BACKGROUND Recently,type 2 diabetic osteoporosis(T2DOP)has become a research hotspot for the complications of diabetes,but the specific mechanism of its occurrence and development remains unknown.Ferroptosis caused by...BACKGROUND Recently,type 2 diabetic osteoporosis(T2DOP)has become a research hotspot for the complications of diabetes,but the specific mechanism of its occurrence and development remains unknown.Ferroptosis caused by iron overload is con-sidered an important cause of T2DOP.Polycytosine RNA-binding protein 1(PCBP1),an iron ion chaperone,is considered a protector of ferroptosis.AIM To investigate the existence of ferroptosis and specific role of PCBP1 in the development of type 2 diabetes.METHODS A cell counting kit-8 assay was used to detect changes in osteoblast viability under high glucose(HG)and/or ferroptosis inhibitors at different concentrations and times.Transmission electron microscopy was used to examine the morpho-logical changes in the mitochondria of osteoblasts under HG,and western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of PCBP1,ferritin,and the ferroptosis-related protein glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4).A lentivirus silenced and overex-pressed PCBP1.Western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of the osteoblast functional proteins osteoprotegerin(OPG)and osteocalcin(OCN),whereas flow cytometry was used to detect changes in reactive oxygen species(ROS)levels in each group.RESULTS Under HG,the viability of osteoblasts was considerably decreased,the number of mitochondria undergoing atrophy was considerably increased,PCBP1 and ferritin expression levels were increased,and GPX4 expression was decreased.Western blotting results demonstrated that infection with lentivirus overexpressing PCBP1,increased the expression levels of ferritin,GPX4,OPG,and OCN,compared with the HG group.Flow cytometry results showed a reduction in ROS,and an opposite result was obtained after silencing PCBP1.CONCLUSION PCBP1 may protect osteoblasts and reduce the harm caused by ferroptosis by promoting ferritin expression under a HG environment.Moreover,PCBP1 may be a potential therapeutic target for T2DOP.展开更多
Objective To construct and verificate an RNA-binding protein(RBP)-associated prognostic model for gliomas using integrated bioinformatics analysis.Methods RNA-sequencing and clinic pathological data of glioma patients...Objective To construct and verificate an RNA-binding protein(RBP)-associated prognostic model for gliomas using integrated bioinformatics analysis.Methods RNA-sequencing and clinic pathological data of glioma patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database and the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas database(CGGA)were downloaded.The aberrantly expressed RBPs were investigated between gliomas and normal samples in TCGA database.We then identified prognosis related hub genes and constructed a prognostic model.This model was further validated in the CGGA-693 and CGGA-325 cohorts.Results Totally 174 differently expressed genes-encoded RBPs were identified,containing 85 down-regulated and 89 up-regulated genes.We identified five genes-encoded RBPs(ERI1,RPS2,BRCA1,NXT1,and TRIM21)as prognosis related key genes and constructed a prognostic model.Overall survival(OS)analysis revealed that the patients in the high-risk subgroup based on the model were worse than those in the low-risk subgroup.The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve(AUC)of the prognostic model was 0.836 in the TCGA dataset and 0.708 in the CGGA-693 dataset,demonstrating a favorable prognostic model.Survival analyses of the five RBPs in the CGGA-325 cohort validated the findings.A nomogram was constructed based on the five genes and validated in the TCGA cohort,confirming a promising discriminating ability for gliomas.Conclusion The prognostic model of the five RBPs might serve as an independent prognostic algorithm for gliomas.展开更多
Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein(CIRP), a key regulatory protein, could be facilitated by mild hypothermia in the brain, heart and liver. This study observed the effects of mild hypothermia at 31 ± 0.5℃ on t...Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein(CIRP), a key regulatory protein, could be facilitated by mild hypothermia in the brain, heart and liver. This study observed the effects of mild hypothermia at 31 ± 0.5℃ on traumatic brain injury in rats. Results demonstrated that mild hypothermia suppressed apoptosis in the cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus, facilitated CIRP m RNA and protein expression in these regions, especially in the hypothalamus. The anti-apoptotic effect of mild hypothermia disappeared after CIRP silencing. There was no correlation between mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation and CIRP silencing. CIRP silencing inhibited extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 activation. These indicate that CIRP inhibits apoptosis by affecting extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 activation, and exerts a neuroprotective effect during mild hypothermia for traumatic brain injury.展开更多
Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) is an RNA-binding protein that is expressed in normal testes and downregulated after heat stress caused by cryptorchidism, varicocele or environmental temperatures. The purp...Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) is an RNA-binding protein that is expressed in normal testes and downregulated after heat stress caused by cryptorchidism, varicocele or environmental temperatures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the functions of CIRP in the testes. We employed RNAi technique to knock down the expression of CIRP in the testes, and performed haematoxylin and eosin staining to evaluate morphological changes following knockdown. Germ cell apoptosis was examined by terminal deoxynucleotidal transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathways were investigated by Western blotting to determine the possible mechanism of apoptosis. We found that using siRNA is a feasible and reliable method for knocking down gene expression in the testes. Compared to controls, the mean seminiferous tubule diameter (MSTD) and the thickness of the germ cell layers decreased following siRNA treatment, whereas the percentage of apoptotic seminiferous tubules increased. The p44/p42, p38 and SAPK/JNK MAPK pathways were activated after downregulation of CIRP. In conclusion, we discovered that downregulation of CIRP resulted in increased germ cell apoptosis, possibly viathe activation of the p44/p42, p38 and SAPK/JNK MAPK pathways.展开更多
Plants have developed many signals and specific genes' regulations at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in order to tolerate and adapt to various environmental stresses. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs...Plants have developed many signals and specific genes' regulations at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in order to tolerate and adapt to various environmental stresses. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play crucial roles in the post- transcriptional regulation via mRNA splicing, polyadenylation, sequence editing, transport, mRNA stability, mRNA localization, and translation. In this paper, four cDNAs of glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins (GR-RBPs), named NtRGP-la, -lb, -2, and -3, were isolated from Nicotiana tabacum by RT-PCR analysis, and special emphases were given to the sequences alignment, phylogenetic analysis and gene expression. Sequences alignment revealed minor difference of cDNA sequences, but no difference of deduced proteins between N. sylvestris and N. tabacum. Phylogenetic alignment revealed that four cDNAs in tobacco were clustered into two different groups. NtRGP-2 and -3 were evolutionarily closest to Arabidopsis GR-RBPs genes and related to animal GR-RBPs genes, while NtRGP-la and -lb were closest to Gramineae GR-RBPs genes. The expression analyses of these four NtRGPs in response to different abiotic stresses revealed the similar expression pattern. Moreover, the four NtRGPs, especially NtRGP-la and NtRGP-3, were strongly induced by stresses including water, wound, cold, and high temperature, weakly induced by PEG, drought and SA, while reduced by NaC1 and unaffected by ABA treatment. The fact that all of these abiotic stresses included in our experiments affected the water balance and resulted in osmotic stress on cellular level, suggests that NtRGPs in tobacco should be a family of crucial osmosis-related proteins, and may play a key role in signal transduction with ABA-independent pathway under abiotic stresses.展开更多
