Control of mRNA degradation in trypanosomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Clayton ◽  
Angela Schwede ◽  
Mhairi Stewart ◽  
Ana Robles ◽  
Corinna Benz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Rna Interference ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Mrna Degradation ◽  
Rna Recognition ◽  
Rna Recognition Motifs ◽  
Control Of Gene Expression ◽  
Recognition Motifs

Control of gene expression in trypanosomes relies almost exclusively on post-transcriptional mechanisms. Trypanosomes have the normal enzymes for mRNA decay: both the exosome and a 5′–3′-exoribonuclease are important in the degradation of very unstable transcripts, whereas the CAF1/NOT complex plays a major role in the degradation of all mRNAs tested. Targeted RNA interference screening was used to identify RNA-binding proteins that regulate mRNA degradation, and it revealed roles for proteins with RNA recognition motifs or pumilio domains.

scholarly journals RNA recognition motifs of disease-linked RNA-binding proteins contribute to amyloid formation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sashank Agrawal ◽  
Pan-Hsien Kuo ◽  
Lee-Ya Chu ◽  
Bagher Golzarroshan ◽  
Monika Jain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Amyloid Formation ◽  
Rna Recognition ◽  
Rna Recognition Motifs ◽  
Recognition Motifs

scholarly journals RNA recognition motifs involved in nuclear import of RNA-binding proteins

RNA Biology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Cassola ◽  
Griselda Noé ◽  
Alberto C. Frasch
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Import ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Rna Recognition ◽  
Rna Recognition Motifs ◽  
Recognition Motifs

Domain necessary for Drosophila ELAV nuclear localization: function requires nuclear ELAV

1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (24) ◽  
pp. 4501-4512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. Yannoni ◽  
K. White
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Localization ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Nuclear Localization Sequence ◽  
Rna Recognition ◽  
Rna Recognition Motifs ◽  
Mutant Proteins ◽  
Localization Sequence ◽  
Recognition Motifs

The neuron specific Drosophila ELAV protein belongs to the ELAV family of RNA binding proteins which are characterized by three highly conserved RNA recognition motifs, an N-terminal domain, and a hinge region between the second and third RNA recognition motifs. Despite their highly conserved RNA recognition motifs the ELAV family members are a group of proteins with diverse posttranscriptional functions including splicing regulation, mRNA stability and translatability and have a variety of subcellular localizations. The role of the ELAV hinge in localization and function was examined using transgenes encoding ELAV hinge deletions, in vivo. Subcellular localization of the hinge mutant proteins revealed that residues between amino acids 333–374 are necessary for nuclear localization. This delineated sequence has no significant homology to classical nuclear localization sequences, but it is similar to the recently characterized nucleocytoplasmic shuttling sequence, the HNS, from a human ELAV family member, HuR. This defined sequence, however, was insufficient for nuclear localization as tested using hinge-GFP fusion proteins. Functional assays revealed that mutant proteins that fail to localize to the nucleus are unable to provide ELAV vital function, but their function is significantly restored when translocated into the nucleus by a heterologous nuclear localization sequence tag.

238 RNA BINDING PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN CULTURED EARLY BOVINE EMBRYOS

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
L. A. Favetta ◽  
E. Van de Laar ◽  
W. A. King ◽  
J. LaMarre
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Bovine Embryo ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Control Of Gene Expression ◽  
Morula Stage ◽  
Bovine Oocytes

