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ArticleScientific reports2019

Environmental stresses suppress nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) and affect cells by stabilizing NMD-targeted gene expression.

Fusako Usuki, Akio Yamashita, Masatake Fujimura

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fusako UsukiDepartment of Clinical Medicine, National Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, Minamata, 867-0008, Japan. usuki@nimd.go.jp.
Akio YamashitaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fuku-ura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
Masatake FujimuraBasic Medical Sciences, National Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, Minamata, 867-0008, Japan.
National Institute for Minamata Disease · JPYokohama City University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a cellular mechanism that eliminates mRNAs that harbor premature translation termination codons (PTCs). Here, we investigated the effects of environmental stresses (oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress) on NMD activity. Methylmercury (MeHg) was used to cause oxidative stress and thapsigargin to stress the ER. NMD suppression, evidenced by upregulation of NMD-sensitive mRNAs and a decrease in UPF1 phosphorylation, was observed in MeHg-treated myogenic cells, cerebral cortical neuronal cells, and astroglial cells. Mild ER stress amplified NMD suppression caused by MeHg. To elucidate the cause of stress-induced NMD suppression, the role of the phospho-eIF2α/ATF4 pathway was investigated. Knockdown and non-phosphorylatable eIF2α-transfection studies demonstrated the critical role of phospho-eIF2α-mediated repression of translation in mild ER stress-induced NMD suppression. However, NMD suppression was also observed in phospho-eIF2α-deficient cells under mild ER stress. Mechanistic target of rapamycin suppression-induced inhibition of cap-dependent translation, and downregulation of the NMD components UPF1, SMG7, and eIF4A3, were probably involved in stress-induced NMD suppression. Our results indicate that stress-induced NMD suppression has the potential to affect the condition of cells and phenotypes of PTC-related diseases under environmental stresses by stabilizing NMD-targeted gene expression.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum StressNonsense Mediated mRNA DecaySignal TransductionActivating Transcription Factor 4Carrier ProteinsCell LineDEAD-box RNA HelicasesEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AHumansRNA HelicasesRNA, MessengerTrans-ActivatorsActivating Transcription Factor 4ATF4 protein, humanCarrier ProteinsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesEIF4A3 protein, humanEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4ARNA HelicasesRNA, MessengerSMG7 protein, humanTrans-ActivatorsUPF1 protein, human

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