Taking advantage of the fast-growing knowledge of RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)we review the signature of downregulated genes for RBPs in the transcriptome of induced pluripotent stem cell neurons(iNeurons)modelling the ...Taking advantage of the fast-growing knowledge of RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)we review the signature of downregulated genes for RBPs in the transcriptome of induced pluripotent stem cell neurons(iNeurons)modelling the neurodevelopmental Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome(RSTS)caused by mutations in the genes encoding CBP/p300 acetyltransferases.We discuss top and functionally connected downregulated genes sorted to“RNA processing”and“Ribonucleoprotein complex biogenesis”Gene Ontology clusters.The first set of downregulated RBPs includes members of hnRNHP(A1,A2B1,D,G,H2-H1,MAGOHB,PAPBC),core subunits of U small nuclear ribonucleoproteins and Serine-Arginine splicing regulators families,acting in precursor messenger RNA alternative splicing and processing.Consistent with literature findings on reduced transcript levels of serine/arginine repetitive matrix 4(SRRM4)protein,the main regulator of the neural-specific microexons splicing program upon depletion of Ep300 and Crebbp in mouse neurons,RSTS iNeurons show downregulated genes for proteins impacting this network.We link downregulated genes to neurological disorders including the new HNRNPH1-related intellectual disability syndrome with clinical overlap to RSTS.The set of downregulated genes for Ribosome biogenesis includes several components of ribosomal subunits and nucleolar proteins,such NOP58 and fibrillarin that form complexes with snoRNAs with a central role in guiding post-transcriptional modifications needed for rRNA maturation.These nucleolar proteins are“dual”players as fibrillarin is also required for epigenetic regulation of ribosomal genes and conversely NOP58-associated snoRNA levels are under the control of NOP58 interactor BMAL1,a transcriptional regulator of the circadian rhythm.Additional downregulated genes for“dual specificity”RBPs such as RUVBL1 and METTL1 highlight the links between chromatin and the RBP-ome and the contribution of perturbations in their cross-talk to RSTS.We underline the hub position of CBP/p300 in chromatin regulation,the impact of its defect on neurons’post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression and the potential use of epidrugs in therapeutics of RBP-caused neurodevelopmental disorders.展开更多
Xenopus ZFP36L1(zinc finger protein 36,C3H type-like 1)belongs to the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins,which contains two characteristic tandem CCCH-type zinc-finger domains.The ZFP36 proteins can bind AU-rich ele...Xenopus ZFP36L1(zinc finger protein 36,C3H type-like 1)belongs to the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins,which contains two characteristic tandem CCCH-type zinc-finger domains.The ZFP36 proteins can bind AU-rich elements in 3'untranslated regions of target mRNAs and promote their turnover.However,the expression and role of ZFP36 genes during neural development in Xenopus embryos remains largely unknown.The present study showed that Xenopus ZFP36L1 was expressed at the dorsal part of the forebrain,forebrain-midbrain boundary,and midbrain-hindbrain boundary from late neurula stages to tadpole stages of embryonic development.Overexpression of XZFP36L1 in Xenopus embryos inhibited neural induction and differentiation,leading to severe neural tube defects.The function of XZP36L1 requires both its zinc finger and C terminal domains,which also affect its subcellular localization.These results suggest that XZFP36L1 is likely involved in neural development in Xenopus and might play an important role in post-transcriptional regulation.展开更多
RNA-binding proteins(RBPs) are key regulators of gene expression. There are several distinct families of RBPs and they are involved in the cellular response to environmental changes, cell differentiation and cell deat...RNA-binding proteins(RBPs) are key regulators of gene expression. There are several distinct families of RBPs and they are involved in the cellular response to environmental changes, cell differentiation and cell death. The RBPs can differentially combine with RNA molecules and form ribonucleoprotein(RNP) complexes, defining the function and fate of RNA molecules in the cell. RBPs display diverse domains that allow them to be categorized into distinct families. They play important roles in the cellular response to physiological stress, in cell differentiation, and, it is believed, in the cellular localization of certain mRNAs. In several protozoa, a physiological stress(nutritional, temperature or pH) triggers differentiation to a distinct developmental stage. Most of the RBPs characterized in protozoa arise from trypanosomatids. In these protozoa gene expression regulation is mostly post-transcriptional, which suggests that some RBPs might display regulatory functions distinct from those described for other eukaryotes. mRNA stability can be altered as a response to stress. Transcripts are sequestered to RNA granules that ultimately modulate their availability to the translation machinery, storage or degradation, depending on the associated proteins. These aggregates of mRNPs containing mRNAs that are not being translated colocalize in cytoplasmic foci, and their numbers and size vary according to cell conditions such as oxidative stress, nutritional status and treatment with drugs that inhibit translation.展开更多
RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)accompany RNA from synthesis to decay,mediating every aspect of RNA metabolism and impacting diverse cellular and developmental processes in eukaryotes.Many RBPs undergo phase separation alon...RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)accompany RNA from synthesis to decay,mediating every aspect of RNA metabolism and impacting diverse cellular and developmental processes in eukaryotes.Many RBPs undergo phase separation along with their bound RNA to form and function in dynamic membraneless biomolecular condensates for spatiotemporal coordination or regulation of RNA metabolism.Increasing evidence suggests that phase-separating RBPs with RNA-binding domains and intrinsically disordered regions play important roles in plant development and stress adaptation.Here,we summarize the current knowledge about how dynamic partitioning of RBPs into condensates controls plant development and enables sensing of experimental changes to confer growth plasticity under stress conditions,with a focus on the dynamics and functional mechanisms of RBP-rich nuclear condensates and cytoplasmic granules in mediating RNA metabolism.We also discuss roles of multiple factors,such as environmental signals,protein modifications,and N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation,in modulating the phase separation behaviors of RBPs,and highlight the prospects and challenges for future research on phase-separating RBPs in crops.展开更多
