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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(15)2021 04 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33827922

RESUMO

R-loops are nucleic acid hybrids which form when an RNA invades duplex DNA to pair with its template sequence. Although they are implicated in a growing number of gene regulatory processes, their mechanistic origins remain unclear. We here report real-time observations of cotranscriptional R-loop formation at single-molecule resolution and propose a mechanism for their formation. We show that the bacterial Mfd protein can simultaneously interact with both elongating RNA polymerase and upstream DNA, tethering the two together and partitioning the DNA into distinct supercoiled domains. A highly negatively supercoiled domain forms in between Mfd and RNA polymerase, and compensatory positive supercoiling appears in front of the RNA polymerase and behind Mfd. The nascent RNA invades the negatively supercoiled domain and forms a stable R-loop that can drive mutagenesis. This mechanism theoretically enables any protein that simultaneously binds an actively translocating RNA polymerase and upstream DNA to stimulate R-loop formation.


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Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Estruturas R-Loop , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , RNA Polimerases Dirigidas por DNA/metabolismo , Escherichia coli , Mutação , Imagem Individual de Molécula , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Transcrição Gênica
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Hum Mol Genet ; 29(11): 1853-1863, 2020 07 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31960911

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CADASIL is a vascular protein aggregation disorder caused by cysteine-altering NOTCH3 variants, leading to mid-adult-onset stroke and dementia. Here, we report individuals with a cysteine-altering NOTCH3 variant that induces exon 9 skipping, mimicking therapeutic NOTCH3 cysteine correction. The index came to our attention after a coincidental finding on a commercial screening MRI, revealing white matter hyperintensities. A heterozygous NOTCH3 c.1492G>T, p.Gly498Cys variant, was identified using a gene panel, which was also present in four first- and second-degree relatives. Although some degree of white matter hyperintensities was present on MRI in all family members with the NOTCH3 variant, the CADASIL phenotype was mild, as none had lacunes on MRI and there was no disability or cognitive impairment above the age of 60 years. RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing analysis on patient fibroblast RNA revealed that exon 9 was absent from the majority of NOTCH3 transcripts of the mutant allele, effectively excluding the mutation. NOTCH3 aggregation was assessed in skin biopsies using electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry and did not show granular osmiophilic material and only very mild NOTCH3 staining. For purposes of therapeutic translatability, we show that, in cell models, exon 9 exclusion can be obtained using antisense-mediated exon skipping and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing. In conclusion, this study provides the first in-human evidence that cysteine corrective NOTCH3 exon skipping is associated with less NOTCH3 aggregation and an attenuated phenotype, justifying further therapeutic development of NOTCH3 cysteine correction for CADASIL.


Assuntos
CADASIL/genética , Cisteína/genética , Agregação Patológica de Proteínas/genética , Receptor Notch3/genética , Substância Branca/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Biópsia , CADASIL/diagnóstico por imagem , CADASIL/metabolismo , CADASIL/fisiopatologia , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Éxons/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Agregação Patológica de Proteínas/diagnóstico por imagem , Agregação Patológica de Proteínas/metabolismo , Agregação Patológica de Proteínas/patologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Pele/química , Pele/diagnóstico por imagem , Substância Branca/diagnóstico por imagem , Substância Branca/patologia
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