An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori.
EMBO J
; 42(24): e114072, 2023 Dec 11.
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ABSTRACT
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) direct PIWI proteins to transposons to silence them, thereby preserving genome integrity and fertility. The piRNA population can be expanded in the ping-pong amplification loop. Within this process, piRNA-associated PIWI proteins (piRISC) enter a membraneless organelle called nuage to cleave their target RNA, which is stimulated by Gtsf proteins. The resulting cleavage product gets loaded into an empty PIWI protein to form a new piRISC complex. However, for piRNA amplification to occur, the new RNA substrates, Gtsf-piRISC, and empty PIWI proteins have to be in physical proximity. In this study, we show that in silkworm cells, the Gtsf1 homolog BmGtsf1L binds to piRNA-loaded BmAgo3 and localizes to granules positive for BmAgo3 and BmVreteno. Biochemical assays further revealed that conserved residues within the unstructured tail of BmGtsf1L directly interact with BmVreteno. Using a combination of AlphaFold modeling, atomistic molecular dynamics simulations, and in vitro assays, we identified a novel binding interface on the BmVreteno-eTudor domain, which is required for BmGtsf1L binding. Our study reveals that a single eTudor domain within BmVreteno provides two binding interfaces and thereby interconnects piRNA-loaded BmAgo3 and BmGtsf1L.
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Bombyx
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2023
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