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bicoid messenger RNA localizes to the anterior of the Drosophila egg, where it is translated to form a morphogen gradient of Bicoid protein that patterns the head and thorax of the embryo. Although bicoid was the first localized cytoplasmic determinant to be identified, little is known about how the mRNA is coupled to the microtubule-dependent transport pathway that targets it to the anterior, and it has been proposed that the mRNA is recognized by a complex of many redundant proteins, each of which binds to the localization element in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) with little or no specificity. Indeed, the only known RNA-binding protein that co-localizes with bicoid mRNA is Staufen, which binds non-specifically to double-stranded RNA in vitro. Here we show that mutants in all subunits of the ESCRT-II complex (VPS22, VPS25 and VPS36) abolish the final Staufen-dependent step in bicoid mRNA localization. ESCRT-II is a highly conserved component of the pathway that sorts ubiquitinated endosomal proteins into internal vesicles, and functions as a tumour-suppressor by removing activated receptors from the cytoplasm. However, the role of ESCRT-II in bicoid localization seems to be independent of endosomal sorting, because mutations in ESCRT-I and III components do not affect the targeting of bicoid mRNA. Instead, VPS36 functions by binding directly and specifically to stem-loop V of the bicoid 3' UTR through its amino-terminal GLUE domain, making it the first example of a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein that recognizes the bicoid localization signal. Furthermore, VPS36 localizes to the anterior of the oocyte in a bicoid-mRNA-dependent manner, and is required for the subsequent recruitment of Staufen to the bicoid complex. This function of ESCRT-II as an RNA-binding complex is conserved in vertebrates and may clarify some of its roles that are independent of endosomal sorting. 相似文献
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Gottwein E Mukherjee N Sachse C Frenzel C Majoros WH Chi JT Braich R Manoharan M Soutschek J Ohler U Cullen BR 《Nature》2007,450(7172):1096-1099
All metazoan eukaryotes express microRNAs (miRNAs), roughly 22-nucleotide regulatory RNAs that can repress the expression of messenger RNAs bearing complementary sequences. Several DNA viruses also express miRNAs in infected cells, suggesting a role in viral replication and pathogenesis. Although specific viral miRNAs have been shown to autoregulate viral mRNAs or downregulate cellular mRNAs, the function of most viral miRNAs remains unknown. Here we report that the miR-K12-11 miRNA encoded by Kaposi's-sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) shows significant homology to cellular miR-155, including the entire miRNA 'seed' region. Using a range of assays, we show that expression of physiological levels of miR-K12-11 or miR-155 results in the downregulation of an extensive set of common mRNA targets, including genes with known roles in cell growth regulation. Our findings indicate that viral miR-K12-11 functions as an orthologue of cellular miR-155 and probably evolved to exploit a pre-existing gene regulatory pathway in B cells. Moreover, the known aetiological role of miR-155 in B-cell transformation suggests that miR-K12-11 may contribute to the induction of KSHV-positive B-cell tumours in infected patients. 相似文献
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Ellinor PT Lunetta KL Albert CM Glazer NL Ritchie MD Smith AV Arking DE Müller-Nurasyid M Krijthe BP Lubitz SA Bis JC Chung MK Dörr M Ozaki K Roberts JD Smith JG Pfeufer A Sinner MF Lohman K Ding J Smith NL Smith JD Rienstra M Rice KM Van Wagoner DR Magnani JW Wakili R Clauss S Rotter JI Steinbeck G Launer LJ Davies RW Borkovich M Harris TB Lin H Völker U Völzke H Milan DJ Hofman A Boerwinkle E Chen LY Soliman EZ Voight BF Li G Chakravarti A Kubo M Tedrow UB Rose LM Ridker PM Conen D Tsunoda T 《Nature genetics》2012,44(6):670-675
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den Hollander AI Koenekoop RK Mohamed MD Arts HH Boldt K Towns KV Sedmak T Beer M Nagel-Wolfrum K McKibbin M Dharmaraj S Lopez I Ivings L Williams GA Springell K Woods CG Jafri H Rashid Y Strom TM van der Zwaag B Gosens I Kersten FF van Wijk E Veltman JA Zonneveld MN van Beersum SE Maumenee IH Wolfrum U Cheetham ME Ueffing M Cremers FP Inglehearn CF Roepman R 《Nature genetics》2007,39(7):889-895
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Rolles D Braune M Cvejanović S Gessner O Hentges R Korica S Langer B Lischke T Prümper G Reinköster A Viefhaus J Zimmermann B McKoy V Becker U 《Nature》2005,437(7059):711-715
