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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2024

Structural insights into double-stranded RNA recognition and transport by SID-1.

Jiangtao Zhang, Chunhua Zhan, Junping Fan, Dian Wu, Ruixue Zhang, Di Wu, Xinyao Chen, Ying Lu, Ming Li, Min Lin and 2 more

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiangtao Zhang *College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5063-6854
Chunhua Zhan *College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Junping Fan *State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2615-8098
Dian Wu *College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Ruixue Zhang *Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiome (MARA), Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Di WuLaboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xinyao ChenLaboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ying LuLaboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-7228
Ming LiLaboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-5826
Min LinFood Laboratory of Zhongyuan, College of Agriculture, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, China.
Jianke GongCollege of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. jiankeg@hust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1587-4245
Daohua JiangLaboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. jiangdh@iphy.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-5807
Institute of Physics · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNBiotechnology Research Institute · CNFZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic · CZHenan University · CNPeking University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA uptake by cells is critical for RNA-mediated gene interference (RNAi) and RNA-based therapeutics. In Caenorhabditis elegans, RNAi is systemic as a result of SID-1-mediated double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) across cells. Despite the functional importance, the underlying mechanisms of dsRNA internalization by SID-1 remain elusive. Here we describe cryogenic electron microscopy structures of SID-1, SID-1-dsRNA complex and human SID-1 homologs SIDT1 and SIDT2, elucidating the structural basis of dsRNA recognition and import by SID-1. The homodimeric SID-1 homologs share conserved architecture, but only SID-1 possesses the molecular determinants within its extracellular domains for distinguishing dsRNA from single-stranded RNA and DNA. We show that the removal of the long intracellular loop between transmembrane helix 1 and 2 attenuates dsRNA uptake and systemic RNAi in vivo, suggesting a possible endocytic mechanism of SID-1-mediated dsRNA internalization. Our study provides mechanistic insights into dsRNA internalization by SID-1, which may facilitate the development of dsRNA applications based on SID-1.

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Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyRNA, Double-StrandedAnimalsHumansMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularRNA InterferenceCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsMembrane ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedSID-1 protein, C elegans

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