang C, Feng Q, Wu P, Wang D. Surmounting Cancer Drug Resistance: New Perspective on RNA-Binding Proteins. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1114. [PMID: 37631029 PMCID: PMC10458901 DOI: 10.3390/ph16081114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), being pivotal elements in both physiological and pathological processes, possess the ability to directly impact RNA, thereby exerting a profound influence on cellular life. Furthermore, the dysregulation of RBPs not only induces alterations in the expression levels of genes associated with cancer but also impairs the occurrence of post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. Consequently, these circumstances can give rise to aberrations in cellular processes, ultimately resulting in alterations within the proteome. An aberrant proteome can disrupt the equilibrium between oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, promoting cancer progression. Given their significant role in modulating gene expression and post-transcriptional regulation, directing therapeutic interventions towards RBPs represents a viable strategy for combating drug resistance in cancer treatment. RBPs possess significant potential as diagnostic and prognostic markers for diverse cancer types. Gaining comprehensive insights into the structure and functionality of RBPs, along with delving deeper into the molecular mechanisms underlying RBPs in tumor drug resistance, can enhance cancer treatment strategies and augment the prognostic outcomes for individuals afflicted with cancer.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; (Y.F.); (S.Z.); (T.L.); (G.Z.); (B.S.); (J.L.); (B.L.); (C.J.); (Q.F.)
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China; (Y.F.); (S.Z.); (T.L.); (G.Z.); (B.S.); (J.L.); (B.L.); (C.J.); (Q.F.)
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Li Q, Kang C. Targeting RNA-binding proteins with small molecules: Perspectives, pitfalls and bifunctional molecules. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:2031-2047. [PMID: 37519019 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14710] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play vital roles in organisms through binding with RNAs to regulate their functions. Small molecules affecting the function of RBPs have been developed, providing new avenues for drug discovery. Herein, we describe the perspectives on developing small molecule regulators of RBPs. The following types of small molecule modulators are of great interest in drug discovery: small molecules binding to RBPs to affect interactions with RNA molecules, bifunctional molecules binding to RNA or RBP to influence their interactions, and other types of molecules that affect the stability of RNA or RBPs. Moreover, we emphasize that the bifunctional molecules may play important roles in small molecule development to overcome the challenges encountered in the process of drug discovery.
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- Qingxin Li
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Biomass High Value Utilization, Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Experimental Drug Development Centre, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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Ebersberger S, Hipp C, Mulorz MM, Buchbender A, Hubrich D, Kang HS, Martínez-Lumbreras S, Kristofori P, Sutandy FXR, Llacsahuanga Allcca L, Schönfeld J, Bakisoglu C, Busch A, Hänel H, Tretow K, Welzel M, Di Liddo A, Möckel MM, Zarnack K, Ebersberger I, Legewie S, Luck K, Sattler M, König J. FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3' splice site recognition and splicing of long introns. Mol Cell 2023:S1097-2765(23)00516-6. [PMID: 37506698 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Splicing of pre-mRNAs critically contributes to gene regulation and proteome expansion in eukaryotes, but our understanding of the recognition and pairing of splice sites during spliceosome assembly lacks detail. Here, we identify the multidomain RNA-binding protein FUBP1 as a key splicing factor that binds to a hitherto unknown cis-regulatory motif. By collecting NMR, structural, and in vivo interaction data, we demonstrate that FUBP1 stabilizes U2AF2 and SF1, key components at the 3' splice site, through multivalent binding interfaces located within its disordered regions. Transcriptional profiling and kinetic modeling reveal that FUBP1 is required for efficient splicing of long introns, which is impaired in cancer patients harboring FUBP1 mutations. Notably, FUBP1 interacts with numerous U1 snRNP-associated proteins, suggesting a unique role for FUBP1 in splice site bridging for long introns. We propose a compelling model for 3' splice site recognition of long introns, which represent 80% of all human introns.
