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Widespread Influence of 3'-End Structures on Mammalian mRNA Processing and Stability.
Wu, Xuebing; Bartel, David P.
Afiliação
  • Wu X; Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  • Bartel DP; Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: dbartel@wi.mit.edu.
Cell ; 169(5): 905-917.e11, 2017 May 18.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28525757
ABSTRACT
The physiological relevance of structures within mammalian mRNAs has been elusive, as these mRNAs are less folded in cells than in vitro and have predicted secondary structures no more stable than those of random sequences. Here, we investigate the possibility that mRNA structures facilitate the 3'-end processing of thousands of human mRNAs by juxtaposing poly(A) signals (PASs) and cleavage sites that are otherwise too far apart. We find that RNA structures are predicted to be more prevalent within these extended 3'-end regions than within PAS-upstream regions and indeed are substantially more folded within cells, as determined by intracellular probing. Analyses of thousands of ectopically expressed variants demonstrate that this folding both enhances processing and increases mRNA metabolic stability. Even folds with predicted stabilities resembling those of random sequences can enhance processing. Structure-controlled processing can also regulate neighboring gene expression. Thus, RNA structure has widespread roles in mammalian mRNA biogenesis and metabolism.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: RNA Mensageiro / Processamento Pós-Transcricional do RNA / Estabilidade de RNA / Poliadenilação Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Cell Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: RNA Mensageiro / Processamento Pós-Transcricional do RNA / Estabilidade de RNA / Poliadenilação Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Cell Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos