Elbarbary Reyad A, Maquat Lynne E
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2017 Jun 6;24(6):496-498. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3416.
RNA-binding proteins are shown in two independent studies to mediate distinct and beneficial effects to cells by binding to the extensive double-stranded RNA structures of inverted-repeat Alu elements. One study reports stress-induced export of ADAR1p110 to the cytoplasm where it binds inverted-repeat Alu elements so as to protect many mRNAs encoding anti-apoptotic proteins from degradation; the other demonstrates binding of the nuclear helicase DHX9 to inverted-repeat Alu elements embedded within RNAs to minimize defects in RNA processing.
两项独立研究表明,RNA结合蛋白通过与反向重复Alu元件的广泛双链RNA结构结合,对细胞产生不同的有益影响。一项研究报告称,应激诱导ADAR1p110转运至细胞质,在那里它与反向重复Alu元件结合,从而保护许多编码抗凋亡蛋白的mRNA不被降解;另一项研究表明,核解旋酶DHX9与RNA中嵌入的反向重复Alu元件结合,以尽量减少RNA加工中的缺陷。