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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

A systematic dissection of determinants and consequences of snoRNA-guided pseudouridylation of human mRNA.

Ronit Nir, Thomas Philipp Hoernes, Hiromi Muramatsu, Klaus Faserl, Katalin Karikó, Matthias David Erlacher, Aldema Sas-Chen, Schraga Schwartz

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Ronit NirDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Thomas Philipp HoernesInstitute of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Hiromi MuramatsuDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Klaus FaserlInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1646-3256
Katalin KarikóDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1864-3851
Matthias David ErlacherInstitute of Genomics and RNomics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5570-9437
Aldema Sas-ChenDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-0347-6173
Schraga SchwartzDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3671-9709
Innsbruck Medical University · ATWeizmann Institute of Science · ILBioNTech (Germany) · DETel Aviv University · ILUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA can be extensively modified post-transcriptionally with >170 covalent modifications, expanding its functional and structural repertoire. Pseudouridine (Ψ), the most abundant modified nucleoside in rRNA and tRNA, has recently been found within mRNA molecules. It remains unclear whether pseudouridylation of mRNA can be snoRNA-guided, bearing important implications for understanding the physiological target spectrum of snoRNAs and for their potential therapeutic exploitation in genetic diseases. Here, using a massively parallel reporter based strategy we simultaneously interrogate Ψ levels across hundreds of synthetic constructs with predesigned complementarity against endogenous snoRNAs. Our results demonstrate that snoRNA-mediated pseudouridylation can occur on mRNA targets. However, this is typically achieved at relatively low efficiencies, and is constrained by mRNA localization, snoRNA expression levels and the length of the snoRNA:mRNA complementarity stretches. We exploited these insights for the design of snoRNAs targeting pseudouridylation at premature termination codons, which was previously shown to suppress translational termination. However, in this and follow-up experiments in human cells we observe no evidence for significant levels of readthrough of pseudouridylated stop codons. Our study enhances our understanding of the scope, 'design rules', constraints and consequences of snoRNA-mediated pseudouridylation.

Indexed as

PseudouridineRNA, MessengerRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small NucleolarHumansProtein BiosynthesisRNA, RibosomalPseudouridineRNA, MessengerRNA, RibosomalRNA, Small Nucleolar

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PMID35536311
PMCPMC9122591
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