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ArticleMolecular cell2020

Mammalian RNA Decay Pathways Are Highly Specialized and Widely Linked to Translation.

Alex Charles Tuck, Aneliya Rankova, Alaaddin Bulak Arpat, Luz Angelica Liechti, Daniel Hess, Vytautas Iesmantavicius, Violeta Castelo-Szekely, David Gatfield, Marc Bühler

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Article in Molecular cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alex Charles TuckFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Aneliya RankovaFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Alaaddin Bulak ArpatCenter for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Luz Angelica LiechtiCenter for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Daniel HessFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Vytautas IesmantaviciusFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Violeta Castelo-SzekelyCenter for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
David GatfieldCenter for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Marc BühlerFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Petersplatz 10, 4003 Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: marc.buehler@fmi.ch.
Friedrich Miescher Institute · CHUniversity of Lausanne · CHUniversity of Basel · CH

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 103977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA decay is crucial for mRNA turnover and surveillance and misregulated in many diseases. This complex system is challenging to study, particularly in mammals, where it remains unclear whether decay pathways perform specialized versus redundant roles. Cytoplasmic pathways and links to translation are particularly enigmatic. By directly profiling decay factor targets and normal versus aberrant translation in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), we uncovered extensive decay pathway specialization and crosstalk with translation. XRN1 (5'-3') mediates cytoplasmic bulk mRNA turnover whereas SKIV2L (3'-5') is universally recruited by ribosomes, tackling aberrant translation and sometimes modulating mRNA abundance. Further exploring translation surveillance revealed AVEN and FOCAD as SKIV2L interactors. AVEN prevents ribosome stalls at structured regions, which otherwise require SKIV2L for clearance. This pathway is crucial for histone translation, upstream open reading frame (uORF) regulation, and counteracting ribosome arrest on small ORFs. In summary, we uncovered key targets, components, and functions of mammalian RNA decay pathways and extensive coupling to translation.

Indexed as

Protein BiosynthesisRNA StabilityAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA-Binding ProteinsExoribonucleasesGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMouse Embryonic Stem CellsOpen Reading FramesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRibosomesApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAven protein, mouseDNA-Binding ProteinsExoribonucleasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA HelicasesRNA, MessengerSki protein, mouseSKIV2L2 protein, mouseXrn1 protein, mouseAVENhistonesribosomeribosome stallingRNARNA decayRNA degradationRNA surveillanceSKIV2Ltranslation

Identifiers

PMID32048998
PMCPMC7083229
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