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Validation and classification of RNA binding proteins identified by mRNA interactome capture

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Vaishali ; Dimitrova-Paternoga, Lyudmila ; Haubrich, Kevin ; Sun, Mai ; Ephrussi, Anne ; Hennig, Janosch:
Validation and classification of RNA binding proteins identified by mRNA interactome capture.
In: RNA : a Publication of the RNA Society. Vol. 27 (2021) . - pp. 1173-1185.
ISSN 1469-9001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.078700.121

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Project financing: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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RNA binding proteins (RBPs) take part in all steps of the RNA life cycle and are often essential for cell viability. Most RBPs have a modular organization and comprise a set of canonical RNA binding domains. However, in recent years a number of high-throughput mRNA interactome studies on yeast, mammalian cell lines and whole organisms have uncovered a multitude of novel mRNA interacting proteins that lack classical RNA binding domains. Whereas a few have been confirmed to be direct and functionally relevant RNA binders, biochemical and functional validation of RNA binding of most others is lacking. In this study, we employed a combination of NMR spectroscopy and biochemical studies to test the RNA binding properties of six putative RNA binding proteins. Half of the analysed proteins showed no interaction, whereas the other half displayed weak chemical shift perturbations upon titration with RNA. One of the candidates we found to interact weakly with RNA in vitro is Drosophila melanogaster End binding protein 1 (EB1), a master regulator of microtubule plus-end dynamics. Further analysis showed that EB1's RNA binding occurs on the same surface as that with which EB1 interacts with microtubules. RNA immunoprecipitation and colocalization experiments suggest that EB1 is a rather non-specific, opportunistic RNA binder. Our data suggest that care should be taken when embarking on an RNA binding study involving these unconventional, novel RBPs, and we recommend initial and simple in vitro RNA binding experiments.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: End binding protein 1; RNA; RNA binding proteins; mRNA interactome capture; protein-RNA complexes
Institutions of the University: Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Biochemistry IV - Biophysical Chemistry
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Biochemistry IV - Biophysical Chemistry > Chair Biochemistry IV - Biophysical Chemistry - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Janosch Hennig
Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Nordbayerisches Zentrum für NMR-Spektroskopie - NMR-Zentrum
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology
Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2021 07:58
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2024 07:26
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/66990