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Chang CT. Analysis of Human Endogenous mRNA Deadenylation Complexes by High-Resolution Gel Electrophoresis. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2723:47-54. [PMID: 37824063 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3481-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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In eukaryotic cells, poly(A) tails stabilize mRNA molecules and play a pivotal role in enhancing translational efficiency. Consequently, the enzymatic shortening of these poly(A) tails by deadenylase enzymes has a critical role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. However, deadenylases are usually large, multisubunit, and multifunctional complexes, which complicates their biochemical analysis. This chapter presents a methodology for isolating human deadenylation complexes from endogenous sources and conducting an in vitro deadenylation assay to examine their enzymatic activity. The reactions involving fluorescently labeled synthetic polyadenylated RNAs are subsequently analyzed using high-resolution denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
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- Chung-Te Chang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Airhihen B, Pavanello L, Maryati M, Winkler GS. Quantitative Biochemical Analysis of Deadenylase Enzymes Using Fluorescence and Chemiluminescence-Based Assays. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2723:55-68. [PMID: 37824064 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3481-3_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Deadenylase enzymes play a key role in mRNA degradation and RNA processing. In this chapter, we describe two activity assays for the quantitative biochemical analysis of deadenylase enzymes, which can easily be adapted for other nuclease enzymes. The assays use distinct principles of detection, which are based on differential annealing of a probe complementary to the substrate RNA or detection of adenosine monophosphate (AMP). The assays are sensitive, flexible, and can be used in low-throughput tube-based formats and 96-well or 384-well plate formats. The assays rely on plate reader detection and can be carried out using manual pipetting or robotic liquid handling equipment. In addition to two activity assays, we describe differential scanning fluorimetry (thermal shift assay) as a complementary assay that allows the direct characterization of ligand binding to deadenylase enzymes. The assays can be useful for the characterization of deadenylase variants and are particularly suitable for the discovery and development of small-molecule inhibitors of deadenylase enzymes.
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- Blessing Airhihen
- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
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Nanjappa DP, Babu N, Khanna-Gupta A, O'Donohue MF, Sips P, Chakraborty A. Poly (A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN): More than just "mRNA stock clearing". Life Sci 2021; 285:119953. [PMID: 34520768 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In eukaryotic cells, the balance between the synthesis and the degradation decides the steady-state levels of messenger RNAs (mRNA). The removal of adenosine residues from the poly(A) tail, called deadenylation, is the first and the most crucial step in the process of mRNA degradation. Poly (A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) is one such enzyme that catalyses the process of deadenylation. Although PARN has been primarily known as the regulator of the mRNA stability, recent evidence clearly suggests several other functions of PARN, including a role in embryogenesis, oocyte maturation, cell-cycle progression, telomere biology, non-coding RNA maturation and ribosome biogenesis. Also, deregulated PARN activity is shown to be a hallmark of specific disease conditions. Pathogenic variants in the PARN gene have been observed in various cancers and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes. The focus in this review is to highlight the emerging functions of PARN, particularly in the context of human diseases.
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- Dechamma Pandyanda Nanjappa
- Division of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), NITTE (Deemed to be University), Deralakate, Mangaluru 575018, India
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- Division of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), NITTE (Deemed to be University), Deralakate, Mangaluru 575018, India
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- Consortium of Rare Genetic and Bone Marrow Disorders, India network@NitteDU, NITTE (Deemed to be University, Deralakatte, Mangaluru, India
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Centre de Biologie Intégrative CBI, Université de Toulouse- CNRS- UPS- Toulouse-, Dynamics and Disorders of Ribosome Synthesis, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), NITTE (Deemed to be University), Deralakate, Mangaluru 575018, India.
