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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Composition and RNA binding specificity of metazoan RNase MRP.

Yuan Liu, Shiyang He, Kawon Pyo, Shanshan Zheng, Meijuan Chen, Bryony Braschi, Sihem Cheloufi, Nikolai Slavov, William F Marzluff, Jernej Murn

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  3. RNase MRP subunit composition and role in 40S ribosome biogenesis.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2026
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10 authors.

Yuan LiuDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
Shiyang HeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
Kawon PyoDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
Shanshan ZhengDepartments of Bioengineering, Biology, Chemistry, and Chemical Biology, Single Cell Proteomics Center, and Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
Meijuan ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
Bryony BraschiHUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, CB2 0AW, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Sihem CheloufiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
Nikolai SlavovDepartments of Bioengineering, Biology, Chemistry, and Chemical Biology, Single Cell Proteomics Center, and Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2035-1820
William F MarzluffIntegrated Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
Jernej MurnDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1729-5859

Funding

The Nomenclature of Human and Vertebrate GenesU24HG003345 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE · PI Elspeth Bruford · 2018 to 2026
$3.9M
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of early neuronal morphogenesisR01GM144693 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI Jernej Murn · 2022 to 2026
$1.7M
Investigating the Regulatory Roles of Histone Chaperones in Cellular PlasticityR35GM151004 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI Sihem Cheloufi · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Molecular and metabolic influences on the activation of monocytes and macrophages at single-cell resolutionR35GM148218 · NIGMS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Nikolai Slavov · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
California Institute of Regenerative Medicine EDUC4-12752NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG003345NIGMSNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM144693NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM148218NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM151004NIH HHS GM144693NIH HHS GM151004NIH HHS R35GM148218NIH HHS U24HG003345U.S. National Science Foundation 2054195
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonuclease (RNase) MRP is a conserved RNA-based enzyme best known for its essential role in the maturation of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in eukaryotes. However, the composition and RNA substrate specificity of this multisubunit ribonucleoprotein complex in higher eukaryotes remain a mystery. Here, we identify NEPRO and C18ORF21 (which we renamed RMP64 and RMP24, respectively) as constitutive subunits of metazoan RNase MRP. These proteins are unique to RNase MRP and absent from the closely related RNase P, which processes transfer RNA (tRNA) precursors and tRNA-like substrates. We find that RMP64 and RMP24 are integral subunits of RNase MRP, stabilize its catalytic RNA, and are required for rRNA maturation and cell proliferation. Leveraging these discoveries, we identify a broad suite of in vivo RNA-binding targets of each enzyme, including potential cleavage sites at nucleotide resolution. Our findings identify the first metazoan RNase MRP-specific protein subunits and define the RNA-targeting repertoire of this essential enzyme in mammalian cells.

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EndoribonucleasesMitochondrial ProteinsAnimalsCell ProliferationHumansRibonuclease PRNA, CatalyticRNA PrecursorsRNA, RibosomalRNA, TransferSubstrate SpecificityEndoribonucleasesMitochondrial Proteinsmitochondrial RNA-processing endoribonucleaseRibonuclease PRNA, CatalyticRNA PrecursorsRNA, RibosomalRNA, Transfer

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PMID40867056
PMCPMC12390755

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