With the development of proteomics and epigenetics,a large number of RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)have been discovered in recent years,and the inter-action between long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)and RBPs has also received ...With the development of proteomics and epigenetics,a large number of RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)have been discovered in recent years,and the inter-action between long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)and RBPs has also received increasing attention.It is extremely important to conduct in-depth research on the lncRNA-RBP interaction network,especially in the context of its role in the occurrence and development of cancer.Increasing evidence has demonstrated that lncRNA-RBP interactions play a vital role in cancer progression;there-fore,targeting these interactions could provide new insights for cancer drug discovery.In this review,we discussed how lncRNAs can interact with RBPs to regulate their localization,modification,stability,and activity and discussed the effects of RBPs on the stability,transport,transcription,and localization of lncRNAs.Moreover,we explored the regulation and influence of these inter-actions on lncRNAs,RBPs,and downstream pathways that are related to can-cer development,such as N6-methyladenosine(m6A)modification of lncRNAs.In addition,we discussed how the lncRNA-RBP interaction network regulates cancer cell phenotypes,such as proliferation,apoptosis,metastasis,drug resis-tance,immunity,tumor environment,and metabolism.Furthermore,we sum-marized the therapeutic strategies that target the lncRNA-RBP interaction net-work.Although these treatments are still in the experimental stage and various theories and processes are still being studied,we believe that these strategiesmay provide new ideas for cancer treatment.展开更多
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play an important role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. However, the functions of RBPs in plants remain poorly understood. Maize kernel mutant dek42 has small defective kernels and ...RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play an important role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. However, the functions of RBPs in plants remain poorly understood. Maize kernel mutant dek42 has small defective kernels and lethal seedlings. Dek42 was cloned by Mutator tag isolation and further confirmed by an independent mutant allele and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated protein 9 materials. Dek42 encodes an RRM_RBM48 type RNA-binding protein that localizes to the nucleus. Dek42 is constitutively expressed in various maize tissues. The dek42 mutation caused a significant reduction in the accumulation of DEK42 protein in mutant kernels. RNA-seq analysis showed that the dek42 mutation significantly disturbed the expression of thousands of genes during maize kernel development. Sequence analysis also showed that the dek42 mutation significantly changed alternative splicing in expressed genes, which were especially enriched for the U12-type intron-retained type. Yeast two-hybrid screening identified SF3a1 as a DEK42-interacting protein. DEK42 also interacts with the spliceosome component U1-70K. These results suggested that DEK42 participates in the regulation of pre-messenger RNA splicing through its interaction with other spliceosome components. This study showed the function of a newly identified RBP and provided insights into alternative splicing regulation during maize kernel development.展开更多
RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)are key regulators in post-transcriptional control of gene expression.Mutations that alter their activity or abundance have been implicated in numerous diseases such as neurodegenerative diso...RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)are key regulators in post-transcriptional control of gene expression.Mutations that alter their activity or abundance have been implicated in numerous diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and various types of cancer.This highlights the importance of RBP proteostasis and the necessity to tightly control the expression levels and activities of RBPs.In many cases,RBPs engage in an auto-regulatory feedback by directly binding to and influencing the fate oftheirown mRNAs,exerting control over their own expression.For this feedback control,RBPs employ a variety of mechanisms operating at all levels of posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression.Here we review RBP-mediated autogenous feedback regulation that either serves to maintain protein abundance within a physiological range(by negative feedback)or generates binary,genetic on/off switches important for e.g.cell fate decisions(by positive feedback).展开更多
Heat stress is a severe environmental factor that significantly reduces plant growth and delays develop-ment. Heat stress factors (HSFs) are a class of transcription factors that are synthesized rapidly in response ...Heat stress is a severe environmental factor that significantly reduces plant growth and delays develop-ment. Heat stress factors (HSFs) are a class of transcription factors that are synthesized rapidly in response to elevations in temperature and are responsible for the transcription of many heat stress-responsive genes including those encoding heat shock proteins (HSPs). There are 21 HSFs in Arabidopsis, and recent studies have established that the HSFA1 family members are master regulators for the remaining HSFs. However, very little is known about upstream molecular factors that control the expression of HSFA1 genes and other HSF genes under heat stress. Through a forward genetic analysis, we identified RCF3, a K homology (KH) domain-containing nuclear-localized putative RNA-binding protein. RCF3 is a neg- ative regulator of most HSFs, including HSFAla, HSFAlb, and HSFAld. In contrast, RCF3 positively controls the expression of HSFAle, HSFA3, HSFAg, HSFB3, and DREB2C. Consistently with the overall increased accumulation of heat-responsive genes, the rcf3 mutant plants are more tolerant than the wild-type to heat stress. Together, our results suggest that a KH domain-containing putative RNA-binding protein RCF3 is an important upstream regulator for heat stress-responsive gene expression and thermotolerance in Arabidopsis.展开更多
The complex responses of eukaryotic cells to external factors are governed by several transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Several of them occur in the nucleus and have been linked to the action of non-...The complex responses of eukaryotic cells to external factors are governed by several transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Several of them occur in the nucleus and have been linked to the action of non-proteincoding RNAs (or npcRNAs), both long and small npcRNAs, that recently emerged as major regulators of gene expression. Regulatory npcRNAs acting in the nucleus include silencing-related RNAs, intergenic npcRNAs, natural antisense RNAs, and other aberrant RNAs resulting from the interplay between global transcription and RNA processing activities (such as Dicers and RNA-dependent polymerases). Generally, the resulting npcRNAs exert their regulatory effects through interactions with RNA-binding proteins (or RBPs) within ribonucleoprotein particles (or RNPs). A large group of RBPs are implicated in the silencing machinery through small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and their localization suggests that several act in the nucleus to trigger epigenetic and chromatin changes at a whole-genome scale. Other nuclear RBPs interact with npcRNAs and change their localization. In the fission yeast, the RNA-binding Mei2p protein, playing pivotal roles in meiosis, interact with a meiotic npcRNA involved in its nuclear re-localization. Related processes have been identified in plants and the ENOD40 npcRNA was shown to re-localize a nuclear-speckle RBP from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in Medicago truncatula. Plant RBPs have been also implicated in RNA-mediated chromatin silencing in the FLC locus through interaction with specific antisense transcripts. In this review, we discuss the interactions between RBPs and npcRNAs in the context of nuclear-related processes and their implication in plant development and stress responses. We propose that these interactions may add a regulatory layer that modulates the interactions between the nuclear genome and the environment and, consequently, control plant developmental plasticity.展开更多