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Fujii S, Duy DL, Valderrama AL, Takeuchi R, Matsuura E, Ito A, Irie K, Suda Y, Mizuno T, Irie K. Pan2-Pan3 complex, together with Ccr4-Not complex, has a role in the cell growth on non-fermentable carbon sources. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 570:125-130. [PMID: 34280615 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There are two major deadenylase complexes, Ccr4-Not and Pan2-Pan3, which shorten the 3' poly(A) tail of mRNA and are conserved from yeast to human. We have previously shown that the Ccr4-mediated deadenylation plays the important role in gene expression regulation in the yeast stationary phase cell. In order to further understand the role of deadenylases in different growth condition, in this study we investigated the effect of deletion of both deadenylases on the cell in non-fermentable carbon containing media. We found that both ccr4Δ and ccr4Δ pan2Δ mutants showed similar growth defect in YPD media: when switched to media containing non-fermentable source (Glycerol-Lactate) only the ccr4Δ grew while the ccr4Δ pan2Δ did not. Ccr4, Pan2, and Pan3 were phosphorylated in GlyLac medium, suggesting that the activities of Ccr4, Pan2, and Pan3 may be regulated by phosphorylation in response to change of carbon sources. To get insights how Ccr4 and Pan2 function in the cell growth in media containing non-fermentable source only, we isolated multicopy suppressors for the growth defect on YPGlyLac media of the ccr4Δ pan2Δ mutant and identified two genes, STM1 and REX2, which encode a ribosome-associated protein and a 3'-5' RNA exonuclease, respectively. Our results suggest that the Pan2-Pan3 complex, together with the Ccr4-Not complex, has important roles in the growth on non-fermentable carbon sources.
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- Shiori Fujii
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; Ph.D. Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; Live Cell Super-resolution Imaging Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; Ph.D. Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
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He GJ, Yan YB. Contributions of the C-terminal domain to poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) stability and self-association. Biochem Biophys Rep 2019; 18:100626. [PMID: 30949591 PMCID: PMC6430076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2019.100626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) catalyzes the degradation of mRNA poly(A) tail to regulate translation efficiency and mRNA decay in higher eukaryotic cells. The full-length PARN is a multi-domain protein containing the catalytic nuclease domain, the R3H domain, the RRM domain and the C-terminal intrinsically unstructured domain (CTD). The roles of the three well-structured RNA-binding domains have been extensively studied, while little is known about CTD. In this research, the impact of CTD on PARN stability and aggregatory potency was studied by comparing the thermal inactivation and denaturation behaviors of full-length PARN with two N-terminal fragments lacking CTD. Our results showed that K+ induced additional regular secondary structures and enhanced PARN stability against heat-induced inactivation, unfolding and aggregation. CTD prevented PARN from thermal inactivation but promoted thermal aggregation to initiate at a temperature much lower than that required for inactivation and unfolding. Blue-shift of Trp fluorescence during thermal transitions suggested that heat treatment induced rearrangements of domain organizations. CTD amplified the stabilizing effect of K+, implying the roles of CTD was mainly achieved by electrostatic interactions. These results suggested that CTD might dynamically interact with the main body of the molecule and release of CTD promoted self-association via electrostatic interactions. The C-terminal domain enhanced PARN stability against thermal inactivation. K+ reinforced the protective effect of the C-terminal domain. The C-terminal domain of PARN was intrinsically aggregation-prone. K+ modulated PARN self-association via the C-terminal domain.
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- Guang-Jun He
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that is difficult to treat since cells lack the three receptors (ES, PR, or HER) that the most effective treatments target. We have used a well-established TNBC cell line (MDA-MB-231) from which we found evidence in support for a phospholipase D (PLD)-mediated tumor growth and metastasis: high levels of expression of PLD, as well as the absence of inhibitory miRs (such as miR-203) and 3'-mRNA PARN deadenylase activity in these cells. Such findings are not present in a luminal B cell line, MCF-7, and we propose a new miR•PARN•PLD node that is not uniform across breast cancer molecular subtypes and as such TNBC could be pharmacologically targeted differentially. We review the participation of PLD and phosphatidic acid (PA), its enzymatic product, as new "players" in breast cancer biology, with the aspects of regulation of the tumor microenvironment, macrophage polarization, regulation of PLD transcripts by specific miRs and deadenylases, and PLD-regulated exosome biogenesis. A new signaling miR•PARN•PLD node could serve as new biomarkers for TNBC abnormal signaling and metastatic disease staging, potentially before metastases are able to be visualized using conventional imaging.
