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Published on: March 15, 2018
一种保存的RNA结合蛋白,可以调节C. elegans异性恋生殖系中性命运
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
一种新型的RNA结合因子 (FBF) 通过结合fem-3 mRNA来控制Caenorhabditis elegans中的性别切换. 这一发现揭示了一种用于调节跨物种基因表达的保存机制.
科学领域:
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 分子遗传学 分子遗传学
- 在RNA生物学,RNA生物学.
背景情况:
- 线虫Caenorhabditis elegans表现出两种性别:雄性和雌性.
- 雌雄性动物经历了性转换,最初产生精子,后来产生卵细胞.
- 这种精子/卵细胞过渡是由fem-3信使RNA (mRNA) 的3'未翻译区域 (3'UTR) 调节的.
研究的目的:
- 确定控制C. elegans中的精子/卵细胞切换的调节因素.
- 阐明fem-3 mRNA的3'UTR调解这种性过渡的机制.
主要方法:
- 特定RNA结合因子 (FBF) 的识别和表征.
- 分析FBF与FEM-3 3'UTR监管区域的结合.
- 对FBF与已知的调节蛋白进行比较的结构分析.
主要成果:
- 鉴定了一种细胞质蛋白,称为FBF (fem-3结合因子).
- FBF特别与fem-3 3'UTR的监管区域结合.
- 在雌雄性动物中,FBF调解了精子与卵细胞的交换.
- FBF包含一个具有保存结构元素的RNA结合域,类似于Drosophila Pumilio.
结论:
- 在C. elegans中,FBF是性别决定开关的关键调解者.
- 鉴定到的RNA结合域结构表明,FBF和Pumilio属于一个保存的序列特定RNA结合蛋白家族.
- 这一发现凸显了不同物种在发育过程中对转录后基因调节的保存机制.
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