Análise funcional e estrutural da proteína Pub 1 de Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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2007-07-30
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Apponi, Luciano Henrique [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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A expressão gênica pode ser regulada em eucariotos em diversas etapas dometabolismo de mRNA, como transcrição, processamento, tradução e degradação. A estabilidade de mRNA é modulada por elementos presentes no transcrito e por proteínas ligantes de RNA associadas a esses elementos. Pub1 de S. cerevisiae é uma proteína citoplasmática capaz de estabilizar transcritos contendo elementos ricos em AU (ARE e ARE-like) ou elementos estabilizadores (STE). O presente trabalho identificou num rastreamento de duplo-híbrido a proteína Nab2 como ligante de Pub1. Nab2 é uma proteína nucleocitoplasmática essencial que regula o comprimento da cauda poli(A) e a exportação nuclear de mRNA. A interação entre Pub1 e Nab2 foi confirmada por co-purificação e ensaio de interação in vitro. Foi demonstrado também que essa interação é mediada pelo domínio de dedos de zinco presente na região C-terminal de Nab2. A análise da relação funcional entre essas duas proteínas revelou que Nab2, assim como Pub1, é capaz de modular a estabilidade de mRNA. A estabilidade do transcrito de RPS16B, mensageiro contendo sequência ARE-like e regulado por Pub1, é diminuída nos mutantes nab2- 1 e nab2-67. No entanto, a estabilidade do transcrito de GCN4, mensageiro contendo STE e também regulado por Pub1, não é afetada nos mesmos mutantes. Resultados semelhantes foram observados para outros transcritos contendo sequências ARE-like ou STE. Ainda, dados obtidos com um mutante da via NMD (?upf1) mostraram que esta via de decaimento não está envolvida com o mecanismo de estabilização de RPS16B mediada por Pub1 e Nab2. Uma análise mais profunda mostrou que a sequência ARE-like presente no mensageiro de RPS16B é necessária para a estabilização mediada por Nab2. A proteína Pub1 e seus domínios isolados foram produzidos e purificados, mas não foi possível a obtenção de cristais para...
Regulation of gene expression can occur at different levels of mRNA life cycle, including transcription, processing, translation and degradation. mRNA stability is modulated by elements in the mRNA transcript and their cognate RNA-binding proteins. Poly(U)-binding protein 1 (Pub1) is a cytoplasmic S. cerevisiae mRNA binding protein that stabilizes transcripts containing AU-Rich Elements (ARE and ARE-like) or Stabilizer Elements (STE). In a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified Nuclear poly(A)-binding protein 2 (Nab2) as a Pub1-interacting protein. Nab2 is an essential nucleocytoplasmic shuttling mRNA binding protein that regulates poly(A) tail length and mRNA export. The interaction between Pub1 and Nab2 was confirmed by co-purification and in vitro binding assays. The interaction is mediated by the Nab2 zinc finger domain. Analysis of the functional link between these proteins reveals that Nab2, like Pub1, can modulate the stability of specific target mRNA transcripts. We find that the half-life of the RPS16B transcript, an ARE-likecontaining Pub1 target, is decreased in both nab2-1 and nab2-67 mutants. In contrast, GCN4, an STE-containing Pub1 target, is not affected. Similar results were obtained with other ARE- and STE-containing Pub1 target transcripts. Additionally, results obtained with a mutant of the NMD pathway (?upf1) showed that this pathway is not involved in the mechanism of RPS16B stabilization mediated by Pub1 and Nab2. Further analysis reveals that the ARE-like sequence is necessary for Nab2- mediated transcript stabilization. Full-length Pub1 and isolated domains were produced and purified, however, it was not possible to obtain protein crystals for tertiary structure determination. Taken together, these results suggest that Nab2 acts together with Pub1 to modulate mRNA stability and strengthen a model where nuclear events involved in mRNA biogenesis...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Regulation of gene expression can occur at different levels of mRNA life cycle, including transcription, processing, translation and degradation. mRNA stability is modulated by elements in the mRNA transcript and their cognate RNA-binding proteins. Poly(U)-binding protein 1 (Pub1) is a cytoplasmic S. cerevisiae mRNA binding protein that stabilizes transcripts containing AU-Rich Elements (ARE and ARE-like) or Stabilizer Elements (STE). In a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified Nuclear poly(A)-binding protein 2 (Nab2) as a Pub1-interacting protein. Nab2 is an essential nucleocytoplasmic shuttling mRNA binding protein that regulates poly(A) tail length and mRNA export. The interaction between Pub1 and Nab2 was confirmed by co-purification and in vitro binding assays. The interaction is mediated by the Nab2 zinc finger domain. Analysis of the functional link between these proteins reveals that Nab2, like Pub1, can modulate the stability of specific target mRNA transcripts. We find that the half-life of the RPS16B transcript, an ARE-likecontaining Pub1 target, is decreased in both nab2-1 and nab2-67 mutants. In contrast, GCN4, an STE-containing Pub1 target, is not affected. Similar results were obtained with other ARE- and STE-containing Pub1 target transcripts. Additionally, results obtained with a mutant of the NMD pathway (?upf1) showed that this pathway is not involved in the mechanism of RPS16B stabilization mediated by Pub1 and Nab2. Further analysis reveals that the ARE-like sequence is necessary for Nab2- mediated transcript stabilization. Full-length Pub1 and isolated domains were produced and purified, however, it was not possible to obtain protein crystals for tertiary structure determination. Taken together, these results suggest that Nab2 acts together with Pub1 to modulate mRNA stability and strengthen a model where nuclear events involved in mRNA biogenesis...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Bioquímica, Biologia molecular, Proteína, mRNA
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APPONI, Luciano Henrique. Análise funcional e estrutural da proteína Pub 1 de Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 2007. 117 f. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Química, 2007.