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Kurkowiak M, Fletcher S, Daniels A, Mozolewski P, Silvestris DA, Król E, Marek-Trzonkowska N, Hupp T, Tait-Burkard C. Differential RNA editing landscapes in host cell versus the SARS-CoV-2 genome. iScience 2023; 26:108031. [PMID: 37876814 PMCID: PMC10590966 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108031] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was defined by the emergence of new variants formed through virus mutation originating from random errors not corrected by viral proofreading and/or the host antiviral response introducing mutations into the viral genome. While sequencing information hints at cellular RNA editing pathways playing a role in viral evolution, here, we use an in vitro human cell infection model to assess RNA mutation types in two SARS-CoV-2 strains representing the original and the alpha variants. The variants showed both different cellular responses and mutation patterns with alpha showing higher mutation frequency with most substitutions observed being C-U, indicating an important role for apolipoprotein B mRNA editing catalytic polypeptide-like editing. Knockdown of select APOBEC3s through RNAi increased virus production in the original virus, but not in alpha. Overall, these data suggest a deaminase-independent anti-viral function of APOBECs in SARS-CoV-2 while the C-U editing itself might function to enhance genetic diversity enabling evolutionary adaptation.
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- Małgorzata Kurkowiak
- International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK
- Infection Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, UK
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- International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Recombinant Vaccines, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Family Medicine Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
- Cell Signalling Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK
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Bavelloni A, Focaccia E, Piazzi M, Raffini M, Cesarini V, Tomaselli S, Orsini A, Ratti S, Faenza I, Cocco L, Gallo A, Blalock WL. AKT-dependent phosphorylation of the adenosine deaminases ADAR-1 and -2 inhibits deaminase activity. FASEB J 2019; 33:9044-9061. [PMID: 31095429 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800490rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (AKT) kinases target both cytosolic and nuclear substrates for phosphorylation. Whereas the cytosolic substrates are known to be closely associated with the regulation of apoptosis and autophagy or metabolism and protein synthesis, the nuclear substrates are, for the most part, poorly understood. To better define the role of nuclear AKT, potential AKT substrates were isolated from the nuclear lysates of leukemic cell lines using a phosphorylated AKT substrate antibody and identified in tandem mass spectrometry. Among the proteins identified was adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR)1p110, the predominant nuclear isoform of the adenosine deaminase acting on double-stranded RNA. Coimmunoprecipitation studies and in vitro kinase assays revealed that AKT-1, -2, and -3 interact with both ADAR1p110 and ADAR2 and phosphorylate these RNA editases. Using site-directed mutagenesis of suspected AKT phosphorylation sites, AKT was found to primarily phosphorylate ADAR1p110 and ADAR2 on T738 and T553, respectively, and overexpression of the phosphomimic mutants ADAR1p110 (T738D) and ADAR2 (T553D) resulted in a 50-100% reduction in editase activity. Thus, activation of AKT has a direct and major impact on RNA editing.-Bavelloni, A., Focaccia, E., Piazzi, M., Raffini, M., Cesarini, V., Tomaselli, S., Orsini, A., Ratti, S., Faenza, I., Cocco, L., Gallo, A., Blalock, W. L. AKT-dependent phosphorylation of the adenosine deaminases ADAR-1 and -2 inhibits deaminase activity.
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- IRCSS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Bologna, Italy.,National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGM), Bologna, Italy
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- IRCSS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Bologna, Italy.,National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGM), Bologna, Italy
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- IRCSS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Bologna, Italy
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- Oncohaematology Department, RNA Editing Laboratory, IRCCS-Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy; and
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- Oncohaematology Department, RNA Editing Laboratory, IRCCS-Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy; and
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Oncohaematology Department, RNA Editing Laboratory, IRCCS-Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy; and
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- IRCSS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Bologna, Italy.,National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGM), Bologna, Italy
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The nuclear matrix protein Matr3 regulates processing of the synaptic microRNA-138-5p. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2019; 159:36-45. [PMID: 30790622 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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microRNA-dependent post-transcriptional control represents an important gene-regulatory layer in post-mitotic neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. We recently identified the brain-enriched miR-138 as a negative regulator of dendritic spine morphogenesis in rat hippocampal neurons. A potential involvement of miR-138 in cognition is further supported by a recent GWAS study on memory performance in a cohort of aged (>60 years) individuals. The expression of miR-138, which is encoded in two independent genomic loci (miR-138-1 and -2), is subject to both cell-type and developmental stage-specific regulation, the underlying molecular mechanisms however are poorly understood. Here, we show that miR-138-2 is the primary source of mature miR-138 in developing rat hippocampal neurons. Furthermore, we obtained evidence for the regulation of miR-138-2 biogenesis at the level of primary miRNA processing. Using biochemical pull-down assays, we identified the nuclear matrix protein Matrin-3 as pri/pre-miR-138 interacting protein and mapped the interaction to the pri/pre-miR-138-2 loop region. Matrin-3 loss-of-function experiments in HEK293 cells and primary neurons together with protein localization studies suggest an inhibitory function of Matrin-3 in nuclear pri-miR-138-2 processing. Together, our experiments unravel a new mechanism of miR-138 regulation in neurons, with important implications for miR-138 regulation during neuronal development, synaptic plasticity and memory-related processes.
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Kung CP, Maggi LB, Weber JD. The Role of RNA Editing in Cancer Development and Metabolic Disorders. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:762. [PMID: 30619092 PMCID: PMC6305585 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Numerous human diseases arise from alterations of genetic information, most notably DNA mutations. Thought to be merely the intermediate between DNA and protein, changes in RNA sequence were an afterthought until the discovery of RNA editing 30 years ago. RNA editing alters RNA sequence without altering the sequence or integrity of genomic DNA. The most common RNA editing events are A-to-I changes mediated by adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR), and C-to-U editing mediated by apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide 1 (APOBEC1). Both A-to-I and C-to-U editing were first identified in the context of embryonic development and physiological homeostasis. The role of RNA editing in human disease has only recently started to be understood. In this review, the impact of RNA editing on the development of cancer and metabolic disorders will be examined. Distinctive functions of each RNA editase that regulate either A-to-I or C-to-U editing will be highlighted in addition to pointing out important regulatory mechanisms governing these processes. The potential of developing novel therapeutic approaches through intervention of RNA editing will be explored. As the role of RNA editing in human disease is elucidated, the clinical utility of RNA editing targeted therapies will be needed. This review aims to serve as a bridge of information between past findings and future directions of RNA editing in the context of cancer and metabolic disease.