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Bavarian NMR Center, Department of Bioscience, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Bavarian NMR Center, Department of Bioscience, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Bavarian NMR Center, Department of Bioscience, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biology, Institute for Biomedical Genetics (IBMG), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences & Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences & Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; CardioPulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Applied Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center (S-BIK-F), 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (TBG), 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biology, Institute for Biomedical Genetics (IBMG), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; Stuttgart Research Center for Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Bavarian NMR Center, Department of Bioscience, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85747 Garching, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) gGmbH, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Que Z, Yang K, Wang N, Li S, Li T. Functional Role of RBP in Osteosarcoma: Regulatory Mechanism and Clinical Therapy. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst) 2023; 2023:9849719. [PMID: 37426488 PMCID: PMC10328736 DOI: 10.1155/2023/9849719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Malignant bone neoplasms can be represented by osteosarcoma (OS), which accounts for 36% of all sarcomas. To reduce tumor malignancy, extensive efforts have been devoted to find an ideal target from numerous candidates, among which RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have shown their unparalleled competitiveness. With the special structure of RNA-binding domains, RBPs have the potential to establish relationships with RNAs or small molecules and are considered regulators of different sections of RNA processes, including splicing, transport, translation, and degradation of RNAs. RBPs have considerable significant roles in various cancers, and experiments revealed that there was a strong association of RBPs with tumorigenesis and tumor cell progression. Regarding OS, RBPs are a new orientation, but achievements in hand are noteworthy. Higher or lower expression of RBPs was first found in tumor cells compared to normal tissue. By binding to different molecules, RBPs are capable of influencing tumor cell phenotypes through different signaling pathways or other axes, and researches on medical treatment have been largely inspired. Exploring the prognostic and therapeutic values of RBPs in OS is a hotspot where diverse avenues on regulating RBPs have achieved dramatical effects. In this review, we briefly summarize the contribution of RBPs and their binding molecules to OS oncogenicity and generally introduce distinctive RBPs as samples. Moreover, we focus on the attempts to differentiate RBP's opposite functions in predicting prognosis and collect possible strategies for treatment. Our review provides forwards insight into improving the understanding of OS and suggests RBPs as potential biomarkers for therapies.
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- Ziyuan Que
- Yangzhou University Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang, China
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- Yangzhou University Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Yangzhou University Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang, China
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Chaves-Arquero B, Collins KM, Abis G, Kelly G, Christodoulou E, Taylor IA, Ramos A. Affinity-enhanced RNA-binding domains as tools to understand RNA recognition. CELL REPORTS METHODS 2023; 3:100508. [PMID: 37426752 PMCID: PMC10326445 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Understanding how the RNA-binding domains of a protein regulator are used to recognize its RNA targets is a key problem in RNA biology, but RNA-binding domains with very low affinity do not perform well in the methods currently available to characterize protein-RNA interactions. Here, we propose to use conservative mutations that enhance the affinity of RNA-binding domains to overcome this limitation. As a proof of principle, we have designed and validated an affinity-enhanced K-homology (KH) domain mutant of the fragile X syndrome protein FMRP, a key regulator of neuronal development, and used this mutant to determine the domain's sequence preference and to explain FMRP recognition of specific RNA motifs in the cell. Our results validate our concept and our nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based workflow. While effective mutant design requires an understanding of the underlying principles of RNA recognition by the relevant domain type, we expect the method will be used effectively in many RNA-binding domains.
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- Belén Chaves-Arquero
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB), University College London, London WC1E 6AA, UK
- Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, Center for Biological Research, CIB, CSIC, Av. Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB), University College London, London WC1E 6AA, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB), University College London, London WC1E 6AA, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Biomedical NMR Centre, the Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, the Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, the Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB), University College London, London WC1E 6AA, UK
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Pan Z, Wang Y, Wang M, Wang Y, Zhu X, Gu S, Zhong C, An L, Shan M, Damas J, Halstead MM, Guan D, Trakooljul N, Wimmers K, Bi Y, Wu S, Delany ME, Bai X, Cheng HH, Sun C, Yang N, Hu X, Lewin HA, Fang L, Zhou H. An atlas of regulatory elements in chicken: A resource for chicken genetics and genomics. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade1204. [PMID: 37134160 PMCID: PMC10156120 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A comprehensive characterization of regulatory elements in the chicken genome across tissues will have substantial impacts on both fundamental and applied research. Here, we systematically identified and characterized regulatory elements in the chicken genome by integrating 377 genome-wide sequencing datasets from 23 adult tissues. In total, we annotated 1.57 million regulatory elements, representing 15 distinct chromatin states, and predicted about 1.2 million enhancer-gene pairs and 7662 super-enhancers. This functional annotation of the chicken genome should have wide utility on identifying regulatory elements accounting for gene regulation underlying domestication, selection, and complex trait regulation, which we explored. In short, this comprehensive atlas of regulatory elements provides the scientific community with a valuable resource for chicken genetics and genomics.
