Effect of magnesium ions on the thermal stability of human poly(A)-specific ribonuclease
FEBS LETTERS
Authors: Liu, Wei-Feng; Zhang, Ao; Cheng, Yuan; Zhou, Hai-Meng; Yan, Yong-Bin
Abstract
Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN), a member of the DEDD family, is a key enzyme involved in the deadenylation of mRNA in higher eukaryotic cells. In this research, it was found that Mg2+ could protect PARN against thermal inactivation by increasing the midpoint of inactivation and decreasing the inactivation rate. This protective effect was unique to Mg2+ in a concentration-dependent manner. However, the thermal unfolding and aggregation was promoted by the addition of Mg2+ at high temperatures. These results revealed that Mg2+ might have dual effects on PARN stability: protecting the active site but endangering the overall structural stability. (c) 2007 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease regulates the processing of small-subunit rRNAs in human cells
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Authors: Ishikawa, Hideaki; Yoshikawa, Harunori; Izumikawa, Keiichi; Miura, Yutaka; Taoka, Masato; Nobe, Yuko; Yamauchi, Yoshio; Nakayama, Hiroshi; Simpson, Richard J.; Isobe, Toshiaki; Takahashi, Nobuhiro
Abstract
Ribosome biogenesis occurs successively in the nucleolus, nucleoplasm, and cytoplasm. Maturation of the ribosomal small subunit is completed in the cytoplasm by incorporation of a particular class of ribosomal proteins and final cleavage of 18S-E prerRNA (18S-E). Here, we show that poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) participates in steps leading to 18S-E maturation in human cells. We found PARN as a novel component of the pre-40S particle pulled down with the pre-ribosome factor LTV1 or Bystin. Reverse pull-down analysis revealed that PARN is a constitutive component of the Bystin-associated pre-40S particle. Knockdown of PARN or exogenous expression of an enzyme-dead PARN mutant (D28A) accumulated 18S-E in both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Moreover, expression of D28A accumulated 18S-E in Bystin-associated pre-40S particles, suggesting that the enzymatic activity of PARN is necessary for the release of 18S-E from Bystin-associated pre-40S particles. Finally, RNase H-based fragmentation analysis and 3'-sequence analysis of 18S-E species present in cells expressing wild-type PARN or D28A suggested that PARN degrades the extended regions encompassing nucleotides 5-44 at the 3' end of mature 18S rRNA. Our results reveal a novel role for PARN in ribosome biogenesis in human cells.