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- Che-Pei Kung
- ICCE Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
- Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
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- ICCE Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
- Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
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- ICCE Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
- Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
- Siteman Cancer Center, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
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Paces J, Nic M, Novotny T, Svoboda P. Literature review of baseline information to support the risk assessment of RNAi‐based GM plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [PMCID: PMC7163844 DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.en-1246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Jan Paces
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IMG)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IMG)
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All true metazoans modify their RNAs by converting specific adenosine residues to inosine. Because inosine binds to cytosine, it is a biological mimic for guanosine. This subtle change, termed RNA editing, can have diverse effects on various RNA-mediated cellular pathways, including RNA interference, innate immunity, retrotransposon defense and messenger RNA recoding. Because RNA editing can be regulated, it is an ideal tool for increasing genetic diversity, adaptation and environmental acclimation. This review will cover the following themes related to RNA editing: (1) how it is used to modify different cellular RNAs, (2) how frequently it is used by different organisms to recode mRNA, (3) how specific recoding events regulate protein function, (4) how it is used in adaptation and (5) emerging evidence that it can be used for acclimation. Organismal biologists with an interest in adaptation and acclimation, but with little knowledge of RNA editing, are the intended audience.
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- Joshua J C Rosenthal
- Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Medicas, Instituto de Neurobiologia, 201 Blvd. del Valle, San Juan, PR 00901, USA
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p54nrb/NONO regulates cyclic AMP-dependent glucocorticoid production by modulating phosphodiesterase mRNA splicing and degradation. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:1223-37. [PMID: 25605330 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00993-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid production in the adrenal cortex is activated in response to an increase in cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling. The nuclear protein p54(nrb)/NONO belongs to the Drosophila behavior/human splicing (DBHS) family and has been implicated in several nuclear processes, including transcription, splicing, and RNA export. We previously identified p54(nrb)/NONO as a component of a protein complex that regulates the transcription of CYP17A1, a gene required for glucocorticoid production. Based on the multiple mechanisms by which p54(nrb)/NONO has been shown to control gene expression and the ability of the protein to be recruited to the CYP17A1 promoter, we sought to further define the molecular mechanism by which p54(nrb)/NONO confers optimal cortisol production. We show here that silencing p54(nrb)/NONO expression in H295R human adrenocortical cells decreases the ability of the cells to increase intracellular cAMP production and subsequent cortisol biosynthesis in response to adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) stimulation. Interestingly, the expression of multiple phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoforms, including PDE2A, PDE3A, PDE3B, PDE4A, PDE4D, and PDE11A, was induced in p54(nrb)/NONO knockdown cells. Investigation of the mechanism by which silencing of p54(nrb)/NONO led to increased expression of select PDE isoforms revealed that p54(nrb)/NONO regulates the splicing of a subset of PDE isoforms. Importantly, we also identify a role for p54(nrb)/NONO in regulating the stability of PDE transcripts by facilitating the interaction between the exoribonuclease XRN2 and select PDE transcripts. In summary, we report that p54(nrb)/NONO modulates cAMP-dependent signaling, and ultimately cAMP-stimulated glucocorticoid biosynthesis by regulating the splicing and degradation of PDE transcripts.
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Giulietti M, Milantoni SA, Armeni T, Principato G, Piva F. ExportAid: database of RNA elements regulating nuclear RNA export in mammals. Bioinformatics 2014; 31:246-51. [PMID: 25273107 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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MOTIVATION Regulation of nuclear mRNA export or retention is carried out by RNA elements but the mechanism is not yet well understood. To understand the mRNA export process, it is important to collect all the involved RNA elements and their trans-acting factors. RESULTS By hand-curated literature screening we collected, in ExportAid database, experimentally assessed data about RNA elements regulating nuclear export or retention of endogenous, heterologous or artificial RNAs in mammalian cells. This database could help to understand the RNA export language and to study the possible export efficiency alterations owing to mutations or polymorphisms. Currently, ExportAid stores 235 and 96 RNA elements, respectively, increasing and decreasing export efficiency, and 98 neutral assessed sequences. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION Freely accessible without registration at http://www.introni.it/ExportAid/ExportAid.html. Database and web interface are implemented in Perl, MySQL, Apache and JavaScript with all major browsers supported.
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- Matteo Giulietti
- Department of Specialistic Clinical and Odontostomatological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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- Department of Specialistic Clinical and Odontostomatological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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- Department of Specialistic Clinical and Odontostomatological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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- Department of Specialistic Clinical and Odontostomatological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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- Department of Specialistic Clinical and Odontostomatological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy
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Zhang B, Gunawardane L, Niazi F, Jahanbani F, Chen X, Valadkhan S. A novel RNA motif mediates the strict nuclear localization of a long noncoding RNA. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:2318-29. [PMID: 24732794 PMCID: PMC4054287 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01673-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The ubiquitous presence of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in eukaryotes points to the importance of understanding how their sequences impact function. As many lncRNAs regulate nuclear events and thus must localize to nuclei, we analyzed the sequence requirements for nuclear localization in an intergenic lncRNA named BORG (BMP2-OP1-responsive gene), which is both spliced and polyadenylated but is strictly localized in nuclei. Subcellular localization of BORG was not dependent on the context or level of its expression or decay but rather depended on the sequence of the mature, spliced transcript. Mutational analyses indicated that nuclear localization of BORG was mediated through a novel RNA motif consisting of the pentamer sequence AGCCC with sequence restrictions at positions -8 (T or A) and -3 (G or C) relative to the first nucleotide of the pentamer. Mutation of the motif to a scrambled sequence resulted in complete loss of nuclear localization, while addition of even a single copy of the motif to a cytoplasmically localized RNA was sufficient to impart nuclear localization. Further, the presence of this motif in other cellular RNAs showed a direct correlation with nuclear localization, suggesting that the motif may act as a general nuclear localization signal for cellular RNAs.
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- Bing Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Nejepinska J, Malik R, Wagner S, Svoboda P. Reporters transiently transfected into mammalian cells are highly sensitive to translational repression induced by dsRNA expression. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87517. [PMID: 24475301 PMCID: PMC3903663 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In mammals, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can mediate sequence-specific RNA interference, activate sequence-independent interferon response, or undergo RNA editing by adenosine deaminases. We showed that long hairpin dsRNA expression had negligible effects on mammalian somatic cells--expressed dsRNA was slightly edited, poorly processed into siRNAs, and it did not activate the interferon response. At the same time, we noticed reduced reporter expression in transient co-transfections, which was presumably induced by expressed dsRNA. Since transient co-transfections are frequently used for studying gene function, we systematically explored the role of expressed dsRNA in this silencing phenomenon. We demonstrate that dsRNA expressed from transiently transfected plasmids strongly inhibits the expression of co-transfected reporter plasmids but not the expression of endogenous genes or reporters stably integrated in the genome. The inhibition is concentration-dependent, it is found in different cell types, and it is independent of transfection method and dsRNA sequence. The inhibition occurs at the level of translation and involves protein kinase R, which binds the expressed dsRNA. Thus, dsRNA expression represents a hidden danger in transient transfection experiments and must be taken into account during interpretation of experimental results.
