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The RNA chaperone activity of the Trypanosoma brucei editosome raises the dynamic of bound pre-mRNAs.

Leeder, W.-Matthias ; Voigt, Christin ; Brecht, Michael ; Göringer, H. Ulrich (2016)
The RNA chaperone activity of the Trypanosoma brucei editosome raises the dynamic of bound pre-mRNAs.
In: Scientific reports, 6
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Mitochondrial transcript maturation in African trypanosomes requires an RNA editing reaction that is characterized by the insertion and deletion of U-nucleotides into otherwise non-functional mRNAs. The reaction is catalyzed by editosomes and requires guide (g)RNAs as templates. Recent data demonstrate that the binding of pre-edited mRNAs to editosomes is followed by a chaperone-type RNA remodeling reaction. Here we map the changes in RNA folding using selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE). We demonstrate that pre-mRNAs in their free state adopt intricately folded, highly stable 2D-structures. Editosome binding renders the pre-mRNAs to adopt 2D-conformations of reduced stabilities. On average about 30% of the nucleotides in every pre-mRNA are affected with a prevalence for U-nucleotides. The data demonstrate that the chaperone activity acts by increasing the flexibility of U-residues to lower their base-pairing probability. This results in a simplified RNA folding landscape with a reduced energy barrier to facilitate the binding of gRNAs. The data provide a first rational for the enigmatic U-specificity of the editing reaction.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2016
Autor(en): Leeder, W.-Matthias ; Voigt, Christin ; Brecht, Michael ; Göringer, H. Ulrich
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: The RNA chaperone activity of the Trypanosoma brucei editosome raises the dynamic of bound pre-mRNAs.
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2016
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Scientific reports
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 6
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Mitochondrial transcript maturation in African trypanosomes requires an RNA editing reaction that is characterized by the insertion and deletion of U-nucleotides into otherwise non-functional mRNAs. The reaction is catalyzed by editosomes and requires guide (g)RNAs as templates. Recent data demonstrate that the binding of pre-edited mRNAs to editosomes is followed by a chaperone-type RNA remodeling reaction. Here we map the changes in RNA folding using selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE). We demonstrate that pre-mRNAs in their free state adopt intricately folded, highly stable 2D-structures. Editosome binding renders the pre-mRNAs to adopt 2D-conformations of reduced stabilities. On average about 30% of the nucleotides in every pre-mRNA are affected with a prevalence for U-nucleotides. The data demonstrate that the chaperone activity acts by increasing the flexibility of U-residues to lower their base-pairing probability. This results in a simplified RNA folding landscape with a reduced energy barrier to facilitate the binding of gRNAs. The data provide a first rational for the enigmatic U-specificity of the editing reaction.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 10 Fachbereich Biologie
10 Fachbereich Biologie > Genregulation und RNA-Therapeutika
Hinterlegungsdatum: 28 Jan 2016 07:05
Letzte Änderung: 28 Jan 2016 07:05
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