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- Zhangyuan Pan
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- The Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China
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- The Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, DK
- MRC Human Genetics Unit at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis 95616, CA, USA
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Nadal M, Anton R, Dorca‐Arévalo J, Estébanez‐Perpiñá E, Tizzano EF, Fuentes‐Prior P. Structure and function analysis of Sam68 and hnRNP A1 synergy in the exclusion of exon 7 from SMN2 transcripts. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4553. [PMID: 36560896 PMCID: PMC10031812 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the absence of a functional copy of the Survival of Motor Neuron 1 gene (SMN1). The nearly identical paralog, SMN2, cannot compensate for the loss of SMN1 because exon 7 is aberrantly skipped from most SMN2 transcripts, a process mediated by synergistic activities of Src-associated during mitosis, 68 kDa (Sam68/KHDRBS1) and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1. This results in the production of a truncated, nonfunctional protein that is rapidly degraded. Here, we present several crystal structures of Sam68 RNA-binding domain (RBD). Sam68-RBD forms stable symmetric homodimers by antiparallel association of helices α3 from two monomers. However, the details of domain organization and the dimerization interface differ significantly from previously characterized homologs. We demonstrate that Sam68 and hnRNP A1 can simultaneously bind proximal motifs within the central region of SMN2 (ex7). Furthermore, we show that the RNA-binding pockets of the two proteins are close to each other in their heterodimeric complex and identify contact residues using crosslinking-mass spectrometry. We present a model of the ternary Sam68·SMN2 (ex7)·hnRNP A1 complex that reconciles all available information on SMN1/2 splicing. Our findings have important implications for the etiology of SMA and open new avenues for the design of novel therapeutics to treat splicing diseases.
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- Marta Nadal
- Molecular Bases of DiseaseBiomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)BarcelonaSpain
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- Molecular Bases of DiseaseBiomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)BarcelonaSpain
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- Molecular Bases of DiseaseBiomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)BarcelonaSpain
- Present address:
Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Campus of BellvitgeHospitalet de Llobregat, University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Structural Biology of Nuclear Receptors, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of BiologyInstitute of Biomedicine (IBUB) of the University of Barcelona (UB)BarcelonaSpain
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- Medicine Genetics GroupVall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)BarcelonaSpain
- Department of Clinical and Molecular GeneticsHospital Vall d'HebronBarcelonaSpain
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- Molecular Bases of DiseaseBiomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)BarcelonaSpain
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Zhang X, Xie Q, Xiang L, Lei Z, Huang Q, Zhang J, Cai M, Chen T. AtSIEK, an EXD1-like protein with KH domain, involves in salt stress response by interacting with FRY2/CPL1. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 233:123369. [PMID: 36693612 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123369] [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: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Abiotic stress has great impacts on plant germination, growth and development and crop yield. Therefore, it is important to understand the molecular mechanism of plants response to abiotic stress. In this study, we identified a plant specific protein AtSIEK (stress-induced protein with EXD1-like domain and KH domain) response to salt stress. AtSIEK encodes a hnRNP K homology (KH) protein localized in nucleus. Amino acid sequences analysis found that SIEK protein is specific in plants, containing two domains with EXD1-like domain and KH domain, while SIEK homolog in animals only had EXD1-like domain without KH domain. Physiology experiments revealed that AtSIEK was significantly induced under salt stress and the siek mutant shows sensitive to salt stress, indicating that AtSIEK was a positive regulator in stress response. Further, molecular, biochemical, and genetic assays suggested that AtSIEK interacts with FRY2/CPL1, a known regulator in response to abiotic stress, and they function synergistically in response to salt stress. Taken together, these results shed new light on the regulation of plant adaption to abiotic stress, which deepen our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of abiotic stress regulation in plants.