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- Jana Nejepinska
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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Qin YR, Qiao JJ, Chan THM, Zhu YH, Li FF, Liu H, Fei J, Li Y, Guan XY, Chen L. Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing mediated by ADARs in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Res 2013; 74:840-51. [PMID: 24302582 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-2545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the major histologic form of esophageal cancer, is a heterogeneous tumor displaying a complex variety of genetic and epigenetic changes. Aberrant RNA editing of adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I), as it is catalyzed by adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADAR), represents a common posttranscriptional modification in certain human diseases. In this study, we investigated the status and role of ADARs and altered A-to-I RNA editing in ESCC tumorigenesis. Among the three ADAR enzymes expressed in human cells, only ADAR1 was overexpressed in primary ESCC tumors. ADAR1 overexpression was due to gene amplification. Patients with ESCC with tumoral overexpression of ADAR1 displayed a poor prognosis. In vitro and in vivo functional assays established that ADAR1 functions as an oncogene during ESCC progression. Differential expression of ADAR1 resulted in altered gene-specific editing activities, as reflected by hyperediting of FLNB and AZIN1 messages in primary ESCC. Notably, the edited form of AZIN1 conferred a gain-of-function phenotype associated with aggressive tumor behavior. Our findings reveal that altered gene-specific A-to-I editing events mediated by ADAR1 drive the development of ESCC, with potential implications in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of this disease.
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- Yan-Ru Qin
- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Clinical Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre; Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Disease of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou; Department of Clinical Oncology, Nanyang city first people's hospital, Henan; Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; and Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singpaore, Singapore
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ADAR-mediated RNA editing in non-coding RNA sequences. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2013; 56:944-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4546-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chalupnikova K, Nejepinska J, Svoboda P. Production and application of long dsRNA in mammalian cells. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 942:291-314. [PMID: 23027058 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-119-6_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is involved in different biological processes. At least three different pathways can respond to dsRNA in mammals. One of these pathways is RNA interference (RNAi) where long dsRNA induces sequence-specific degradation of transcripts carrying sequences complementary to dsRNA. Long dsRNA is also a potent trigger of the interferon pathway, a sequence-independent response that leads to global suppression of translation and global RNA degradation. In addition, dsRNA can be edited by adenosine deamination, which may result in nuclear retention and degradation of dsRNA or in alteration of RNA coding potential. Here, we provide a technical review summarizing different strategies of long dsRNA usage. While the review is largely focused on long dsRNA-induced RNAi in mammalian cells, it also provides helpful information on both the in vitro production and in vivo expression of dsRNAs. We present an overview of currently available vectors for dsRNA expression and provide the latest update on oocyte-specific transgenic RNAi approaches.
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Dridi S. Alu mobile elements: from junk DNA to genomic gems. SCIENTIFICA 2012; 2012:545328. [PMID: 24278713 PMCID: PMC3820591 DOI: 10.6064/2012/545328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Alus, the short interspersed repeated sequences (SINEs), are retrotransposons that litter the human genomes and have long been considered junk DNA. However, recent findings that these mobile elements are transcribed, both as distinct RNA polymerase III transcripts and as a part of RNA polymerase II transcripts, suggest biological functions and refute the notion that Alus are biologically unimportant. Indeed, Alu RNAs have been shown to control mRNA processing at several levels, to have complex regulatory functions such as transcriptional repression and modulating alternative splicing and to cause a host of human genetic diseases. Alu RNAs embedded in Pol II transcripts can promote evolution and proteome diversity, which further indicates that these mobile retroelements are in fact genomic gems rather than genomic junks.
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- Sami Dridi
- Nutrition Research Institute, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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Milev MP, Ravichandran M, Khan MF, Schriemer DC, Mouland AJ. Characterization of staufen1 ribonucleoproteins by mass spectrometry and biochemical analyses reveal the presence of diverse host proteins associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:367. [PMID: 23125841 PMCID: PMC3486646 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) unspliced, 9 kb genomic RNA (vRNA) is exported from the nucleus for the synthesis of viral structural proteins and enzymes (Gag and Gag/Pol) and is then transported to sites of virus assembly where it is packaged into progeny virions. vRNA co-exists in the cytoplasm in the context of the HIV-1 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) that is currently defined by the presence of Gag and several host proteins including the double-stranded RNA-binding protein, Staufen1. In this study we isolated Staufen1 RNP complexes derived from HIV-1-expressing cells using tandem affinity purification and have identified multiple host protein components by mass spectrometry. Four viral proteins, including Gag, Gag/Pol, Env and Nef as well as >200 host proteins were identified in these RNPs. Moreover, HIV-1 induces both qualitative and quantitative differences in host protein content in these RNPs. 22% of Staufen1-associated factors are virion-associated suggesting that the RNP could be a vehicle to achieve this. In addition, we provide evidence on how HIV-1 modulates the composition of cytoplasmic Staufen1 RNPs. Biochemical fractionation by density gradient analyses revealed new facets on the assembly of Staufen1 RNPs. The assembly of dense Staufen1 RNPs that contain Gag and several host proteins were found to be entirely RNA-dependent but their assembly appeared to be independent of Gag expression. Gag-containing complexes fractionated into a lighter and another, more dense pool. Lastly, Staufen1 depletion studies demonstrated that the previously characterized Staufen1 HIV-1-dependent RNPs are most likely aggregates of smaller RNPs that accumulate at juxtanuclear domains. The molecular characterization of Staufen1 HIV-1 RNPs will offer important information on virus-host cell interactions and on the elucidation of the function of these RNPs for the transport of Gag and the fate of the unspliced vRNA in HIV-1-producing cells.
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- Miroslav P Milev
- HIV-1 Trafficking Laboratory, Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital Montréal, QC, Canada ; Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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Rodriguez J, Menet JS, Rosbash M. Nascent-seq indicates widespread cotranscriptional RNA editing in Drosophila. Mol Cell 2012; 47:27-37. [PMID: 22658416 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The RNA editing enzyme ADAR chemically modifies adenosine (A) to inosine (I), which is interpreted by the ribosome as a guanosine. Here we assess cotranscriptional A-to-I editing in Drosophila by isolating nascent RNA from adult fly heads and subjecting samples to high throughput sequencing. There are a large number of edited sites within nascent exons. Nascent RNA from an ADAR-null strain was also sequenced, indicating that almost all A-to-I events require ADAR. Moreover, mRNA editing levels correlate with editing levels within the cognate nascent RNA sequence, indicating that the extent of editing is set cotranscriptionally. Surprisingly, the nascent data also identify an excess of intronic over exonic editing sites. These intronic sites occur preferentially within introns that are poorly spliced cotranscriptionally, suggesting a link between editing and splicing. We conclude that ADAR-mediated editing is more widespread than previously indicated and largely occurs cotranscriptionally.
