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Nuclear Export of mRNA

Before mRNAs are exported to the cytoplasm, it is crucial to check each mRNA for structural and functional integrity. Eukaryotic cells use several different mechanisms, collectively known as mRNA surveillance, to look for irregularities in mRNAs. Irregular or aberrant mRNA are rapidly degraded by various enzymes. If a defective mRNA escapes the surveillance, it would be translated into a protein which would either be non-functional or not function properly. One of the primary irregularities in...
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Regulated mRNA Transport

In eukaryotes, transcription and translation are compartmentalized; an mRNA is first synthesized in the nucleus and then selectively transported to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis. Before transport, a pre-mRNA undergoes several steps of post-transcriptional modifications including splicing, 5' capping, and the addition of a poly-adenine tail. Various proteins bind to the pre-mRNA during these modifications. The mRNA transport takes place with the help of multiple proteins playing specific...
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Method for the Isolation and Identification of mRNAs, microRNAs and Protein Components of Ribonucleoprotein Complexes from Cell Extracts using RIP-Chip
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mRNA export and the TREX complex.

Jun Katahira1

  • 1Biomolecular Networks Laboratories, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan. katahira@ana3.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
|December 20, 2011
PubMed
Summary

The TREX (TRanscription-EXport) complex coordinates mRNA biogenesis and nuclear export. This conserved multiprotein complex is vital for gene expression efficiency, fidelity, and metazoan development.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Eukaryotes coordinate mRNA nuclear export with gene expression steps for efficiency and fidelity.
  • The TREX (TRanscription-EXport) complex is a conserved multiprotein assembly crucial for mRNA biogenesis.
  • TREX links transcription, processing, decay, and nuclear export of mRNA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the functional roles of the TREX complex in gene expression.
  • To describe the TREX complex's involvement in mRNA nuclear export.
  • To highlight the TREX complex's newly identified roles in metazoan development.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on the TREX complex.
  • Analysis of gene knockout studies in mice.

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  • Examination of the functional coupling of mRNA biogenesis steps.

    • Main Results:

    • The TREX complex functionally couples mRNA transcription, processing, decay, and nuclear export.
    • Metazoan TREX complex is essential for cell differentiation and development.
    • TREX regulates the expression of key genes involved in development.

    Conclusions:

    • The TREX complex is central to efficient and accurate gene expression in eukaryotes.
    • TREX's role extends beyond mRNA export to complex cellular processes like development.
    • Understanding TREX function is critical for comprehending gene expression regulation and cellular processes.