Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India; Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India.
Mitochondrion. 2024 May;76:101876. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2024.101876. Epub 2024 Apr 8.
Ribosome biogenesis, involving processing/assembly of rRNAs and r-proteins is a vital process. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria, ribosomal small subunit comprises 15S rRNA (15S). While the 15S 5'-end processing uses Ccm1p and Pet127p, the mechanisms of the 3'-end processing remain unclear. We reveal involvement of Rmd9p in safeguarding/processing 15S 3'-end. Rmd9p deficiency results in a cleavage at a position 183 nucleotides upstream of 15S 3'-end, and in the loss of the 3'-minor domain. Rmd9p binds to the sequences in the 3'-end region of 15S, and a genetic interaction between rmd9 and dss1 indicates that Rmd9p regulates/limits mtEXO activity during the 3'-end spacer processing.
核糖体生物发生,涉及 rRNA 和 r 蛋白的加工/组装,是一个至关重要的过程。在酿酒酵母线粒体中,核糖体小亚基由 15S rRNA(15S)组成。虽然 15S 的 5'端加工使用 Ccm1p 和 Pet127p,但 3'端加工的机制仍不清楚。我们揭示了 Rmd9p 在保护/加工 15S 3'端中的作用。Rmd9p 缺乏会导致在 15S 3'端上游 183 个核苷酸的位置发生切割,并且丧失 3'小域。Rmd9p 与 15S 的 3'端区域的序列结合,并且 rmd9 和 dss1 之间的遗传相互作用表明 Rmd9p 在 3'端间隔区加工过程中调节/限制 mtEXO 活性。