The guide-RNA sequence dictates the slicing kinetics and conformational dynamics of the Argonaute silencing complex.
Mol Cell
; 84(15): 2918-2934.e11, 2024 Aug 08.
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ABSTRACT
The RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), which powers RNA interference (RNAi), consists of a guide RNA and an Argonaute protein that slices target RNAs complementary to the guide. We find that, for different guide-RNA sequences, slicing rates of perfectly complementary bound targets can be surprisingly different (>250-fold range), and that faster slicing confers better knockdown in cells. Nucleotide sequence identities at guide-RNA positions 7, 10, and 17 underlie much of this variation in slicing rates. Analysis of one of these determinants implicates a structural distortion at guide nucleotides 6-7 in promoting slicing. Moreover, slicing directed by different guide sequences has an unanticipated, 600-fold range in 3'-mismatch tolerance, attributable to guides with weak (AU-rich) central pairing requiring extensive 3' complementarity (pairing beyond position 16) to more fully populate the slicing-competent conformation. Together, our analyses identify sequence determinants of RISC activity and provide biochemical and conformational rationale for their action.
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Assunto principal:
Complexo de Inativação Induzido por RNA
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Proteínas Argonautas
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RNA Guia de Sistemas CRISPR-Cas
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Conformação de Ácido Nucleico
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Humans
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En
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Mol Cell
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos