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ArticleNucleic acids research2019

Inosine induces context-dependent recoding and translational stalling.

Konstantin Licht, Markus Hartl, Fabian Amman, Dorothea Anrather, Michael P Janisiw, Michael F Jantsch

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers.

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102 citing papers in PubMed, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantin LichtCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Markus HartlMass Spectrometry Facility, Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL), Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
Fabian AmmanInstitute of Theoretical Biochemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstrasse 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Dorothea AnratherMass Spectrometry Facility, Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL), Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
Michael P JanisiwCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Michael F JantschCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATMax Perutz Labs · ATUniversity of Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 26845Austrian Science Fund FWF P 26882Austrian Science Fund FWF P 30505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA modifications are present in all classes of RNAs. They control the fate of mRNAs by affecting their processing, translation, or stability. Inosine is a particularly widespread modification in metazoan mRNA arising from deamination of adenosine catalyzed by the RNA-targeting adenosine deaminases ADAR1 or ADAR2. Inosine is commonly thought to be interpreted as guanosine by cellular machines and during translation. Here, we systematically test ribosomal decoding using mass spectrometry. We show that while inosine is primarily interpreted as guanosine it can also be decoded as adenosine, and rarely even as uracil. Decoding of inosine as adenosine and uracil is context-dependent. In addition, mass spectrometry analysis indicates that inosine causes ribosome stalling especially when multiple inosines are present in the codon. Indeed, ribosome profiling data from human tissues confirm inosine-dependent ribosome stalling in vivo. To our knowledge this is the first study where decoding of inosine is tested in a comprehensive and unbiased way. Thus, our study shows novel, unanticipated functions for inosines in mRNAs, further expanding coding potential and affecting translational efficiency.

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Genetic CodeProtein BiosynthesisRNA EditingAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCell-Free SystemCloning, MolecularDeaminationEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGuanosineHumansInosineADARB1 protein, humanADAR protein, humanAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseGuanosineInosinePeptidesRecombinant ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerUracil

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PMID30462291
PMCPMC6326813
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