Garg, Ankur, Shang, Renfu, Cvetanovic, Todor, Lai, Eric C, Joshua-Tor, Leemor (October 2024) The structural landscape of Microprocessor-mediated processing of pri-let-7 miRNAs. Molecular Cell. S1097-2765(24)00741. ISSN 1097-2765
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Abstract
MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis is initiated upon cleavage of a primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) hairpin by the Microprocessor (MP), composed of the Drosha RNase III enzyme and its partner DGCR8. Multiple pri-miRNA sequence motifs affect MP recognition, fidelity, and efficiency. Here, we performed cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) and biochemical studies of several let-7 family pri-miRNAs in complex with human MP. We show that MP has the structural plasticity to accommodate a range of pri-miRNAs. These structures revealed key features of the 5' UG sequence motif, more comprehensively represented as the "flipped U with paired N" (fUN) motif. Our analysis explains how cleavage of class-II pri-let-7 members harboring a bulged nucleotide generates a non-canonical precursor with a 1-nt 3' overhang. Finally, the MP-SRSF3-pri-let-7f1 structure reveals how SRSF3 contributes to MP fidelity by interacting with the CNNC motif and Drosha's Piwi/Argonaute/Zwille (PAZ)-like domain. Overall, this study sheds light on the mechanisms for flexible recognition, accurate cleavage, and regulated processing of different pri-miRNAs by MP.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | bioinformatics bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > RNAi |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Joshua-Tor lab |
| SWORD Depositor: | CSHL Elements |
| Depositing User: | CSHL Elements |
| Date: | 1 October 2024 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2024 13:37 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2024 16:09 |
| PMCID: | PMC11560618 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41706 |
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