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- Joseph Rodriguez
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Center for Behavioral Genomics, and Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02451, USA
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Wu D, Lamm AT, Fire AZ. Competition between ADAR and RNAi pathways for an extensive class of RNA targets. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011; 18:1094-101. [PMID: 21909095 PMCID: PMC3190075 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Adenosine deaminases that act on RNAs (ADARs) interact with double-stranded RNAs, deaminating adenosines to inosines. Previous studies of Caenorhabditis elegans suggested an antagonistic interaction between ADAR and RNAi machineries, with ADAR defects suppressed upon additional knockout of RNAi. These results suggest a pool of common RNA substrates capable of engaging both pathways. To define and characterize such substrates, we examined small RNA and mRNA populations of ADAR mutants and identified a distinct set of loci from which RNAi-dependent short RNAs are dramatically upregulated. At these same loci, we observe populations of multiply edited transcripts, supporting a specific role for ADARs in preventing access to the RNAi pathway for an extensive population of dsRNAs. Characterization of these loci reveal an extensive overlap with non-coding and intergenic regions, suggesting that the landscape of ADAR targets may extend beyond previously annotated classes of transcripts.
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- Diane Wu
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Nejepinska J, Malik R, Filkowski J, Flemr M, Filipowicz W, Svoboda P. dsRNA expression in the mouse elicits RNAi in oocytes and low adenosine deamination in somatic cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:399-413. [PMID: 21908396 PMCID: PMC3245926 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can enter different pathways in mammalian cells, including sequence-specific RNA interference (RNAi), sequence-independent interferon (IFN) response and editing by adenosine deaminases. To study the routing of dsRNA to these pathways in vivo, we used transgenic mice ubiquitously expressing from a strong promoter, an mRNA with a long hairpin in its 3′-UTR. The expressed dsRNA neither caused any developmental defects nor activated the IFN response, which was inducible only at high expression levels in cultured cells. The dsRNA was poorly processed into siRNAs in somatic cells, whereas, robust RNAi effects were found in oocytes, suggesting that somatic cells lack some factor(s) facilitating siRNA biogenesis. Expressed dsRNA did not cause transcriptional silencing in trans. Analysis of RNA editing revealed that a small fraction of long dsRNA is edited. RNA editing neither prevented the cytoplasmic localization nor processing into siRNAs. Thus, a long dsRNA structure is well tolerated in mammalian cells and is mainly causing a robust RNAi response in oocytes.
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- Jana Nejepinska
- Institute of Molecular Genetics AS CR, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Yedavalli VSRK, Jeang KT. Matrin 3 is a co-factor for HIV-1 Rev in regulating post-transcriptional viral gene expression. Retrovirology 2011; 8:61. [PMID: 21771347 PMCID: PMC3160905 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-8-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 07/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Post-transcriptional regulation of HIV-1 gene expression is mediated by interactions between viral transcripts and viral/cellular proteins. For HIV-1, post-transcriptional nuclear control allows for the export of intron-containing RNAs which are normally retained in the nucleus. Specific signals on the viral RNAs, such as instability sequences (INS) and Rev responsive element (RRE), are binding sites for viral and cellular factors that serve to regulate RNA-export. The HIV-1 encoded viral Rev protein binds to the RRE found on unspliced and incompletely spliced viral RNAs. Binding by Rev directs the export of these RNAs from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Previously, Rev co-factors have been found to include cellular factors such as CRM1, DDX3, PIMT and others. In this work, the nuclear matrix protein Matrin 3 is shown to bind Rev/RRE-containing viral RNA. This binding interaction stabilizes unspliced and partially spliced HIV-1 transcripts leading to increased cytoplasmic expression of these viral RNAs.
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- Venkat S R K Yedavalli
- Molecular Virology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0460, USA
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Dominissini D, Moshitch-Moshkovitz S, Amariglio N, Rechavi G. Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing meets cancer. Carcinogenesis 2011; 32:1569-77. [PMID: 21715563 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The role of epigenetics in tumor onset and progression has been extensively addressed. Discoveries in the last decade completely changed our view on RNA. We now realize that its diversity lies at the base of biological complexity. Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing emerges a central generator of transcriptome diversity and regulation in higher eukaryotes. It is the posttranscriptional deamination of adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA catalyzed by enzymes of the adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) family. Thought at first to be restricted to coding regions of only a few genes, recent bioinformatic analyses fueled by high-throughput sequencing revealed that it is a widespread modification affecting mostly non-coding repetitive elements in thousands of genes. The rise in scope is accompanied by discovery of a growing repertoire of functions based on differential decoding of inosine by the various cellular machineries: when recognized as guanosine, it can lead to protein recoding, alternative splicing or altered microRNA specificity; when recognized by inosine-binding proteins, it can result in nuclear retention of the transcript or its degradation. An imbalance in expression of ADAR enzymes with consequent editing dysregulation is a characteristic of human cancers. These alterations may be responsible for activating proto-oncogenes or inactivating tumor suppressors. While unlikely to be an early initiating 'hit', editing dysregulation seems to contribute to tumor progression and thus should be considered a 'driver mutation'. In this review, we examine the contribution of A-to-I RNA editing to carcinogenesis.
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- Dan Dominissini
- Cancer Research Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
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Gallo A, Locatelli F. ADARs: allies or enemies? The importance of A-to-I RNA editing in human disease: from cancer to HIV-1. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2011; 87:95-110. [PMID: 21682836 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2011.00186.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs) are enzymes that convert adenosine (A) to inosine (I) in nuclear-encoded RNAs and viral RNAs. The activity of ADARs has been demonstrated to be essential in mammals and serves to fine-tune different proteins and modulate many molecular pathways. Recent findings have shown that ADAR activity is altered in many pathological tissues. Moreover, it has been shown that modulation of RNA editing is important for cell proliferation and migration, and has a protective effect on ischaemic insults. This review summarises available recent knowledge on A-to-I RNA editing and ADAR enzymes, with particular attention given to the emerging role played by these enzymes in cancer, some infectious diseases and immune-mediated disorders.
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- Angela Gallo
- RNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico "Bambino Gesù", Rome, Italy.
