通过组装三环螺旋,病毒RNA元素通过多A的尾部识别
Rachel M Mitton-Fry1, Suzanne J DeGregorio, Jimin Wang
1Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry (MB&B), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536-9812, USA.
概括
卡波西的肉瘤相关的疹病毒使用核RNA元素 (ENE) 来防止衰变. 这种ENE形成了三环螺旋来保护多A尾部,作为RNA.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 在RNA生物学,RNA生物学.
背景情况:
- 卡波西的肉瘤相关的疹病毒产生了丰富的核聚基核 (PAN) RNA.
- PANRNA含有表达和核保留元素 (ENE),可以防止其衰变.
- 假设ENE模仿盒子H/ACA小核核RNAs (snoRNAs) 来保护PANRNA的多元A尾部.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定ENE介导的PANRNA衰变保护的结构基础.
- 阐明ENE与PANRNA多样性相互作用的机制.尾巴.
主要方法:
- 使用X射线晶体学来确定ENE核心的结构,该结构复杂于oligo(A) ((9) RNA.
- 进行了死亡化试验,以评估观察到的RNA相互作用的功能意义.
主要成果:
- 晶体结构显示,ENE与其点RNA形成一个大沟三环螺旋,与snoRNA不同.
- 确定了A-小的相互作用,扩展了ENE和poly (A) 尾之间的结合接口.
- 死亡化试验证实了三环螺旋在防止RNA衰变中的关键作用.
结论:
- ENE 作为一个分子内RNA 粘合剂,隔离 PAN RNA 聚A 尾部.
- 这种分离机制防止RNA衰变的开始,确保PANRNA的稳定性.
- 这些发现为病毒非编码RNAs对RNA衰变调节提供了新的见解.
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