In plants,RNA interference(RNAi)plays a pivotal role in growth and development,and responses to environmental inputs,including pathogen attack.The intercellular and systemic trafficking of small interfering RNA(siRNA)...In plants,RNA interference(RNAi)plays a pivotal role in growth and development,and responses to environmental inputs,including pathogen attack.The intercellular and systemic trafficking of small interfering RNA(siRNA)/microRNA(miRNA)is a central component in this regulatory pathway.Currently,little is known with regards to the molecular agents involved in the movement of these si/miRNAs.To address this situation,we employed a biochemical approach to identify and characterize a conserved SMALL RNA-BINDING PROTEIN 1(SRBP1)family that mediates non-cell-autonomous small RNA(sRNA)trafficking.In Arabidopsis,AtSRBP1 is a glycine-rich(GR)RNA-binding protein,also known as AtGRP7,which we show binds single-stranded siRNA.A viral vector,Zucchini yellow mosaic virus(ZYMV),was employed to functionally characterized the AtSRBP1-4(AtGRP7/2/4/8)RNA recognition motif and GR domains.Cellular-based studies revealed the GR domain as being necessary and sufficient for SRBP1 cell-to-cell movement.Taken together,our findings provide a foundation for future research into the mechanism and function of mobile sRNA signaling agents in plants.展开更多
WITH the completion of the plant chloroplast genome,it has been revealed that the chloroplastgenome has the characteristics of both prokaryote and eukaryote.Among the chloroplastgenes,in addition to those with introns...WITH the completion of the plant chloroplast genome,it has been revealed that the chloroplastgenome has the characteristics of both prokaryote and eukaryote.Among the chloroplastgenes,in addition to those with introns,there were complex split genes such as rpl 12.Meanwhile,the transcription rate of different genes is apparently different. All these展开更多
Embryonic stem cell maintenance, differentiation, and somatic cell reprogramming require the interplay of multiple pluripotency factors, epigenetic remodelers, and extracellular signaling pathways. RNA-binding protei...Embryonic stem cell maintenance, differentiation, and somatic cell reprogramming require the interplay of multiple pluripotency factors, epigenetic remodelers, and extracellular signaling pathways. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in a wide range of regulatory pathways, from RNA metabolism to epigenetic modifications. In recent years we have witnessed more and more studies on the discovery of new RBPs and the assessment of their functions in a variety of biological systems, including stem cells. We review the current studies on RBPs and focus on those that have functional implications in pluripotency, differentiation, and/or reprogramming in both the human and mouse systems.展开更多
Adult stem cells that reside in particular types of tissues are responsible for tissue homeostasis and regeneration.Cellular functions of adult stem cells are intricately related to the gene expression programs in tho...Adult stem cells that reside in particular types of tissues are responsible for tissue homeostasis and regeneration.Cellular functions of adult stem cells are intricately related to the gene expression programs in those cells.Past research has demonstrated that regulation of gene expression at the transcriptional level can decisively alter cell fate of stem cells.However,cellular contents of mRNAs are sometimes not equivalent to proteins,the functional units of cells.It is increasingly realized that post-transcriptional and translational regulation of gene expression are also fundamental for stem cell functions.Compared to differentiated somatic cells,effects on cellular status manifested by varied expression of RNA-binding proteins and global protein synthesis have been demonstrated in several stem cell systems.Through the cooperation of both cis-elements of mRNAs and trans-acting RNA-binding proteins that are intimately associated with them,regulation of localization,stability,and translational status of mRNAs directly influences the self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells.Previous studies have uncovered some of the molecular mechanisms that underlie the functions of RNA-binding proteins in stem cells in invertebrate species.However,their roles in adult stem cells in mammals are just beginning to be unveiled.This review highlights some of the RNA-binding proteins that play important functions during the maintenance and differentiation of mouse male germline stem cells,the adult stem cells in the male reproductive organ.展开更多
The highly conserved RNA binding protein PUF(Pumilio/FBF) family is present throughout eukaryotes from yeast to mammals, with critical roles in development, fertility and the nervous system. However, the function of t...The highly conserved RNA binding protein PUF(Pumilio/FBF) family is present throughout eukaryotes from yeast to mammals, with critical roles in development, fertility and the nervous system. However, the function of the mammalian PUF family members remains underexplored. Our previous study reported that a gene-trap mutation of Purm2 results in a smaller testis but does not impact fertility and viability. Although the gene-trap mutation disrupted the key functional domain of PUM protein-PUM-HD(Pumilio homology domain), but still produced a chimeric Pum2-β-geo protein containing part of PUM2, raising a question if such a chimeric protein may provide any residual function or contribute to the reproductive phenotype. Here, we report the generation of a conditional PUM2 allele,when knocked out, producing no residual PUM2 and hence a complete loss-of-function allele. We also uncovered small but significant reduction of male fertility and viability in the mutants, suggesting requirement of PUM2 for male fertility and viability.展开更多
The pathogenesis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM)is very complicated,particularly regarding the role of circular RNA(circRNA).This research pays special attention to the relationships of the circRNA-mediated networ...The pathogenesis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM)is very complicated,particularly regarding the role of circular RNA(circRNA).This research pays special attention to the relationships of the circRNA-mediated network,including RNA-RNA relationships and RNA-RNA binding protein(RNA-RBP)relationships.We use the parameter framework technology proposed in this paper to screen differentially expressed circRNA,messenger RNA(mRNA),and microRNA(miRNA)from the expression profile of samples related to HCM.And 31 pairs of circRNA and mRNA relationship pairs were extracted,combined with the miRNA targeting database;145 miRNA-mRNA relationship pairs were extracted;268 circRNA-mRNA-miRNA triads were established through the common mRNA in the 2 types of relationship pairs.Thus,268 circRNA-miRNA regulatory relationships were deduced and 30 circRNARBP relationship pairs were analyzed at the protein level.On this basis,a circRNA-mediated regulatory network corresponding to the two levels of RNA-RNA and RNA-RBP was established.And then the roles of circRNA in HCM were analyzed through circRNA-mRNA,circRNA-miRNA,and circRNA-RBP,and the possible role in disease development mas inferred.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81471094 and No.82202743.