The control of gene expression in the early embryo requires a highly regulated turnover of specific mRNA, particularly those of maternal origin, as the embryo becomes transcriptionally autonomous. In cattle, the period during which maternal transcripts persist can last 72 to 96 h or longer, suggesting a dynamic, regulated interplay between factors that protect transcripts before this point and those that subsequently facilitate decay. Some decay pathways for specific embryonic transcripts are now known, but many are not. In somatic cells, mRNA decay is often mediated by interactions between defined sequence elements (ARE) in the 3′ untranslated region of important target genes and specific RNA-binding proteins (AUBP) that promote or inhibit decay of the associated transcript. These have not been extensively characterized in embryos. We hypothesized that changes in the pattern of expression of one or several AUBP in the developing bovine embryo would support a role for these proteins in mRNA turnover and the control of gene expression. We, therefore, evaluated the expression of different AUBP (HuR, AUF1, TTP) in bovine oocytes and early embryos in vitro. Bovine oocytes obtained at slaughter were matured, fertilized, and cultured using standard protocols. Oocytes and embryos from different stages were either placed in Trizol for subsequent RNA isolation and RT-PCR analysis or fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and subsequently processed for immunohistochemical detection of AUBP. Analysis by RT-PCR revealed that AUF1, an mRNA destabilizing protein, was expressed at all stages examined (immature oocyte, mature oocyte, 2 to 4 cells, 8 to 16 cells, morulae, and blastocyst) except in morulae. Another mRNA destabilizing protein, TTP, was expressed at the morula stage only. An mRNA stabilizing factor, HuR, was expressed at all stages except the morula. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the pattern of protein expression for AUF1 and TTP essentially mirrored that observed at the RNA level as detected by RT-PCR. Together, these results show that AUBP expression in the early bovine embryo is dynamic, with RNA-binding proteins present at all times during development and changes in expression evident at the morula stage. This suggests that modification of presynthesized (i.e. maternal) AUBP is likely to control mRNA decay during the maternal to embryonic transition (8-cell stage) and that the expression of TTP at the morula stage might mark the onset of embryonic control of mRNA stability. Research was supported by NSERC, OMAFRA, and the Canada Research Chairs Program.

scholarly journals Cip1 and Cip2 Are Novel RNA-Recognition-Motif Proteins That Counteract Csx1 Function during Oxidative Stress

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1176-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Martín ◽  
Miguel A. Rodríguez-Gabriel ◽  
W. Hayes McDonald ◽  
Stephen Watt ◽  
John R. Yates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Protein Identification ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Bzip Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Recognition Motif ◽  
Rna Recognition ◽  
Control Of Gene Expression

Eukaryotic cells reprogram their global patterns of gene expression in response to stress. Recent studies in Schizosaccharomyces pombe showed that the RNA-binding protein Csx1 plays a central role in controlling gene expression during oxidative stress. It does so by stabilizing atf1+ mRNA, which encodes a subunit of a bZIP transcription factor required for gene expression during oxidative stress. Here, we describe two related proteins, Cip1 and Cip2, that were identified by multidimensional protein identification technology (MudPIT) as proteins that coprecipitate with Csx1. Cip1 and Cip2 are cytoplasmic proteins that have RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). Neither protein is essential for viability, but a cip1Δ cip2Δ strain grows poorly and has altered cellular morphology. Genetic epistasis studies and whole genome expression profiling show that Cip1 and Cip2 exert posttranscriptional control of gene expression in a manner that is counteracted by Csx1. Notably, the sensitivity of csx1Δ cells to oxidative stress and their inability to induce expression of Atf1-dependent genes are partially rescued by cip1Δ and cip2Δ mutations. This study emphasizes the importance of a modulated mRNA stability in the eukaryotic stress response pathways and adds new information to the role of RNA-binding proteins in the oxidative stress response.

scholarly journals The Sam68 nuclear body is composed of two RNase-sensitive substructures joined by the adaptor HNRNPL

2016 ◽  
Vol 214 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taro Mannen ◽  
Seisuke Yamashita ◽  
Kozo Tomita ◽  
Naoki Goshima ◽  
Tetsuro Hirose
Keyword(s):  
Cell Nucleus ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Rna Binding Proteins ◽  
Nuclear Body ◽  
Nuclear Bodies ◽  
Cdna Clones ◽  
Rna Recognition ◽  
Rna Recognition Motifs ◽  
Rnase Treatment ◽  
Recognition Motifs

The mammalian cell nucleus contains membraneless suborganelles referred to as nuclear bodies (NBs). Some NBs are formed with an architectural RNA (arcRNA) as the structural core. Here, we searched for new NBs that are built on unidentified arcRNAs by screening for ribonuclease (RNase)-sensitive NBs using 32,651 fluorescently tagged human cDNA clones. We identified 32 tagged proteins that required RNA for their localization in distinct nuclear foci. Among them, seven RNA-binding proteins commonly localized in the Sam68 nuclear body (SNB), which was disrupted by RNase treatment. Knockdown of each SNB protein revealed that SNBs are composed of two distinct RNase-sensitive substructures. One substructure is present as a distinct NB, termed the DBC1 body, in certain conditions, and the more dynamic substructure including Sam68 joins to form the intact SNB. HNRNPL acts as the adaptor to combine the two substructures and form the intact SNB through the interaction of two sets of RNA recognition motifs with the putative arcRNAs in the respective substructures.

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