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Horman SR, Svoboda P, Luning Prak ET. The potential regulation of L1 mobility by RNA interference. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2006:32713. [PMID: 16877813 PMCID: PMC1559915 DOI: 10.1155/jbb/2006/32713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The hypothesis that RNA interference constrains L1 mobility seems
inherently reasonable: L1 mobility can be dangerous and L1 RNA,
the presumed target of RNAi, serves as a critical
retrotransposition intermediate. Despite its plausibility, proof
for this hypothesis has been difficult to obtain. Studies
attempting to link the L1 retrotransposition frequency to
alterations in RNAi activity have been hampered by the long times
required to measure retrotransposition frequency, the pleiotropic
and toxic effects of altering RNAi over similar time periods, and
the possibility that other cellular machinery may contribute to
the regulation of L1s. Another problem is that the commonly used
L1 reporter cassette may serve as a substrate for RNAi. Here we
review the L1-RNAi hypothesis and describe a genetic assay with a
modified reporter cassette that detects approximately 4 times more
L1 insertions than the conventional retrotransposition assay.
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- Shane R. Horman
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-6055, USA
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Hundley HA, Bass BL. ADAR editing in double-stranded UTRs and other noncoding RNA sequences. Trends Biochem Sci 2010; 35:377-83. [PMID: 20382028 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2010.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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ADARs are a family of enzymes, present in all animals, that convert adenosine to inosine within double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Inosine and adenosine have different base-pairing properties, and thus, editing alters RNA structure, coding potential and splicing patterns. The first ADAR substrates identified were edited in codons, and ADARs were presumed to function primarily in proteome diversification. Although this is an important function of ADARs, especially in the nervous system, editing in coding sequences is rare compared to editing in noncoding sequences. Introns and untranslated regions of mRNA are the primary noncoding targets, but editing also occurs in small RNAs, such as miRNAs. Although the role of editing in noncoding sequences remains unclear, ongoing research suggests functions in the regulation of a variety of post-transcriptional processes.
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- Heather A Hundley
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Murthy UMS, Rangarajan PN. Identification of protein interaction regions of VINC/NEAT1/Men epsilon RNA. FEBS Lett 2010; 584:1531-5. [PMID: 20211624 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The virus inducible non-coding RNA (VINC) was detected initially in the brain of mice infected with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and rabies virus. VINC is also known as NEAT1 or Men epsilon RNA. It is localized in the nuclear paraspeckles of several murine as well as human cell lines and is essential for paraspeckle formation. We demonstrate that VINC interacts with the paraspeckle protein, P54nrb through three different protein interaction regions (PIRs) one of which (PIR-1) is localized near the 5' end while the other two (PIR-2, PIR-3) are localized near the 3' region of VINC. Our studies suggest that VINC may interact with P54nrb through a novel mechanism which is different from that reported for protein coding RNAs.
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Liu TY, Wu SJ, Huang MH, Lo FY, Tsai MH, Tsai CH, Hsu SM, Lin CW. EBV-positive Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with suppression of p21cip1/waf1 and a worse prognosis. Mol Cancer 2010; 9:32. [PMID: 20144199 PMCID: PMC2834611 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND About 30-50% of Hodgkin lymphomas (HLs) harbor the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but the impact of EBV infection on clinical outcomes has been unclear. EBV-encoded small RNAs (EBERs) are presented in all EBV-infected cells, but their functions are still less understood. RESULTS EBER1 was transfected into two HL cell lines, KMH2 and L428, and microarrays were used to screen for EBER1-induced changes. We found that EBER1 suppressed p21cip1/waf1 transcription in HL cell lines. In addition, positive regulators of p21cip1/waf1 transcription, such as p53, EGR1, and STAT1, were decreased. Suppression of p21cip1/waf1 in the EBER1+ HL cell lines was associated with increased resistance to histone deacetylase inhibitors or proteasome inhibitors, drugs known to cause apoptosis by increasing p21cip1/waf1 levels. On biopsy specimens, EBV+ HLs had weaker expression of both p21cip1/waf1 and active caspase 3. Clinically, suppression of p21cip1/waf1 in EBV+ HLs was associated with a worse 2-year disease-free survival rate (45% for EBV+ HLs vs. 77% for EBV- HLs, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION Although the underlying mechanisms are still relatively unclear, EBER1 inhibits p21cip1/waf1 transcription and prevents apoptosis through down-regulation of p53, EGR1, and STAT1. The anti-apoptotic activity of EBER1 may be important in the rescue of Reed-Sternberg cells from drug-induced apoptosis and in the clinical behaviors of EBV+ HLs.
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- Ting-Yun Liu
- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Xie ZH. [Natural antisense transcript and its mechanism of gene regulation]. YI CHUAN = HEREDITAS 2010; 32:122-128. [PMID: 20176555 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2010.00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Natural antisense transcripts (NATs) are coding or non-coding RNAs with sequence complementarity to other transcripts (sense transcripts). These RNAs could potentially regulate the expression of their sense partner(s) at either the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level through a variety of biological mechanisms, such as transcription interference, RNA masking, dsRNA-dependent mechanisms, and chromatin remodelling (modification). We speculated that both of sense and antisense transcripts may be sliced to form small RNAs, which is also an important mechanism for NATs to regulate gene expression, such as rasiRNAs in "ping-pong". Experimental and computational analyses have demonstrated the wide-spread occurrence of NATs in a wide range of species. Here, we reviewed the current understanding of NATs function and its mechanistic basis. We hypothesized that the regulation of antisense transcription and small RNAs were derived from NATs.
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- Zhao-Hui Xie
- Department of Biology, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China.
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Carpenter JA, Keegan LP, Wilfert L, O'Connell MA, Jiggins FM. Evidence for ADAR-induced hypermutation of the Drosophila sigma virus (Rhabdoviridae). BMC Genet 2009; 10:75. [PMID: 19941656 PMCID: PMC2790459 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-10-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2009] [Accepted: 11/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background ADARs are RNA editing enzymes that target double stranded RNA and convert adenosine to inosine, which is read by translation machinery as if it were guanosine. Aside from their role in generating protein diversity in the central nervous system, ADARs have been implicated in the hypermutation of some RNA viruses, although why this hypermutation occurs is not well understood. Results Here we describe the hypermutation of adenosines to guanosines in the genome of the sigma virus--a negative sense RNA virus that infects Drosophila melanogaster. The clustering of these mutations and the context in which they occur indicates that they have been caused by ADARs. However, ADAR-editing of viral RNA is either rare or edited viral RNA are rapidly degraded, as we only detected evidence for editing in two of the 104 viral isolates we studied. Conclusion This is the first evidence for ADARs targeting viruses outside of mammals, and it raises the possibility that ADARs could play a role in the antiviral defences of insects.