文摘BACKGROUND Recently,type 2 diabetic osteoporosis(T2DOP)has become a research hotspot for the complications of diabetes,but the specific mechanism of its occurrence and development remains unknown.Ferroptosis caused by iron overload is con-sidered an important cause of T2DOP.Polycytosine RNA-binding protein 1(PCBP1),an iron ion chaperone,is considered a protector of ferroptosis.AIM To investigate the existence of ferroptosis and specific role of PCBP1 in the development of type 2 diabetes.METHODS A cell counting kit-8 assay was used to detect changes in osteoblast viability under high glucose(HG)and/or ferroptosis inhibitors at different concentrations and times.Transmission electron microscopy was used to examine the morpho-logical changes in the mitochondria of osteoblasts under HG,and western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of PCBP1,ferritin,and the ferroptosis-related protein glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4).A lentivirus silenced and overex-pressed PCBP1.Western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of the osteoblast functional proteins osteoprotegerin(OPG)and osteocalcin(OCN),whereas flow cytometry was used to detect changes in reactive oxygen species(ROS)levels in each group.RESULTS Under HG,the viability of osteoblasts was considerably decreased,the number of mitochondria undergoing atrophy was considerably increased,PCBP1 and ferritin expression levels were increased,and GPX4 expression was decreased.Western blotting results demonstrated that infection with lentivirus overexpressing PCBP1,increased the expression levels of ferritin,GPX4,OPG,and OCN,compared with the HG group.Flow cytometry results showed a reduction in ROS,and an opposite result was obtained after silencing PCBP1.CONCLUSION PCBP1 may protect osteoblasts and reduce the harm caused by ferroptosis by promoting ferritin expression under a HG environment.Moreover,PCBP1 may be a potential therapeutic target for T2DOP.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82072795).
文摘Objective To construct and verificate an RNA-binding protein(RBP)-associated prognostic model for gliomas using integrated bioinformatics analysis.Methods RNA-sequencing and clinic pathological data of glioma patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database and the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas database(CGGA)were downloaded.The aberrantly expressed RBPs were investigated between gliomas and normal samples in TCGA database.We then identified prognosis related hub genes and constructed a prognostic model.This model was further validated in the CGGA-693 and CGGA-325 cohorts.Results Totally 174 differently expressed genes-encoded RBPs were identified,containing 85 down-regulated and 89 up-regulated genes.We identified five genes-encoded RBPs(ERI1,RPS2,BRCA1,NXT1,and TRIM21)as prognosis related key genes and constructed a prognostic model.Overall survival(OS)analysis revealed that the patients in the high-risk subgroup based on the model were worse than those in the low-risk subgroup.The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve(AUC)of the prognostic model was 0.836 in the TCGA dataset and 0.708 in the CGGA-693 dataset,demonstrating a favorable prognostic model.Survival analyses of the five RBPs in the CGGA-325 cohort validated the findings.A nomogram was constructed based on the five genes and validated in the TCGA cohort,confirming a promising discriminating ability for gliomas.Conclusion The prognostic model of the five RBPs might serve as an independent prognostic algorithm for gliomas.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81303091
文摘Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein(CIRP), a key regulatory protein, could be facilitated by mild hypothermia in the brain, heart and liver. This study observed the effects of mild hypothermia at 31 ± 0.5℃ on traumatic brain injury in rats. Results demonstrated that mild hypothermia suppressed apoptosis in the cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus, facilitated CIRP m RNA and protein expression in these regions, especially in the hypothalamus. The anti-apoptotic effect of mild hypothermia disappeared after CIRP silencing. There was no correlation between mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation and CIRP silencing. CIRP silencing inhibited extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 activation. These indicate that CIRP inhibits apoptosis by affecting extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 activation, and exerts a neuroprotective effect during mild hypothermia for traumatic brain injury.
文摘Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) is an RNA-binding protein that is expressed in normal testes and downregulated after heat stress caused by cryptorchidism, varicocele or environmental temperatures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the functions of CIRP in the testes. We employed RNAi technique to knock down the expression of CIRP in the testes, and performed haematoxylin and eosin staining to evaluate morphological changes following knockdown. Germ cell apoptosis was examined by terminal deoxynucleotidal transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathways were investigated by Western blotting to determine the possible mechanism of apoptosis. We found that using siRNA is a feasible and reliable method for knocking down gene expression in the testes. Compared to controls, the mean seminiferous tubule diameter (MSTD) and the thickness of the germ cell layers decreased following siRNA treatment, whereas the percentage of apoptotic seminiferous tubules increased. The p44/p42, p38 and SAPK/JNK MAPK pathways were activated after downregulation of CIRP. In conclusion, we discovered that downregulation of CIRP resulted in increased germ cell apoptosis, possibly viathe activation of the p44/p42, p38 and SAPK/JNK MAPK pathways.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30560062)the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province, China (2003C0342M)the Science-Technology Foundation of Tobacco Company of Yunnan Province, China (06A02)
文摘Plants have developed many signals and specific genes' regulations at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in order to tolerate and adapt to various environmental stresses. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play crucial roles in the post- transcriptional regulation via mRNA splicing, polyadenylation, sequence editing, transport, mRNA stability, mRNA localization, and translation. In this paper, four cDNAs of glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins (GR-RBPs), named NtRGP-la, -lb, -2, and -3, were isolated from Nicotiana tabacum by RT-PCR analysis, and special emphases were given to the sequences alignment, phylogenetic analysis and gene expression. Sequences alignment revealed minor difference of cDNA sequences, but no difference of deduced proteins between N. sylvestris and N. tabacum. Phylogenetic alignment revealed that four cDNAs in tobacco were clustered into two different groups. NtRGP-2 and -3 were evolutionarily closest to Arabidopsis GR-RBPs genes and related to animal GR-RBPs genes, while NtRGP-la and -lb were closest to Gramineae GR-RBPs genes. The expression analyses of these four NtRGPs in response to different abiotic stresses revealed the similar expression pattern. Moreover, the four NtRGPs, especially NtRGP-la and NtRGP-3, were strongly induced by stresses including water, wound, cold, and high temperature, weakly induced by PEG, drought and SA, while reduced by NaC1 and unaffected by ABA treatment. The fact that all of these abiotic stresses included in our experiments affected the water balance and resulted in osmotic stress on cellular level, suggests that NtRGPs in tobacco should be a family of crucial osmosis-related proteins, and may play a key role in signal transduction with ABA-independent pathway under abiotic stresses.
