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 |
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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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