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ArticleGenes & development2014

A fly trap mechanism provides sequence-specific RNA recognition by CPEB proteins.

Tariq Afroz, Lenka Skrisovska, Eulàlia Belloc, Jordina Guillén-Boixet, Raúl Méndez, Frédéric H-T Allain

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Article in Genes & development, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tariq AfrozInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland;
Lenka SkrisovskaInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland;
Eulàlia BellocInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
Jordina Guillén-BoixetInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
Raúl MéndezInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain.
Frédéric H-T AllainInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland;
ETH Zurich · CHInstitute for Research in Biomedicine · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytoplasmic changes in polyA tail length is a key mechanism of translational control and is implicated in germline development, synaptic plasticity, cellular proliferation, senescence, and cancer progression. The presence of a U-rich cytoplasmic polyadenylation element (CPE) in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of the responding mRNAs gives them the selectivity to be regulated by the CPE-binding (CPEB) family of proteins, which recognizes RNA via the tandem RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). Here we report the solution structures of the tandem RRMs of two human paralogs (CPEB1 and CPEB4) in their free and RNA-bound states. The structures reveal an unprecedented arrangement of RRMs in the free state that undergo an original closure motion upon RNA binding that ensures high fidelity. Structural and functional characterization of the ZZ domain (zinc-binding domain) of CPEB1 suggests a role in both protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions. Together with functional studies, the structures reveal how RNA binding by CPEB proteins leads to an optimal positioning of the N-terminal and ZZ domains at the 3' UTR, which favors the nucleation of the functional ribonucleoprotein complexes for translation regulation.

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Models, Molecular3' Untranslated RegionsAmino Acid MotifsCrystallography, X-RayCytoplasmGene Expression RegulationHumansmRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation FactorsProtein Structure, TertiaryRibonucleoproteinsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerTranscription Factors3' Untranslated RegionsCPEB1 protein, humanCPEB4 protein, humanmRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation FactorsRibonucleoproteinsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerTranscription Factorsbinuclear zinc-binding domainCPEB1CPEB4cytoplasmic polyadenylationprotein–RNA interactionstranslational regulation

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PMID24990967
PMCPMC4083092
OpenAlexW2022345315

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