Autogenous Cross-regulation of MRNA Processing and Translation Balances Functions in Splicing and Translation

Overview

Journal Genes Dev

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2017 Oct 13

PMID 29021242

Citations 29

Authors

W Samuel Fagg

Naiyou Liu

Jeffrey Haskell Fair

Lily Shiue

Sol Katzman

John Paul Donohue

Manuel Ares Jr

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Abstract

Quaking protein isoforms arise from a single gene and bind the same RNA motif to regulate splicing, translation, decay, and localization of a large set of RNAs. However, the mechanisms by which expression is controlled to ensure that appropriate amounts of each isoform are available for such disparate gene expression processes are unknown. Here we explore how levels of two isoforms, nuclear Quaking-5 (Qk5) and cytoplasmic Qk6, are regulated in mouse myoblasts. We found that Qk5 and Qk6 proteins have distinct functions in splicing and translation, respectively, enforced through differential subcellular localization. We show that Qk5 and Qk6 regulate distinct target mRNAs in the cell and act in distinct ways on their own and each other's transcripts to create a network of autoregulatory and cross-regulatory feedback controls. Morpholino-mediated inhibition of Qk translation confirms that Qk5 controls RNA levels by promoting accumulation and alternative splicing of RNA, whereas Qk6 promotes its own translation while repressing Qk5. This Qk isoform cross-regulatory network responds to additional cell type and developmental controls to generate a spectrum of Qk5/Qk6 ratios, where they likely contribute to the wide range of functions of in development and cancer.

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