Because of inversion symmetry and particle exchange, all constituents of homonuclear diatomic molecules are in a quantum mechanically non-local coherent state; this includes the nuclei and deep-lying core electrons. Hence, the molecular photoemission can be regarded as a natural double-slit experiment: coherent electron emission originates from two identical sites, and should give rise to characteristic interference patterns. However, the quantum coherence is obscured if the two possible symmetry states of the electronic wavefunction ('gerade' and 'ungerade') are degenerate; the sum of the two exactly resembles the distinguishable, incoherent emission from two localized core sites. Here we observe the coherence of core electrons in N(2) through a direct measurement of the interference exhibited in their emission. We also explore the gradual transition to a symmetry-broken system of localized electrons by comparing different isotope-substituted species--a phenomenon analogous to the acquisition of partial 'which-way' information in macroscopic double-slit experiments. 相似文献
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Hennies HC Kornak U Zhang H Egerer J Zhang X Seifert W Kühnisch J Budde B Nätebus M Brancati F Wilcox WR Müller D Kaplan PB Rajab A Zampino G Fodale V Dallapiccola B Newman W Metcalfe K Clayton-Smith J Tassabehji M Steinmann B Barr FA Nürnberg P Wieacker P Mundlos S 《Nature genetics》2008,40(12):1410-1412
Gerodermia osteodysplastica is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by wrinkly skin and osteoporosis. Here we demonstrate that gerodermia osteodysplastica is caused by loss-of-function mutations in SCYL1BP1, which is highly expressed in skin and osteoblasts. The protein localizes to the Golgi apparatus and interacts with Rab6, identifying SCYL1BP1 as a golgin. These results associate abnormalities of the secretory pathway with age-related changes in connective tissues. 相似文献
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Tyler S. Smith Benjamin Spitzbarth Jian Li Donald R. Dugger Gabi Stern-Schneider Elisabeth Sehn Susan N. Bolch J. Hugh McDowell Jeremiah Tipton Uwe Wolfrum W. Clay Smith 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2013,70(23):4603-4616
Arrestins are dynamic proteins that move between cell compartments triggered by stimulation of G-protein-coupled receptors. Even more dynamically in vertebrate photoreceptors, arrestin1 (Arr1) moves between the inner and outer segments according to the light conditions. Previous studies have shown that the light-driven translocation of Arr1 in rod photoreceptors is initiated by rhodopsin through a phospholipase C/protein kinase C (PKC) signaling cascade. The purpose of this study is to identify the PKC substrate that regulates the translocation of Arr1. Mass spectrometry was used to identify the primary phosphorylated proteins in extracts prepared from PKC-stimulated mouse eye cups, confirming the finding with in vitro phosphorylation assays. Our results show that Bardet–Biedl syndrome 5 (BBS5) is the principal protein phosphorylated either by phorbol ester stimulation or by light stimulation of PKC. Via immunoprecipitation of BBS5 in rod outer segments, Arr1 was pulled down; phosphorylation of BBS5 reduced this co-precipitation of Arr1. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy showed that BBS5 principally localizes along the axonemes of rods and cones, but also in photoreceptor inner segments, and synaptic regions. Our principal findings in this study are threefold. First, we demonstrate that BBS5 is post-translationally regulated by phosphorylation via PKC, an event that is triggered by light in photoreceptor cells. Second, we find a direct interaction between BBS5 and Arr1, an interaction that is modulated by phosphorylation of BBS5. Finally, we show that BBS5 is distributed along the photoreceptor axoneme, co-localizing with Arr1 in the dark. These findings suggest a role for BBS5 in regulating light-dependent translocation of Arr1 and a model describing its role in Arr1 translocation is proposed. 相似文献
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Plant aquaporin selectivity: where transport assays, computer simulations and physiology meet 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Plants contain a large number of aquaporins with different selectivity. These channels generally conduct water, but some additionally
conduct NH3, CO2 and/or H2O2. The experimental evidence and molecular basis for the transport of a given solute, the validation with molecular dynamics
simulations and the physiological impact of the selectivity are reviewed here. The aromatic/arginine (ar/R) constriction is
most important for solute selection, but the exact pore requirements for efficient conduction of small solutes remain difficult
to predict. Yeast growth assays are valuable for screening substrate selectivity and are explicitly shown for hydrogen peroxide
and methylamine, a transport analog of ammonia. Independent assays need to address the relevance of different substrates for
each channel in its physiological context. This is emphasized by the fact that several plant NIP channels, which conduct several
solutes, are specifically involved in the transport of metalloids, such as silicic acid, arsenite, or boric acid in planta. 相似文献
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