Project description:Encoded model contains complete kinetics of infection for coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3), a compact and fast-acting RNA virus. The model consists of separable, detailed modules describing viral binding-delivery, translation-replication, and encapsidation. Specific module activities are dampened by the type I interferon response to viral double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs), which is itself disrupted by viral proteinases
Project description:RNA silencing is a post-transcriptional gene-silencing mechanism mediated by microRNAs (miRNAs). However, the regulatory mechanism of RNA silencing during viral infection is unclear. TAR RNA-binding protein (TRBP) is an enhancer of RNA silencing that induces miRNA maturation by interacting with the ribonuclease Dicer. TRBP interacts with a virus sensor protein, laboratory of genetics and physiology 2 (LGP2), in the early stage of viral infection of human cells. Next, it induces apoptosis by inhibiting the maturation of miRNAs, thereby upregulating the expression of apoptosis regulatory genes. In this study, we show that TRBP undergoes a functional conversion in the late stage of viral infection. Viral infection resulted in the activation of caspases that proteolytically processed TRBP into two fragments. The N-terminal fragment did not interact with Dicer but interacted with type I interferon (IFN) signaling modulators, such as protein kinase R (PKR) and LGP2, and induced ER stress. The end results were irreversible apoptosis and suppression of IFN signaling. Our results demonstrate that the processing of TRBP enhances apoptosis, reducing IFN signaling during viral infection.
Project description:RNA silencing is a post-transcriptional gene-silencing mechanism mediated by microRNAs (miRNAs). However, the regulatory mechanism of RNA silencing during viral infection is unclear. TAR RNA-binding protein (TRBP) is an enhancer of RNA silencing that induces miRNA maturation by interacting with the ribonuclease Dicer. TRBP interacts with a virus sensor protein, laboratory of genetics and physiology 2 (LGP2), in the early stage of viral infection of human cells. Next, it induces apoptosis by inhibiting the maturation of miRNAs, thereby upregulating the expression of apoptosis regulatory genes. In this study, we show that TRBP undergoes a functional conversion in the late stage of viral infection. Viral infection resulted in the activation of caspases that proteolytically processed TRBP into two fragments. The N-terminal fragment did not interact with Dicer but interacted with type I interferon (IFN) signaling modulators, such as protein kinase R (PKR) and LGP2, and induced ER stress. The end results were irreversible apoptosis and suppression of IFN signaling. Our results demonstrate that the processing of TRBP enhances apoptosis, reducing IFN signaling during viral infection.
Project description:TRBP has two known functions as Dicer co-factor and PKR inhibitor. However, the role of TRBP in miRNA biogenesis is controversial and its regulation of PKR in mitosis remains unexplored. Here, we generate TRBP KO HeLa cells and find that TRBP depletion alters Dicer processing sites of a subset of miRNAs, but does not affect Dicer stability, miRNA abundance, or Argonaute loading. By generating PACT, another Dicer interactor, and TRBP/PACT double-KO cells, we further show that TRBP and PACT do not functionally compensate each other and that only TRBP contributes to Dicer processing. We also report that TRBP is hyperphosphorylated by JNK in M phase when PKR is activated by cellular dsRNAs. Hyperphosphorylation potentiates the inhibitory activity of TRBP on PKR, suppressing PKR in M-G1 transition. By generating the first human TRBP KO, our study clarifies the role of TRBP and unveils negative feedback regulation of PKR through TRBP phosphorylation. small RNAs of wild type, TRBP knockout, PACT knockout and TRBP/PACT double knockout cells were sequenced by Illumina Miseq.
Project description:RNA pulldown assay showed that lncRNA UBE2CP3 could bind to ILF3 protein. In order to further verify the interaction between ILF3 and UBE2CP3, RNA Immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay was performed to identify the RNAs that binds to ILF3 protein. RIP-seq data verifies the interaction between ILF3 and UBE2CP3. Interestingly, UBE2CP3 could also binds to 3'UTR of IGFBP7 mRNA. Mechanismly, lncRNA UBE2CP3 and 3' UTR of IGFBP7 could forms an double-stranded RNA. Then, the RNA duplex could interact with the Double-Stranded RNA-Binding Protein ILF3.
Project description:Influenza A virus (IAV), one of the most prevalent respiratory diseases, causes pandemics around the world. The multifunctional non-structural protein 1 (NS1) of IAV is a viral antagonist that suppresses host antiviral response. However, the mechanism by which NS1 modulates the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway remains unclear. Here, we identified interactions between NS1 proteins of Influenza A/PR8/34 (H1N1; IAV-PR8) and Influenza A/WSN/1/33 (H1N1; IAV-WSN) and Dicer’s cofactor TAR-RNA binding protein (TRBP). We found that the N-terminal RNA binding domain (RBD) of NS1 and the first two domains of TRBP protein mediated this interaction. Furthermore, two amino acid residues (Arg at position 38 and Lys at position 41) in NS1 were essential for the interaction. We generated TRBP knockout cells and found that NS1 instead of NS1 mutants (two-point mutations within NS1, R38A/K41A) inhibited the process of microRNA (miRNA) maturation by binding with TRBP. PR8-infected cells showed masking of short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated RNAi, which was not observed after mutant virus-containing NS1 mutation (R38A/K41A, termed PR8/3841) infection. Moreover, abundant viral small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) were detected in vitro and in vivo upon PR8/3841 infection. We identify, for the first time, the interaction between NS1 and TRBP that affects host RNAi machinery.
Project description:The double-stranded RNA binding protein Staufen2 (Stau2) is asymmetrically localized and segregated during asymmetric cell divisions in the developing mouse cortex and promotes intermediate progenitor cell fate. We carry out RNA immunoprecipitation with a Stau2 specific antibody, followed by microarray analysis to identify Stau2 assoicated RNAs that may be shuttled asymmetrically into one daughter cell thus affecting cell fate.
Project description:Accumulating evidence suggests important roles of RNAs interacting with genomic regions in the regulation of genome functions including X chromosome inactivation and gene expression. However, no method to identify RNAs interacting with a given genomic region in a non-biased manner has been reported. Here, we used engineered DNA-binding molecule-mediated chromatin immunoprecipitation (enChIP) combined with the RNA-Seq analysis (enChIP-RNA-Seq) to perform non-biased search of RNAs interacting with telomeres. In enChIP-RNA-Seq, the target genomic regions are captured with an engineered DNA-binding molecule such as a TAL protein. Subsequently, RNAs are purified and subjected to the RNA-Seq analysis. The detected RNAs contained known telomere-binding RNAs including telomerase RNA and Cajal body-specific RNAs. In addition, we detected many novel telomere-binding RNAs. We confirmed binding of candidate RNAs to telomeres by the enChIP-RT-PCR analysis. Identified novel telomere-binding RNAs may play important roles in telomere functions. In addition, our results suggest that enChIP-RNA-Seq analysis would be useful for identification of RNAs interacting with specific genomic regions.