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An Oligonucleotide-based Tandem RNA Isolation Procedure to Recover Eukaryotic mRNA-Protein Complexes
Published on: August 18, 2018
Composition and RNA binding specificity of metazoan RNase MRP
Yuan Liu1,2,3, Shiyang He1,2,3, Kawon Pyo1
1Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
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Ribonuclease (RNase) MRP is a conserved RNA-based enzyme best known for its essential role in the maturation of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in eukaryotes. However, the composition and RNA substrate specificity of this multisubunit ribonucleoprotein complex in higher eukaryotes remain a mystery. Here, we identify NEPRO and C18ORF21 (which we renamed RMP64 and RMP24, respectively) as constitutive subunits of metazoan RNase MRP. These proteins are unique to RNase MRP and absent from the closely related RNase P, which processes transfer RNA (tRNA) precursors and tRNA-like substrates. We find that RMP64 and RMP24 are integral subunits of RNase MRP, stabilize its catalytic RNA, and are required for rRNA maturation and cell proliferation. Leveraging these discoveries, we identify a broad suite of in vivo RNA-binding targets of each enzyme, including potential cleavage sites at nucleotide resolution. Our findings identify the first metazoan RNase MRP-specific protein subunits and define the RNA-targeting repertoire of this essential enzyme in mammalian cells.
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