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- Jennifer A Carpenter
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
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St Laurent G, Savva YA, Reenan R. Enhancing non-coding RNA information content with ADAR editing. Neurosci Lett 2009; 466:89-98. [PMID: 19751800 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2009] [Revised: 09/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The depth and complexity of the non-coding transcriptome in nervous system tissues provides a rich substrate for adenosine de-amination acting on RNA (ADAR). Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) serve diverse regulatory and computational functions, coupling signal flow from the environment to evolutionarily coded analog and digital information elements within the transcriptome. We present a perspective of ADARs interaction with the non-coding transcriptome as a computational matrix, enhancing the information processing power of the cell, adding flexibility, rapid response, and fine tuning to critical pathways. Dramatic increases in ADAR activity during stress response and inflammation result in powerful information processing events that change the functional state of the cell. This review examines the pathways and mechanisms of ADAR interaction with the non-coding transcriptome, and their functional consequences for information processing in nervous system tissues.
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- Georges St Laurent
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Garapaty S, Xu CF, Trojer P, Mahajan MA, Neubert TA, Samuels HH. Identification and characterization of a novel nuclear protein complex involved in nuclear hormone receptor-mediated gene regulation. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:7542-52. [PMID: 19131338 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805872200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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NRC/NCoA6 plays an important role in mediating the effects of ligand-bound nuclear hormone receptors as well as other transcription factors. NRC interacting factor 1 (NIF-1) was cloned as a novel factor that interacts in vivo with NRC. Although NIF-1 does not directly interact with nuclear hormone receptors, it enhances activation by nuclear hormone receptors presumably through its interaction with NRC. To further understand the cellular and biological function of NIF-1, we identified NIF-1-associated proteins by in-solution proteolysis followed by mass spectrometry. The identified components revealed factors involved in histone methylation and cell cycle control and include Ash2L, RbBP5, WDR5, HCF-1, DBC-1, and EMSY. Although the NIF-1 complex contains Ash2L, RbBP5, and WDR5, suggesting that the complex might methylate histone H3-Lys-4, we found that the complex contains a H3 methyltransferase activity that modifies a residue other than H3-Lys-4. The identified components form at least two distinctly sized NIF-1 complexes. DBC-1 and EMSY were identified as integral components of an NIF-1 complex of approximately 1.5 MDa and were found to play an important role in the regulation of nuclear receptor-mediated transcription. Stimulation of the Sox9 and HoxA1 genes by retinoic acid receptor-alpha was found to require both DBC-1 and EMSY in addition to NIF-1 for maximal transcriptional activation. Interestingly, NRC was not identified as a component of the NIF-1 complex, suggesting that NIF-1 and NRC do not exist as stable in vitro purified complexes, although the separate NIF-1 and NRC complexes appear to functionally interact in the cell.
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- Shivani Garapaty
- Department of Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Suspène R, Renard M, Henry M, Guétard D, Puyraimond-Zemmour D, Billecocq A, Bouloy M, Tangy F, Vartanian JP, Wain-Hobson S. Inversing the natural hydrogen bonding rule to selectively amplify GC-rich ADAR-edited RNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:e72. [PMID: 18515351 PMCID: PMC2475633 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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DNA complementarity is expressed by way of three hydrogen bonds for a G:C base pair and two for A:T. As a result, careful control of the denaturation temperature of PCR allows selective amplification of AT-rich alleles. Yet for the same reason, the converse is not possible, selective amplification of GC-rich alleles. Inosine (I) hydrogen bonds to cytosine by two hydrogen bonds while diaminopurine (D) forms three hydrogen bonds with thymine. By substituting dATP by dDTP and dGTP by dITP in a PCR reaction, DNA is obtained in which the natural hydrogen bonding rule is inversed. When PCR is performed at limiting denaturation temperatures, it is possible to recover GC-rich viral genomes and inverted Alu elements embedded in cellular mRNAs resulting from editing by dsRNA dependent host cell adenosine deaminases. The editing of Alu elements in cellular mRNAs was strongly enhanced by type I interferon induction indicating a novel link mRNA metabolism and innate immunity.
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- Rodolphe Suspène
- Unité de Rétrovirologie Moléculaire, CNRS URA 3015, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Bunyaviridés and Laboratoire de Génomique Virale et Vaccination, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15
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Homann M. Editing Reactions from the Perspective of RNA Structure. NUCLEIC ACIDS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73787-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Kavi HH, Fernandez H, Xie W, Birchler JA. Genetics and biochemistry of RNAi in Drosophila. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2008; 320:37-75. [PMID: 18268839 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75157-1_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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RNA interference (RNAi) is the technique employing double-stranded RNA to target the destruction of homologous messenger RNAs. It has gained wide usage in genetics. While having the potential for many practical applications, it is a reflection of a much broader spectrum of small RNA-mediated processes in the cell. The RNAi machinery was originally perceived as a defense mechanism against viruses and transposons. While this is certainly true, small RNAs have now been implicated in many other aspects of cell biology. Here we review the current knowledge of the biochemistry of RNAi in Drosophila and the involvement of small RNAs in RNAi, transposon silencing, virus defense, transgene silencing, pairing-sensitive silencing, telomere function, chromatin insulator activity, nucleolar stability, and heterochromatin formation. The discovery of the role of RNA molecules in the degradation of mRNA transcripts leading to decreased gene expression resulted in a paradigm shift in the field of molecular biology. Transgene silencing was first discovered in plant cells (Matzke et al. 1989; van der Krol et al. 1990; Napoli et al. 1990) and can occur on both the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels, but both involve short RNA moieties in their mechanism. RNA interference (RNAi) is a type of gene silencing mechanism in which a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule directs the specific degradation of the corresponding mRNA (target RNA). The technique of RNAi was first discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans in 1994 (Guo and Kemphues 1994). Later the active component was found to be a dsRNA (Fire et al. 1998). In subsequent years, it has been found to occur in diverse eukaryotes
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- Harsh H Kavi
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Meenakshi K Doma
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Taniguchi I, Masuyama K, Ohno M. Role of purine-rich exonic splicing enhancers in nuclear retention of pre-mRNAs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:13684-9. [PMID: 17699631 PMCID: PMC1959442 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704922104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Intron-containing pre-mRNAs are normally retained in the nucleus until they are spliced to produce mature mRNAs that are exported to the cytoplasm. Although the detailed mechanism is not well understood, the formation of splicing-related complexes on pre-mRNAs is thought to be responsible for the nuclear retention. Therefore, pre-mRNAs containing suboptimal splice sites should tend to leak out to the cytoplasm. Such pre-mRNAs often contain purine-rich exonic splicing enhancers (ESEs) that stimulate splicing of the adjacent intron. Here, we show that ESEs per se possess an activity to retain RNAs in the nucleus through a saturable nuclear retention factor. Cross-competition experiments revealed that intron-containing pre-mRNAs (without ESEs) used the same saturable nuclear retention factor as ESEs. Interestingly, although intronless mRNAs containing ESEs were also poorly exported, spliced mRNAs produced from ESE-containing pre-mRNAs were efficiently exported to the cytoplasm. Thus, the splicing reaction can reset the nuclear retention state caused by ESEs, allowing nuclear export of mature mRNAs. Our results reveal a novel aspect of ESE activity that should contribute to gene expression and RNA quality control.
