Batista Pedro J, Ruby J Graham, Claycomb Julie M, Chiang Rosaria, Fahlgren Noah, Kasschau Kristin D, Chaves Daniel A, Gu Weifeng, Vasale Jessica J, Duan Shenghua, Conte Darryl, Luo Shujun, Schroth Gary P, Carrington James C, Bartel David P, Mello Craig C
Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Mol Cell. 2008 Jul 11;31(1):67-78. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.06.002. Epub 2008 Jun 19.
In metazoans, Piwi-related Argonaute proteins have been linked to germline maintenance, and to a class of germline-enriched small RNAs termed piRNAs. Here we show that an abundant class of 21 nucleotide small RNAs (21U-RNAs) are expressed in the C. elegans germline, interact with the C. elegans Piwi family member PRG-1, and depend on PRG-1 activity for their accumulation. The PRG-1 protein is expressed throughout development and localizes to nuage-like structures called P granules. Although 21U-RNA loci share a conserved upstream sequence motif, the mature 21U-RNAs are not conserved and, with few exceptions, fail to exhibit complementarity or evidence for direct regulation of other expressed sequences. Our findings demonstrate that 21U-RNAs are the piRNAs of C. elegans and link this class of small RNAs and their associated Piwi Argonaute to the maintenance of temperature-dependent fertility.
在多细胞动物中,与Piwi相关的AGO蛋白与种系维持以及一类在种系中富集的小RNA(称为piRNA)有关。在此,我们表明,一类丰富的21个核苷酸的小RNA(21U-RNA)在秀丽隐杆线虫种系中表达,与秀丽隐杆线虫Piwi家族成员PRG-1相互作用,并依赖PRG-1的活性进行积累。PRG-1蛋白在整个发育过程中表达,并定位于称为P颗粒的类核仁结构。尽管21U-RNA基因座共享一个保守的上游序列基序,但成熟的21U-RNA并不保守,并且除了少数例外,未能表现出互补性或直接调控其他表达序列的证据。我们的研究结果表明,21U-RNA是秀丽隐杆线虫的piRNA,并将这类小RNA及其相关的Piwi AGO与温度依赖性生育力的维持联系起来。
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