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- Julian Gomez-Cambronero
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University School of Medicine, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH, 45435, USA.
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Miller TE, Gomez-Cambronero J. A feedback mechanism between PLD and deadenylase PARN for the shortening of eukaryotic poly(A) mRNA tails that is deregulated in cancer cells. Biol Open 2017; 6:176-186. [PMID: 28011629 PMCID: PMC5312095 DOI: 10.1242/bio.021261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The removal of mRNA transcript poly(A) tails by 3′→5′ exonucleases is the rate-limiting step in mRNA decay in eukaryotes. Known cellular deadenylases are the CCR4-NOT and PAN complexes, and poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN). The physiological roles and regulation for PARN is beginning to be elucidated. Since phospholipase D (PLD2 isoform) gene expression is upregulated in breast cancer cells and PARN is downregulated, we examined whether a signaling connection existed between these two enzymes. Silencing PARN with siRNA led to an increase in PLD2 protein, whereas overexpression of PARN had the opposite effect. Overexpression of PLD2, however, led to an increase in PARN expression. Thus, PARN downregulates PLD2 whereas PLD2 upregulates PARN. Co-expression of both PARN and PLD2 mimicked this pattern in non-cancerous cells (COS-7 fibroblasts) but, surprisingly, not in breast cancer MCF-7 cells, where PARN switches from inhibition to activation of PLD2 gene and protein expression. Between 30 and 300 nM phosphatidic acid (PA), the product of PLD enzymatic reaction, added exogenously to culture cells had a stabilizing role of both PARN and PLD2 mRNA decay. Lastly, by immunofluorescence microscopy, we observed an intracellular co-localization of PA-loaded vesicles (0.1-1 nm) and PARN. In summary, we report for the first time the involvement of a phospholipase (PLD2) and PA in mediating PARN-induced eukaryotic mRNA decay and the crosstalk between the two enzymes that is deregulated in breast cancer cells. Summary: Cell signaling enzyme phospholipase D2 (PLD2) and its reaction product, phospholipid phosphatidic acid (PA), are involved in mediating PARN-induced eukaryotic mRNA decay.
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- Taylor E Miller
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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- Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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Chen XJ, Zhang XH, Hu LD, Zhang JQ, Jiang Y, Yang Y, Yan YB. DsCaf1 is involved in environmental stress response of Dunaliella salina. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 82:369-74. [PMID: 26454106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Regulation of mRNA fates can alter the gene-expression profile promptly and specifically. Deadenylation is a process of which the poly(A) tail is degraded by deadenylases. By regulating mRNA turnover, deadenylases are involved in various vital cellular processes including stress responses. However, it is unclear whether deadenylases play a role in the adaption/tolerance of extremophiles. In this research, we cloned the deadenylase caf1 from Dunaliella salina (dscaf1), a unicellular green alga with exceptional halotolerance. In silicon analysis indicated that compared with the mesophilic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii caf1, dscaf1 promoter contained more elements responsive to abiotic stresses. Dscaf1 had an extremely high expression level under hypersaline conditions. When the D. salina cells were subject to stress shock, a two-stage response was observed for dscaf1 expression. The mRNA level of dscaf1 had an immediate 2-4 fold increase and followed by an ∼10 fold increase after hyperosmotic, heat or UV treatment, while had an about 3 fold increase quickly followed by an abrupt decrease after hypoosmotic or cold shock. The dissimilarity in dscaf1 expression patterns suggested that DsCaf1 is a stress-responsive deadenylase with the ability to regulate fates of a specific group of mRNAs for a certain type of stress.