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- Ichiro Taniguchi
- Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; and Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; and Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; and Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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Washenberger CL, Han JQ, Kechris KJ, Jha BK, Silverman RH, Barton DJ. Hepatitis C virus RNA: dinucleotide frequencies and cleavage by RNase L. Virus Res 2007; 130:85-95. [PMID: 17604869 PMCID: PMC2186174 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2006] [Revised: 05/18/2007] [Accepted: 05/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ribonuclease L (RNase L) is an antiviral endoribonuclease that cleaves hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA at single-stranded UA and UU dinucleotides throughout the open reading frame (ORF). To determine whether RNase L exerts evolutionary pressure on HCV we examined the frequencies of UA and UU dinucleotides in 162 RNA sequences from the Los Alamos National Labs HCV Database (http://hcv.lanl.gov). Considering the base composition of the HCV ORFs, both UA and UU dinucleotides were less frequent than predicted in each of 162 HCV RNAs. UA dinucleotides were significantly less frequent than predicted at each of the three codon positions while UU dinucleotides were less frequent than predicted predominantly at the wobble position of codons. UA and UU dinucleotides were among the least abundant dinucleotides in HCV RNA ORFs. Furthermore, HCV genotype 1 RNAs have a lower frequency of UA and UU dinucleotides than genotype 2 and 3 RNAs, perhaps contributing to increased resistance of HCV genotype 1 infections to interferon therapy. In vitro, RNase L cleaved both HCV genotype 1 and 2 RNAs efficiently. Thus, RNase L can cleave HCV RNAs efficiently and variably reduced frequencies of UA and UU dinucleotides in HCV RNA ORFs are consistent with the selective pressure of RNase L.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045
- Program in Molecular Biology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045
- corresponding author: David J. Barton, Department of Microbiology, Mail Stop 8333, PO Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045, Ph: (303) 724-4215, Fax: (303) 724-4226, E-mail:
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RNAi is a collection of processes mediated by small RNAs that silence gene expression in a sequence-specific manner. Studies of processes as divergent as post-transcriptional gene silencing, transcriptional silencing through RNA-directed DNA methylation, or heterochromatin formation, and even RNA-guided DNA elimination have converged on a core pathway. This review will highlight recent structural and mechanistic studies illustrating siRNA and miRNA processing, RISC formation, the execution of RNAi by RISC, and the regulation of these pathways, with a specific focus on vertebrate systems.
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- Robert E Collins
- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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Valente L, Nishikura K. RNA binding-independent dimerization of adenosine deaminases acting on RNA and dominant negative effects of nonfunctional subunits on dimer functions. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:16054-61. [PMID: 17428802 PMCID: PMC2954279 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m611392200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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RNA editing that converts adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is mediated by adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADAR). ADAR1 and ADAR2 form respective homodimers, and this association is essential for their enzymatic activities. In this investigation, we set out experiments aiming to determine whether formation of the homodimer complex is mediated by an amino acid interface made through protein-protein interactions of two monomers or via binding of the two subunits to a dsRNA substrate. Point mutations were created in the dsRNA binding domains (dsRBDs) that abolished all RNA binding, as tested for two classes of ADAR ligands, long and short dsRNA. The mutant ADAR dimer complexes were intact, as demonstrated by their ability to co-purify in a sequential affinity-tagged purification and also by their elution at the dimeric fraction position on a size fractionation column. Our results demonstrated ADAR dimerization independent of their binding to dsRNA, establishing the importance of protein-protein interactions for dimer formation. As expected, these mutant ADARs could no longer perform their catalytic function due to the loss in substrate binding. Surprisingly, a chimeric dimer consisting of one RNA binding mutant monomer and a wild type partner still abolished its ability to bind and edit its substrate, indicating that ADAR dimers require two subunits with functional dsRBDs for binding to a dsRNA substrate and then for editing activity to occur.
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- Louis Valente
- Department of Gene Expression and Regulation, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Fish JE, Matouk CC, Yeboah E, Bevan SC, Khan M, Patil K, Ohh M, Marsden PA. Hypoxia-inducible expression of a natural cis-antisense transcript inhibits endothelial nitric-oxide synthase. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:15652-66. [PMID: 17403686 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608318200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The destabilization of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA in hypoxic endothelial cells may be important in the etiology of vascular diseases, such as pulmonary hypertension. Recently, an overlapping antisense transcript to eNOS/NOS3 was implicated in the post-transcriptional regulation of eNOS. We demonstrate here that expression of sONE, also known as eNOS antisense (NOS3AS) or autophagy 9-like 2 (APG9L2), is robustly induced by hypoxia or functional deficiency of von Hippel-Lindau protein. sONE is also up-regulated in the aortas of hypoxic rats. In hypoxic endothelial cells, sONE expression negatively correlates with eNOS expression. Blocking the hypoxic induction of sONE by RNA interference attenuates the fall in both eNOS RNA and protein. We provide evidence that the induction of sONE primarily involves transcript stabilization rather than increased transcriptional activity and is von Hippel-Lindaubut not hypoxia-inducible factor 2alpha-dependent. We also demonstrate that sONE transcripts are enriched in the nucleus of normoxic cells and that hypoxia promotes an increase in the level of cytoplasmic and polyribosome-associated, sONE mRNA. The finding that eNOS expression can be regulated by an overlapping cis-antisense transcript in a stimulus-dependent fashion provides evidence that sense/antisense interactions may play a previously unappreciated role in vascular disease pathogenesis.
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- Jason E Fish
- Department of Medical Biophysics, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Rossi G, Magni MV, Albi E. Sphingomyelin-cholesterol and double stranded RNA relationship in the intranuclear complex. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 459:27-32. [PMID: 17196928 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2006] [Revised: 11/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The nuclear double-stranded RNA can be exported to the cytoplasm leading to the incorporation alternative aminoacids into the translated protein, can be retained to the nucleus playing a role on quality control nuclear function or can engaged by vigilin complex initiating the heterochromatin function. In the nucleus this RNA is associated to the protein, a small amount of DNA, sphingomyelin, phosphatidylcholine, and enzymes related to sphingomyelin metabolism such as sphingomyelinase and sphingomyelin-synthase constituting an intranuclear complex. Our data show an association between cholesterol and sphingomyelin that could play a role in double strand formation after RNA synthesis since [3H]-uridine incorporation demonstrates that nuclear double stranded RNA is new-synthesized. The presence of the lamin B as a protein of the intranuclear complex suggests that it could correspond to the transcription sites associated to the inner nuclear membrane.