基金This work was supported by Italian Ministery of Health RC 08C921 to LL,Istituto Auxologico Italiano,IRCCs.
文摘Taking advantage of the fast-growing knowledge of RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)we review the signature of downregulated genes for RBPs in the transcriptome of induced pluripotent stem cell neurons(iNeurons)modelling the neurodevelopmental Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome(RSTS)caused by mutations in the genes encoding CBP/p300 acetyltransferases.We discuss top and functionally connected downregulated genes sorted to“RNA processing”and“Ribonucleoprotein complex biogenesis”Gene Ontology clusters.The first set of downregulated RBPs includes members of hnRNHP(A1,A2B1,D,G,H2-H1,MAGOHB,PAPBC),core subunits of U small nuclear ribonucleoproteins and Serine-Arginine splicing regulators families,acting in precursor messenger RNA alternative splicing and processing.Consistent with literature findings on reduced transcript levels of serine/arginine repetitive matrix 4(SRRM4)protein,the main regulator of the neural-specific microexons splicing program upon depletion of Ep300 and Crebbp in mouse neurons,RSTS iNeurons show downregulated genes for proteins impacting this network.We link downregulated genes to neurological disorders including the new HNRNPH1-related intellectual disability syndrome with clinical overlap to RSTS.The set of downregulated genes for Ribosome biogenesis includes several components of ribosomal subunits and nucleolar proteins,such NOP58 and fibrillarin that form complexes with snoRNAs with a central role in guiding post-transcriptional modifications needed for rRNA maturation.These nucleolar proteins are“dual”players as fibrillarin is also required for epigenetic regulation of ribosomal genes and conversely NOP58-associated snoRNA levels are under the control of NOP58 interactor BMAL1,a transcriptional regulator of the circadian rhythm.Additional downregulated genes for“dual specificity”RBPs such as RUVBL1 and METTL1 highlight the links between chromatin and the RBP-ome and the contribution of perturbations in their cross-talk to RSTS.We underline the hub position of CBP/p300 in chromatin regulation,the impact of its defect on neurons’post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression and the potential use of epidrugs in therapeutics of RBP-caused neurodevelopmental disorders.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(90919039,C120106)the National Institute for Basic Biology,Japan,for the Xl073b24 clone.
文摘Xenopus ZFP36L1(zinc finger protein 36,C3H type-like 1)belongs to the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins,which contains two characteristic tandem CCCH-type zinc-finger domains.The ZFP36 proteins can bind AU-rich elements in 3'untranslated regions of target mRNAs and promote their turnover.However,the expression and role of ZFP36 genes during neural development in Xenopus embryos remains largely unknown.The present study showed that Xenopus ZFP36L1 was expressed at the dorsal part of the forebrain,forebrain-midbrain boundary,and midbrain-hindbrain boundary from late neurula stages to tadpole stages of embryonic development.Overexpression of XZFP36L1 in Xenopus embryos inhibited neural induction and differentiation,leading to severe neural tube defects.The function of XZP36L1 requires both its zinc finger and C terminal domains,which also affect its subcellular localization.These results suggest that XZFP36L1 is likely involved in neural development in Xenopus and might play an important role in post-transcriptional regulation.
文摘RNA-binding proteins(RBPs) are key regulators of gene expression. There are several distinct families of RBPs and they are involved in the cellular response to environmental changes, cell differentiation and cell death. The RBPs can differentially combine with RNA molecules and form ribonucleoprotein(RNP) complexes, defining the function and fate of RNA molecules in the cell. RBPs display diverse domains that allow them to be categorized into distinct families. They play important roles in the cellular response to physiological stress, in cell differentiation, and, it is believed, in the cellular localization of certain mRNAs. In several protozoa, a physiological stress(nutritional, temperature or pH) triggers differentiation to a distinct developmental stage. Most of the RBPs characterized in protozoa arise from trypanosomatids. In these protozoa gene expression regulation is mostly post-transcriptional, which suggests that some RBPs might display regulatory functions distinct from those described for other eukaryotes. mRNA stability can be altered as a response to stress. Transcripts are sequestered to RNA granules that ultimately modulate their availability to the translation machinery, storage or degradation, depending on the associated proteins. These aggregates of mRNPs containing mRNAs that are not being translated colocalize in cytoplasmic foci, and their numbers and size vary according to cell conditions such as oxidative stress, nutritional status and treatment with drugs that inhibit translation.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation Competitive Research Programme(NRF-CRP22-2019-0001)the intramural funding from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory。
文摘RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)accompany RNA from synthesis to decay,mediating every aspect of RNA metabolism and impacting diverse cellular and developmental processes in eukaryotes.Many RBPs undergo phase separation along with their bound RNA to form and function in dynamic membraneless biomolecular condensates for spatiotemporal coordination or regulation of RNA metabolism.Increasing evidence suggests that phase-separating RBPs with RNA-binding domains and intrinsically disordered regions play important roles in plant development and stress adaptation.Here,we summarize the current knowledge about how dynamic partitioning of RBPs into condensates controls plant development and enables sensing of experimental changes to confer growth plasticity under stress conditions,with a focus on the dynamics and functional mechanisms of RBP-rich nuclear condensates and cytoplasmic granules in mediating RNA metabolism.We also discuss roles of multiple factors,such as environmental signals,protein modifications,and N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation,in modulating the phase separation behaviors of RBPs,and highlight the prospects and challenges for future research on phase-separating RBPs in crops.