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- Xiang-Jun Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of MOE, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of MOE, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of MOE, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Jadhav GP, Kaur I, Maryati M, Airhihen B, Fischer PM, Winkler GS. Discovery, synthesis and biochemical profiling of purine-2,6-dione derivatives as inhibitors of the human poly(A)-selective ribonuclease Caf1. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:4219-24. [PMID: 26299350 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.07.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Eukaryotic mRNA contains a 3′ poly(A) tail, which plays important roles in the regulation of mRNA stability and translation. Well-characterized enzymes involved in the shortening of the poly(A) tail include the multi-subunit Ccr4-Not deadenylase, which contains the Caf1 (Pop2) and Ccr4 catalytic components, and poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN). Two Mg2+ ions present in the active sites of these ribonucleases are required for RNA cleavage. Here, we report the discovery, synthesis and biochemical profiling of purine-2,6-dione derivatives as (sub)micromolar inhibitors of Caf1.
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Yamagishi R, Hosoda N, Hoshino SI. Arsenite inhibits mRNA deadenylation through proteolytic degradation of Tob and Pan3. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 455:323-31. [PMID: 25446091 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The poly(A) tail of mRNAs plays pivotal roles in the posttranscriptional control of gene expression at both translation and mRNA stability. Recent findings demonstrate that the poly(A) tail is globally stabilized by some stresses. However, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon has not been elucidated. Here, we show that arsenite-induced oxidative stress inhibits deadenylation of mRNA primarily through downregulation of Tob and Pan3, both of which mediate the recruitment of deadenylases to mRNA. Arsenite selectively induces the proteolytic degradation of Tob and Pan3, and siRNA-mediated knockdown of Tob and Pan3 recapitulates stabilization of the mRNA poly(A) tail observed during arsenite stress. Although arsenite also inhibits translation by activating the eIF2α kinase HRI, arsenite-induced mRNA stabilization can be observed under HRI-depleted conditions. These results highlight the essential role of Tob and Pan3 in the stress-induced global stabilization of mRNA.
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- Ryota Yamagishi
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan.
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Nousch M, Techritz N, Hampel D, Millonigg S, Eckmann CR. The Ccr4-Not deadenylase complex constitutes the main poly(A) removal activity in C. elegans. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:4274-85. [PMID: 23843623 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.132936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms are widely used to control gene expression programs of tissue development and physiology. Controlled 3' poly(A) tail-length changes of mRNAs provide a mechanistic basis of such regulation, affecting mRNA stability and translational competence. Deadenylases are a conserved class of enzymes that facilitate poly(A) tail removal, and their biochemical activities have been mainly studied in the context of single-cell systems. Little is known about the different deadenylases and their biological role in multicellular organisms. In this study, we identify and characterize all known deadenylases of Caenorhabditis elegans, and identify the germ line as tissue that depends strongly on deadenylase activity. Most deadenylases are required for hermaphrodite fertility, albeit to different degrees. Whereas ccr-4 and ccf-1 deadenylases promote germline function under physiological conditions, panl-2 and parn-1 deadenylases are only required under heat-stress conditions. We also show that the Ccr4-Not core complex in nematodes is composed of the two catalytic subunits CCR-4 and CCF-1 and the structural subunit NTL-1, which we find to regulate the stability of CCF-1. Using bulk poly(A) tail measurements with nucleotide resolution, we detect strong deadenylation defects of mRNAs at the global level only in the absence of ccr-4, ccf-1 and ntl-1, but not of panl-2, parn-1 and parn-2. Taken together, this study suggests that the Ccr4-Not complex is the main deadenylase complex in C. elegans germ cells. On the basis of this and as a result of evidence in flies, we propose that the conserved Ccr4-Not complex is an essential component in post-transcriptional regulatory networks promoting animal reproduction.
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- Marco Nousch
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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