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ArticleCell reports2016

The Drosophila Dicer-1 Partner Loquacious Enhances miRNA Processing from Hairpins with Unstable Structures at the Dicing Site.

Mandy Yu Theng Lim, Alvin Wei Tian Ng, Yuting Chou, Teck Por Lim, Amanda Simcox, Greg Tucker-Kellogg, Katsutomo Okamura

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Mandy Yu Theng LimTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
Alvin Wei Tian NgDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
Yuting ChouSloan-Kettering Institute, Department of Developmental Biology, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Teck Por LimDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
Amanda SimcoxDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Greg Tucker-KelloggDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore; Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Katsutomo OkamuraTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 639798, Singapore. Electronic address: okamurak@tll.org.sg.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Translational Therapeutics Research Program (TT)P30CA016058 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Tasleem J Padamsee · 1985 to 2026
$132.3M
Selective regulatory and biogenesis mechanisms for microRNAsR01GM083300 · NIGMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Eric C Lai · 2007 to 2026
$9.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016058NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Drosophila, Dicer-1 binds Loquacious-PB (Loqs-PB) as its major co-factor. Previous analyses indicated that loqs mutants only partially impede miRNA processing, but the activity of minor isoforms or maternally deposited Loqs was not eliminated in these studies. We addressed this by generating a cell line from loqs-null embryos and found that only ∼40% of miRNAs showed clear Loqs dependence. Genome-wide comparison of the hairpin structure and Loqs dependence suggested that Loqs substrates are influenced by base-pairing status at the dicing site. Artificial alteration of base-pairing stability at this position in model miRNA hairpins resulted in predicted changes in Loqs dependence, providing evidence for this hypothesis. Finally, we found that evolutionarily young miRNA genes tended to be Loqs dependent. We propose that Loqs may have roles in assisting the de novo emergence of miRNA genes by facilitating dicing of suboptimal hairpin substrates.

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Nucleic Acid ConformationAnimalsBase PairingBase SequenceCell LineDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGene Knockout TechniquesGene LibraryMicroRNAsMutationPhenotypeReproducibility of ResultsRibonuclease IIIRNA-Binding ProteinsDcr-1 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsLoqs protein, DrosophilaMicroRNAsRibonuclease IIIRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Helicases

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PMCPMC4880499

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