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HuR-HuB autoregulatory network governs inflammatory factors expression
Xingyue Fu1, Yuhan Lu1, Leying Kong1
1Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Inflammation upregulates HuB protein, which binds HuR (human antigen R) to stabilize inflammatory factor mRNAs. This HuB-HuR interaction is crucial for regulating mRNA stability during inflammation.
Area of Science:
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
- Immunology
Background:
- Short-lived mRNAs contain AU-rich elements (AREs) in their 3'UTRs, regulated by ARE-binding proteins.
- The Hu protein family, including HuR, stabilizes target mRNAs, but other members like HuB are less understood in non-neuronal cells.
- HuB is upregulated in tumors and under cellular stress, with unclear mechanisms and functions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the regulatory mechanisms of HuB upregulation and its role in inflammation.
- To elucidate the interaction between HuB and HuR (human antigen R) in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
- To understand the functional significance of the HuB-HuR network in inflammatory responses.
Main Methods:
- Investigated inflammatory stimulation effects on HuR localization.
- Analyzed HuR binding to HuB mRNA's 3'UTR using RNA-binding assays.
- Examined HuB's interaction with HuR's nucleocytoplasmic shuttling sequence (HNS) via its RRM3 domain.
- Assessed the formation of HuB-HuR heteromeric complexes and their impact on inflammatory factor mRNA stability.
Main Results:
- Inflammatory stimulation causes HuR to translocate to the cytoplasm.
- HuR directly binds to the 3'UTR of HuB mRNA, increasing HuB mRNA stability.
- Upregulated HuB binds to HuR's HNS domain (RRM3), retaining HuR in the cytoplasm.
- HuB and HuR form a complex that regulates inflammatory factor mRNA stability.
Conclusions:
- HuB is a key post-transcriptional regulator of inflammatory genes.
- The HuB-HuR regulatory network plays a critical role in modulating inflammation-related mRNA stability.
- This study reveals a novel mechanism of inflammatory gene regulation involving HuB and HuR.
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