基金supported by the National Key Research andDevelopment Programof China(2021YFC2501000 and 2017YFA0505100)and the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(31961160727,81973339,and 81773085).
文摘With the development of proteomics and epigenetics,a large number of RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)have been discovered in recent years,and the inter-action between long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)and RBPs has also received increasing attention.It is extremely important to conduct in-depth research on the lncRNA-RBP interaction network,especially in the context of its role in the occurrence and development of cancer.Increasing evidence has demonstrated that lncRNA-RBP interactions play a vital role in cancer progression;there-fore,targeting these interactions could provide new insights for cancer drug discovery.In this review,we discussed how lncRNAs can interact with RBPs to regulate their localization,modification,stability,and activity and discussed the effects of RBPs on the stability,transport,transcription,and localization of lncRNAs.Moreover,we explored the regulation and influence of these inter-actions on lncRNAs,RBPs,and downstream pathways that are related to can-cer development,such as N6-methyladenosine(m6A)modification of lncRNAs.In addition,we discussed how the lncRNA-RBP interaction network regulates cancer cell phenotypes,such as proliferation,apoptosis,metastasis,drug resis-tance,immunity,tumor environment,and metabolism.Furthermore,we sum-marized the therapeutic strategies that target the lncRNA-RBP interaction net-work.Although these treatments are still in the experimental stage and various theories and processes are still being studied,we believe that these strategiesmay provide new ideas for cancer treatment.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0101003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91635303 and 31425019)
文摘RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play an important role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. However, the functions of RBPs in plants remain poorly understood. Maize kernel mutant dek42 has small defective kernels and lethal seedlings. Dek42 was cloned by Mutator tag isolation and further confirmed by an independent mutant allele and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated protein 9 materials. Dek42 encodes an RRM_RBM48 type RNA-binding protein that localizes to the nucleus. Dek42 is constitutively expressed in various maize tissues. The dek42 mutation caused a significant reduction in the accumulation of DEK42 protein in mutant kernels. RNA-seq analysis showed that the dek42 mutation significantly disturbed the expression of thousands of genes during maize kernel development. Sequence analysis also showed that the dek42 mutation significantly changed alternative splicing in expressed genes, which were especially enriched for the U12-type intron-retained type. Yeast two-hybrid screening identified SF3a1 as a DEK42-interacting protein. DEK42 also interacts with the spliceosome component U1-70K. These results suggested that DEK42 participates in the regulation of pre-messenger RNA splicing through its interaction with other spliceosome components. This study showed the function of a newly identified RBP and provided insights into alternative splicing regulation during maize kernel development.
基金This work was supported by the German Research Foundation(SFB902/2,B13 and CEF-MC to M.M.-M.,GRK 2355 to O.R.,SFB 960/2,Bll to J.M.)the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF,01ZX1401D to J.M.)+2 种基金the LOEWE program Medical RNomics(to O.R.)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570820,31661143035,and 31770881 to J.H.)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0504400 to J.H.).
文摘RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)are key regulators in post-transcriptional control of gene expression.Mutations that alter their activity or abundance have been implicated in numerous diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and various types of cancer.This highlights the importance of RBP proteostasis and the necessity to tightly control the expression levels and activities of RBPs.In many cases,RBPs engage in an auto-regulatory feedback by directly binding to and influencing the fate oftheirown mRNAs,exerting control over their own expression.For this feedback control,RBPs employ a variety of mechanisms operating at all levels of posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression.Here we review RBP-mediated autogenous feedback regulation that either serves to maintain protein abundance within a physiological range(by negative feedback)or generates binary,genetic on/off switches important for e.g.cell fate decisions(by positive feedback).
文摘Heat stress is a severe environmental factor that significantly reduces plant growth and delays develop-ment. Heat stress factors (HSFs) are a class of transcription factors that are synthesized rapidly in response to elevations in temperature and are responsible for the transcription of many heat stress-responsive genes including those encoding heat shock proteins (HSPs). There are 21 HSFs in Arabidopsis, and recent studies have established that the HSFA1 family members are master regulators for the remaining HSFs. However, very little is known about upstream molecular factors that control the expression of HSFA1 genes and other HSF genes under heat stress. Through a forward genetic analysis, we identified RCF3, a K homology (KH) domain-containing nuclear-localized putative RNA-binding protein. RCF3 is a neg- ative regulator of most HSFs, including HSFAla, HSFAlb, and HSFAld. In contrast, RCF3 positively controls the expression of HSFAle, HSFA3, HSFAg, HSFB3, and DREB2C. Consistently with the overall increased accumulation of heat-responsive genes, the rcf3 mutant plants are more tolerant than the wild-type to heat stress. Together, our results suggest that a KH domain-containing putative RNA-binding protein RCF3 is an important upstream regulator for heat stress-responsive gene expression and thermotolerance in Arabidopsis.
文摘The complex responses of eukaryotic cells to external factors are governed by several transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Several of them occur in the nucleus and have been linked to the action of non-proteincoding RNAs (or npcRNAs), both long and small npcRNAs, that recently emerged as major regulators of gene expression. Regulatory npcRNAs acting in the nucleus include silencing-related RNAs, intergenic npcRNAs, natural antisense RNAs, and other aberrant RNAs resulting from the interplay between global transcription and RNA processing activities (such as Dicers and RNA-dependent polymerases). Generally, the resulting npcRNAs exert their regulatory effects through interactions with RNA-binding proteins (or RBPs) within ribonucleoprotein particles (or RNPs). A large group of RBPs are implicated in the silencing machinery through small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and their localization suggests that several act in the nucleus to trigger epigenetic and chromatin changes at a whole-genome scale. Other nuclear RBPs interact with npcRNAs and change their localization. In the fission yeast, the RNA-binding Mei2p protein, playing pivotal roles in meiosis, interact with a meiotic npcRNA involved in its nuclear re-localization. Related processes have been identified in plants and the ENOD40 npcRNA was shown to re-localize a nuclear-speckle RBP from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in Medicago truncatula. Plant RBPs have been also implicated in RNA-mediated chromatin silencing in the FLC locus through interaction with specific antisense transcripts. In this review, we discuss the interactions between RBPs and npcRNAs in the context of nuclear-related processes and their implication in plant development and stress responses. We propose that these interactions may add a regulatory layer that modulates the interactions between the nuclear genome and the environment and, consequently, control plant developmental plasticity.