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- Xiangxiang Zhang
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Institute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830000, China
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- Institute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830000, China
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- Institute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
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Wicke D, Meißner J, Warneke R, Elfmann C, Stülke J. Understudied proteins and understudied functions in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis-A major challenge in current research. Mol Microbiol 2023. [PMID: 36882621 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Model organisms such as the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis have been studied intensively for decades. However, even for model organisms, no function has been identified for about one fourth of all proteins. It has recently been realized that such understudied proteins as well as poorly studied functions set a limitation to our understanding of the requirements for cellular life, and the Understudied Proteins Initiative has been launched. Of poorly studied proteins, those that are strongly expressed are likely to be important to the cell and should therefore be considered high priority in further studies. Since the functional analysis of unknown proteins can be extremely laborious, a minimal knowledge is required prior to targeted functional studies. In this review, we discuss strategies to obtain such a minimal annotation, for example, from global interaction, expression, or localization studies. We present a set of 41 highly expressed and poorly studied proteins of B. subtilis. Several of these proteins are thought or known to bind RNA and/or the ribosome, some may control the metabolism of B. subtilis, and another subset of particularly small proteins may act as regulatory elements to control the expression of downstream genes. Moreover, we discuss the challenges of poorly studied functions with a focus on RNA-binding proteins, amino acid transport, and the control of metabolic homeostasis. The identification of the functions of the selected proteins not only will strongly advance our knowledge on B. subtilis, but also on other organisms since many of the proteins are conserved in many groups of bacteria.
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- Dennis Wicke
- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, GZMB, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, GZMB, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, GZMB, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, GZMB, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, GZMB, Göttingen, Germany
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Herbert A, Pavlov F, Konovalov D, Poptsova M. Conserved microRNAs and Flipons Shape Gene Expression during Development by Altering Promoter Conformations. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054884. [PMID: 36902315 PMCID: PMC10003719 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054884] [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: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The classical view of gene regulation draws from prokaryotic models, where responses to environmental changes involve operons regulated by sequence-specific protein interactions with DNA, although it is now known that operons are also modulated by small RNAs. In eukaryotes, pathways based on microRNAs (miR) regulate the readout of genomic information from transcripts, while alternative nucleic acid structures encoded by flipons influence the readout of genetic programs from DNA. Here, we provide evidence that miR- and flipon-based mechanisms are deeply connected. We analyze the connection between flipon conformation and the 211 highly conserved human miR that are shared with other placental and other bilateral species. The direct interaction between conserved miR (c-miR) and flipons is supported by sequence alignments and the engagement of argonaute proteins by experimentally validated flipons as well as their enrichment in promoters of coding transcripts important in multicellular development, cell surface glycosylation and glutamatergic synapse specification with significant enrichments at false discovery rates as low as 10-116. We also identify a second subset of c-miR that targets flipons essential for retrotransposon replication, exploiting that vulnerability to limit their spread. We propose that miR can act in a combinatorial manner to regulate the readout of genetic information by specifying when and where flipons form non-B DNA (NoB) conformations, providing the interactions of the conserved hsa-miR-324-3p with RELA and the conserved hsa-miR-744 with ARHGAP5 genes as examples.
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- Alan Herbert
- InsideOutBio, 42 8th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 11 Pokrovsky Bulvar, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 11 Pokrovsky Bulvar, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 11 Pokrovsky Bulvar, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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Bikmullin AG, Fatkhullin B, Stetsenko A, Gabdulkhakov A, Garaeva N, Nurullina L, Klochkova E, Golubev A, Khusainov I, Trachtmann N, Blokhin D, Guskov A, Validov S, Usachev K, Yusupov M. Yet Another Similarity between Mitochondrial and Bacterial Ribosomal Small Subunit Biogenesis Obtained by Structural Characterization of RbfA from S. aureus. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032118. [PMID: 36768442 PMCID: PMC9917171 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Ribosome biogenesis is a complex and highly accurate conservative process of ribosomal subunit maturation followed by association. Subunit maturation comprises sequential stages of ribosomal RNA and proteins' folding, modification and binding, with the involvement of numerous RNAses, helicases, GTPases, chaperones, RNA, protein-modifying enzymes, and assembly factors. One such assembly factor involved in bacterial 30S subunit maturation is ribosomal binding factor A (RbfA). In this study, we present the crystal (determined at 2.2 Å resolution) and NMR structures of RbfA as well as the 2.9 Å resolution cryo-EM reconstruction of the 30S-RbfA complex from Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Additionally, we show that the manner of RbfA action on the small ribosomal subunit during its maturation is shared between bacteria and mitochondria. The obtained results clarify the function of RbfA in the 30S maturation process and its role in ribosome functioning in general. Furthermore, given that S. aureus is a serious human pathogen, this study provides an additional prospect to develop antimicrobials targeting bacterial pathogens.