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- Graziella Rossi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Physiopathology, University School of Medicine, Policlinico Monteluce, via Brunamonti, 06100 Perugia, Italy
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Prasanth KV, Spector DL. Eukaryotic regulatory RNAs: an answer to the 'genome complexity' conundrum. Genes Dev 2007; 21:11-42. [PMID: 17210785 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1484207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A large portion of the eukaryotic genome is transcribed as noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). While once thought of primarily as "junk," recent studies indicate that a large number of these RNAs play central roles in regulating gene expression at multiple levels. The increasing diversity of ncRNAs identified in the eukaryotic genome suggests a critical nexus between the regulatory potential of ncRNAs and the complexity of genome organization. We provide an overview of recent advances in the identification and function of eukaryotic ncRNAs and the roles played by these RNAs in chromatin organization, gene expression, and disease etiology.
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Xu M, Wells KS, Emeson RB. Substrate-dependent contribution of double-stranded RNA-binding motifs to ADAR2 function. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:3211-20. [PMID: 16672376 PMCID: PMC1552048 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-02-0162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2006] [Revised: 03/31/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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ADAR2 is a double-stranded RNA-specific adenosine deaminase involved in the editing of mammalian RNAs by the site-specific conversion of adenosine to inosine (A-to-I). ADAR2 contains two tandem double-stranded RNA-binding motifs (dsRBMs) that are not only important for efficient editing of RNA substrates but also necessary for localizing ADAR2 to nucleoli. The sequence and structural similarity of these motifs have raised questions regarding the role(s) that each dsRBM plays in ADAR2 function. Here, we demonstrate that the dsRBMs of ADAR2 differ in both their ability to modulate subnuclear localization as well as to promote site-selective A-to-I conversion. Surprisingly, dsRBM1 contributes to editing activity in a substrate-dependent manner, indicating that dsRBMs recognize distinct structural determinants in each RNA substrate. Although dsRBM2 is essential for the editing of all substrates examined, a point mutation in this motif affects editing for only a subset of RNAs, suggesting that dsRBM2 uses unique sets of amino acid(s) for functional interactions with different RNA targets. The dsRBMs of ADAR2 are interchangeable for subnuclear targeting, yet such motif alterations do not support site-selective editing, indicating that the unique binding preferences of each dsRBM differentially contribute to their pleiotropic function.
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- Ming Xu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8548, USA
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Kozlova N, Braga J, Lundgren J, Rino J, Young P, Carmo-Fonseca M, Visa N. Studies on the role of NonA in mRNA biogenesis. Exp Cell Res 2006; 312:2619-30. [PMID: 16750525 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2006] [Revised: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The NonA protein of Drosophila melanogaster is an abundant nuclear protein that belongs to the DBHS (Drosophila behavior, human splicing) protein family. The DBHS proteins bind both DNA and RNA in vitro and have been involved in different aspects of gene expression, including pre-mRNA splicing, transcription regulation and nuclear retention of mRNA. We have used double-stranded RNA interference in Drosophila S2 cells to silence the expression of NonA and to investigate its role in mRNA biogenesis. We show that knockdown of NonA does not affect transcription nor splicing. We demonstrate that NonA forms a complex with the essential nuclear export factor NXF1 in an RNA-dependent manner. We have constructed stable S2 cell lines that express full-length and truncated NXF1 fused to GFP in order to perform fluorescence recovery after photobleaching experiments. We show that knockdown of NonA reduces the intranuclear mobility of NXF1-GFP associated with poly(A)(+) RNA in vivo, while the mobility of the truncated NXF1-GFP that does not bind RNA is not affected. Our data suggest that NonA facilitates the intranuclear mobility of mRNP particles.
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- Natalia Kozlova
- Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Chilibeck KA, Wu T, Liang C, Schellenberg MJ, Gesner EM, Lynch JM, MacMillan AM. FRET analysis of in vivo dimerization by RNA-editing enzymes. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:16530-5. [PMID: 16618704 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m511831200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Members of the ADAR (adenosine deaminase that acts on RNA) enzyme family catalyze the hydrolytic deamination of adenosine to inosine within double-stranded RNAs, a poorly understood process that is critical to mammalian development. We have performed fluorescence resonance energy transfer experiments in mammalian cells transfected with fluorophore-bearing ADAR1 and ADAR2 fusion proteins to investigate the relationship between these proteins. These studies conclusively demonstrate the homodimerization of ADAR1 and ADAR2 and also show that ADAR1 and ADAR2 form heterodimers in human cells. RNase treatment of cells expressing these fusion proteins changes their localization but does not affect dimerization. Taken together these results suggest that homo- and heterodimerization are important for the activity of ADAR family members in vivo and that these associations are RNA independent.
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- Kaari A Chilibeck
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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Sun M, Hurst LD, Carmichael GG, Chen J. Evidence for a preferential targeting of 3'-UTRs by cis-encoded natural antisense transcripts. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:5533-43. [PMID: 16204454 PMCID: PMC1243798 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Although both the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (5'- and 3'-UTRs) of eukaryotic mRNAs may play a crucial role in posttranscriptional gene regulation, we observe that cis-encoded natural antisense RNAs have a striking preferential complementarity to the 3'-UTRs of their target genes in mammalian (human and mouse) genomes. A null neutral model, evoking differences in the rate of 3'-UTR and 5'-UTR extension, could potentially explain high rates of 3'-to-3' overlap compared with 5'-to-5' overlap. However, employing a simulation model we show that this null model probably cannot explain the finding that 3'-to-3' overlapping pairs have a much higher probability (>5 times) of conservation in both mouse and human genomes with the same overlapping pattern than do 5'-to-5' overlaps. Furthermore, it certainly cannot explain the finding that overlapping pairs seen in both genomes have a significantly higher probability of having co-expression and inverse expression (i.e. characteristic of sense-antisense regulation) than do overlapping pairs seen in only one of the two species. We infer that the function of many 3'-to-3' overlaps is indeed antisense regulation. These findings underscore the preference for, and conservation of, 3'-UTR-targeted antisense regulation, and the importance of 3'-UTRs in gene regulation.
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of BathSomerset, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington, CT 06030-3301, USA
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 773 795 5474; Fax: +1 773 702 3002;
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