The Circadian RNA-Binding Protein CHLAMY 1 Represents a Novel Type Heteromer of RNA Recognition Motif and Lysine Homology Domain-Containing Subunits
AUTOR(ES)
Zhao, Bin
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The RNA-binding protein CHLAMY 1 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii binds specifically to UG(≥7) repeat sequences situated in the 3′ untranslated regions of several mRNAs. Its binding activity is controlled by the circadian clock. The biochemical purification and characterization of CHLAMY 1 revealed a novel type of RNA-binding protein. It includes two different subunits (named C1 and C3), whose interaction appears necessary for RNA binding. One of them (C3) belongs to the proteins of the CELF (CUG-BP-ETR-3-like factors) family and thus bears three RNA recognition motif domains. The other is composed of three lysine homology domains and a protein-protein interaction domain (WW). The subunits C1 and C3 have theoretical molecular masses of 45 and 52 kDa, respectively, and are present in nearly equal amounts during the circadian cycle. At the beginning of the subjective night, both can be found in protein complexes of 100 to 160 kDa. However, during subjective day when binding activity of CHLAMY 1 is low, the C1 subunit in addition is present in a high-molecular-mass protein complex of more than 680 kDa. These data indicate posttranslational control of the circadian binding activity of CHLAMY 1. Notably, the C3 subunit shows significant homology to the rat CUG-binding protein 2. Anti-C3 antibodies can recognize the rat homologue, which can also be found in a protein complex in this vertebrate.
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