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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Matrix-screening reveals a vast potential for direct protein-protein interactions among RNA binding proteins.

Benjamin Lang, Jae-Seong Yang, Mireia Garriga-Canut, Silvia Speroni, Moritz Aschern, Maria Gili, Tobias Hoffmann, Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Sebastian P Maurer

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Benjamin LangCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Doctor Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6358-8380
Jae-Seong YangCentre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica, Consortium CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB (CRAG), Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
Mireia Garriga-CanutDivision of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Abu Dhabi 129188, UAE.
Silvia SperoniCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Doctor Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain.
Moritz AschernCentre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica, Consortium CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB (CRAG), Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
Maria GiliCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Doctor Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain.
Tobias HoffmannCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Doctor Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain.
Gian Gaetano TartagliaCenter for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Enrico Melen 83, 16152, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7524-6310
Sebastian P MaurerCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Doctor Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4532-1994
Centre for Genomic Regulation · ESCenter for Research in Agricultural Genomics · ESItalian Institute of Technology · ITNew York University · USSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USUniversitat Pompeu Fabra · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are crucial factors of post-transcriptional gene regulation and their modes of action are intensely investigated. At the center of attention are RNA motifs that guide where RBPs bind. However, sequence motifs are often poor predictors of RBP-RNA interactions in vivo. It is hence believed that many RBPs recognize RNAs as complexes, to increase specificity and regulatory possibilities. To probe the potential for complex formation among RBPs, we assembled a library of 978 mammalian RBPs and used rec-Y2H matrix screening to detect direct interactions between RBPs, sampling > 600 K interactions. We discovered 1994 new interactions and demonstrate that interacting RBPs bind RNAs adjacently in vivo. We further find that the mRNA binding region and motif preferences of RBPs deviate, depending on their adjacently binding interaction partners. Finally, we reveal novel RBP interaction networks among major RNA processing steps and show that splicing impairing RBP mutations observed in cancer rewire spliceosomal interaction networks. The dataset we provide will be a valuable resource for understanding the combinatorial interactions of RBPs with RNAs and the resulting regulatory outcomes.

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Two-Hybrid System TechniquesAnimalsHumansMiceMutationNeoplasmsNucleotide MotifsProtein BindingRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA Splicing FactorsRBM10 protein, humanRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA Splicing Factors

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PMID34133714
PMCPMC8266617
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