Identification of SMG6 cleavage sites and a preferred RNA cleavage motif by global analysis of endogenous NMD targets in human cells.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 43(1): 309-23, 2015 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25429978
ABSTRACT
In metazoans, cleavage by the endoribonuclease SMG6 is often the first degradative event in non-sense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). However, the exact sites of SMG6 cleavage have yet to be determined for any endogenous targets, and most evidence as to the identity of SMG6 substrates is indirect. Here, we use Parallel Analysis of RNA Ends to specifically identify the 5' termini of decay intermediates whose production is dependent on SMG6 and the universal NMD factor UPF1. In this manner, the SMG6 cleavage sites in hundreds of endogenous NMD targets in human cells have been mapped at high resolution. In addition, a preferred sequence motif spanning most SMG6 cleavage sites has been discovered and validated by mutational analysis. For many SMG6 substrates, depletion of SMG6 resulted in the accumulation of decapped transcripts, an effect indicative of competition between SMG6-dependent and SMG6-independent NMD pathways. These findings provide key insights into the mechanisms by which mRNAs targeted by NMD are degraded.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
RNA, Messenger
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Telomerase
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RNA Cleavage
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Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nucleic Acids Res
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States