基金provided by the National Science Foundation(IOS-1339128 to W.J.L.).Y.H.C.was supported,in part,by a graduate fellowship provided by the National Chung-Hsing University,Taichung,China.
文摘In plants,RNA interference(RNAi)plays a pivotal role in growth and development,and responses to environmental inputs,including pathogen attack.The intercellular and systemic trafficking of small interfering RNA(siRNA)/microRNA(miRNA)is a central component in this regulatory pathway.Currently,little is known with regards to the molecular agents involved in the movement of these si/miRNAs.To address this situation,we employed a biochemical approach to identify and characterize a conserved SMALL RNA-BINDING PROTEIN 1(SRBP1)family that mediates non-cell-autonomous small RNA(sRNA)trafficking.In Arabidopsis,AtSRBP1 is a glycine-rich(GR)RNA-binding protein,also known as AtGRP7,which we show binds single-stranded siRNA.A viral vector,Zucchini yellow mosaic virus(ZYMV),was employed to functionally characterized the AtSRBP1-4(AtGRP7/2/4/8)RNA recognition motif and GR domains.Cellular-based studies revealed the GR domain as being necessary and sufficient for SRBP1 cell-to-cell movement.Taken together,our findings provide a foundation for future research into the mechanism and function of mobile sRNA signaling agents in plants.
文摘WITH the completion of the plant chloroplast genome,it has been revealed that the chloroplastgenome has the characteristics of both prokaryote and eukaryote.Among the chloroplastgenes,in addition to those with introns,there were complex split genes such as rpl 12.Meanwhile,the transcription rate of different genes is apparently different. All these
文摘Embryonic stem cell maintenance, differentiation, and somatic cell reprogramming require the interplay of multiple pluripotency factors, epigenetic remodelers, and extracellular signaling pathways. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in a wide range of regulatory pathways, from RNA metabolism to epigenetic modifications. In recent years we have witnessed more and more studies on the discovery of new RBPs and the assessment of their functions in a variety of biological systems, including stem cells. We review the current studies on RBPs and focus on those that have functional implications in pluripotency, differentiation, and/or reprogramming in both the human and mouse systems.
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(30871403,81561138001)partly supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Adult stem cells that reside in particular types of tissues are responsible for tissue homeostasis and regeneration.Cellular functions of adult stem cells are intricately related to the gene expression programs in those cells.Past research has demonstrated that regulation of gene expression at the transcriptional level can decisively alter cell fate of stem cells.However,cellular contents of mRNAs are sometimes not equivalent to proteins,the functional units of cells.It is increasingly realized that post-transcriptional and translational regulation of gene expression are also fundamental for stem cell functions.Compared to differentiated somatic cells,effects on cellular status manifested by varied expression of RNA-binding proteins and global protein synthesis have been demonstrated in several stem cell systems.Through the cooperation of both cis-elements of mRNAs and trans-acting RNA-binding proteins that are intimately associated with them,regulation of localization,stability,and translational status of mRNAs directly influences the self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells.Previous studies have uncovered some of the molecular mechanisms that underlie the functions of RNA-binding proteins in stem cells in invertebrate species.However,their roles in adult stem cells in mammals are just beginning to be unveiled.This review highlights some of the RNA-binding proteins that play important functions during the maintenance and differentiation of mouse male germline stem cells,the adult stem cells in the male reproductive organ.
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 program,2013CB945201 and 2015CB-943002)National Science Foundation of China(81270737)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK2012838)Provincial Innovation and Entrepreneurship Grant as well as NIH grant U01HD045871Provincial Shuangchuang Program
文摘The highly conserved RNA binding protein PUF(Pumilio/FBF) family is present throughout eukaryotes from yeast to mammals, with critical roles in development, fertility and the nervous system. However, the function of the mammalian PUF family members remains underexplored. Our previous study reported that a gene-trap mutation of Purm2 results in a smaller testis but does not impact fertility and viability. Although the gene-trap mutation disrupted the key functional domain of PUM protein-PUM-HD(Pumilio homology domain), but still produced a chimeric Pum2-β-geo protein containing part of PUM2, raising a question if such a chimeric protein may provide any residual function or contribute to the reproductive phenotype. Here, we report the generation of a conditional PUM2 allele,when knocked out, producing no residual PUM2 and hence a complete loss-of-function allele. We also uncovered small but significant reduction of male fertility and viability in the mutants, suggesting requirement of PUM2 for male fertility and viability.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61872405the Key R&D program of Sichuan Province under Grant No.2020YFS0243the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant No.2016A030311040.
文摘The pathogenesis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM)is very complicated,particularly regarding the role of circular RNA(circRNA).This research pays special attention to the relationships of the circRNA-mediated network,including RNA-RNA relationships and RNA-RNA binding protein(RNA-RBP)relationships.We use the parameter framework technology proposed in this paper to screen differentially expressed circRNA,messenger RNA(mRNA),and microRNA(miRNA)from the expression profile of samples related to HCM.And 31 pairs of circRNA and mRNA relationship pairs were extracted,combined with the miRNA targeting database;145 miRNA-mRNA relationship pairs were extracted;268 circRNA-mRNA-miRNA triads were established through the common mRNA in the 2 types of relationship pairs.Thus,268 circRNA-miRNA regulatory relationships were deduced and 30 circRNARBP relationship pairs were analyzed at the protein level.On this basis,a circRNA-mediated regulatory network corresponding to the two levels of RNA-RNA and RNA-RBP was established.And then the roles of circRNA in HCM were analyzed through circRNA-mRNA,circRNA-miRNA,and circRNA-RBP,and the possible role in disease development mas inferred.