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- Aydar G. Bikmullin
- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Stuttgart, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- NMR Laboratory, Medical Physics Department, Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
- Federal Research Center “Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences”, 420111 Kazan, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
- Federal Research Center “Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences”, 420111 Kazan, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420021 Kazan, Russia
- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
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Cargemel C, Baconnais S, Aumont-Nicaise M, Noiray M, Maurin L, Andreani J, Walbott H, Le Cam E, Ochsenbein F, Marsin S, Quevillon-Cheruel S. Structural Insights of the DciA Helicase Loader in Its Relationship with DNA. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021427. [PMID: 36674944 PMCID: PMC9865707 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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DciA is the ancestral bacterial replicative helicase loader, punctually replaced during evolution by the DnaC/I loaders of phage origin. DnaC helps the helicase to load onto DNA by cracking open the hexameric ring, but the mechanism of loading by DciA remains unknown. We demonstrate by electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and biochemistry experiments that DciA, which folds into a KH-like domain, interacts with not only single-stranded but also double-stranded DNA, in an atypical mode. Some point mutations of the long α-helix 1 demonstrate its importance in the interaction of DciA for various DNA substrates mimicking single-stranded, double-stranded, and forked DNA. Some of these mutations also affect the loading of the helicase by DciA. We come to the hypothesis that DciA could be a DNA chaperone by intercalating itself between the two DNA strands to stabilize it. This work allows us to propose that the direct interaction of DciA with DNA could play a role in the loading mechanism of the helicase.
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- Claire Cargemel
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Genome Integrity and Cancer UMR 9019 CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Genome Integrity and Cancer UMR 9019 CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (S.Q.-C.)
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (S.Q.-C.)
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Zhou W, Liu X, Lv M, Shi Y, Zhang L. The recognition mode between hsRBFA and mitoribosome 12S rRNA during mitoribosomal biogenesis. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:1353-1363. [PMID: 36620886 PMCID: PMC9943654 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Eukaryotes contain two sets of genomes: the nuclear genome and the mitochondrial genome. The mitochondrial genome transcripts 13 mRNAs that encode 13 essential proteins for the oxidative phosphorylation complex, 2 rRNAs (12s rRNA and 16s rRNA), and 22 tRNAs. The proper assembly and maturation of the mitochondrial ribosome (mitoribosome) are critical for the translation of the 13 key proteins and the function of the mitochondrion. Human ribosome-binding factor A (hsRBFA) is a mitoribosome assembly factor that binds with helix 28, helix 44 and helix 45 of 12S rRNA and facilitates the transcriptional modification of 12S rRNA during the mitoribosomal biogenesis. Previous research mentioned that the malfunction of hsRBFA will induce the instability of mitoribosomes and affect the function of mitochondria, but the mechanisms underlying the interaction between hsRBFA and 12S rRNA and its influence on mitochondrial function are still unknown. In this study, we found that hsRBFA binds with double strain RNA (dsRNA) through its whole N-terminus (Nt) instead of the KH-like domain alone, which is different from the other homologous. Furthermore, we mapped the key residues that affected the RNA binding and maturation of mitoribosomes in vitro. Finally, we investigated how these residues affect mitochondrial functions in detail and systematically.
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- Wanwan Zhou
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, P.R. China,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, P.R. China,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, P.R. China,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to Yunyu Shi. Tel: +86 551 63607464; Fax: +86 551 63601443;
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +86 551 63600441; Fax: +86 551 63601443;
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