RNA Binding Protein Vigilin Collaborates with miRNAs To Regulate Gene Expression forCaenorhabditis elegansLarval Development

Abstract Long noncoding (lnc)RNAs potently regulate gene expression programs in physiology and disease. Here, we describe a key function for lncRNA OIP5-AS1 in myogenesis, the process whereby myoblasts differentiate into myotubes during muscle development and muscle regeneration after injury. In human myoblasts, OIP5-AS1 levels increased robustly early in myogenesis, and its loss attenuated myogenic differentiation and potently reduced the levels of the myogenic transcription factor MEF2C. This effect relied upon the partial complementarity of OIP5-AS1 with MEF2C mRNA and the presence of HuR, an RNA-binding protein (RBP) with affinity for both transcripts. Remarkably, HuR binding to MEF2C mRNA, which stabilized MEF2C mRNA and increased MEF2C abundance, was lost after OIP5-AS1 silencing, suggesting that OIP5-AS1 might serve as a scaffold to enhance HuR binding to MEF2C mRNA, in turn increasing MEF2C production. These results highlight a mechanism whereby a lncRNA promotes myogenesis by enhancing the interaction of an RBP and a myogenic mRNA.

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The role of circRNAs in cancers

Bioscience Reports ◽

10.1042/bsr20170750 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Ling-Ping Zhu ◽

Yun-Jie He ◽

Jun-Chen Hou ◽

Xiu Chen ◽

Si-Ying Zhou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Clinical Characteristics ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Noncoding Rnas ◽

Circular Rnas ◽

Regulate Gene Expression ◽

Therapeutic Evaluation ◽

Regulate Gene

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are recently regarded as a naturally forming family of widespread and diverse endogenous noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) that may regulate gene expression in mammals. At present, above 30000 circRNAs have already been found, with their unique structures to maintain stability more easily than linear RNAs. Several previous literatures stressed on the important role of circRNAs, whose expression was relatively correlated with patients’ clinical characteristics and grade, in the carcinogenesis of cancer. CircRNAs are involved in many regulatory bioprocesses of malignance, including cell cycle, tumorigenesis, invasion, metastasis, apoptosis, vascularization, through adsorbing RNA as a sponge, binding to RNA-binding protein (RBP), modulating transcription, or influencing translation. Therefore, it is inevitable to further study the interactions between circRNAs and tumors and to develop novel circRNAs as molecular markers or potential targets, which will provide promising applications in early diagnosis, therapeutic evaluation, prognosis prediction of tumors and even gene therapy for tumors.

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Interaction Between LncRNA and UPF1 in Tumors

Frontiers in Genetics ◽

10.3389/fgene.2021.624905 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Junjian He ◽

Xiaoxin Ma

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Cell Transformation ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Rna Decay ◽

Regulate Gene Expression ◽

Rna Molecules ◽

Key Factor ◽

Non Coding Rnas ◽

Regulate Gene

Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) can bind to other proteins or RNAs to regulate gene expression, and its role in tumors has been extensively studied. A common RNA binding protein, UPF1, is also a key factor in a variety of RNA decay pathways. RNA decay pathways serve to control levels of particular RNA molecules. The expression of UPF1 is often dysregulated in tumors, an observation which suggests that UPF1 contributes to development of a variety of tumors. Herein, we review evidence from studies of fourteen lncRNAs interact with UPF1. The interaction between lncRNA and UPFI provide fundamental basis for cell transformation and tumorigenic growth.

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The Interplay of RNA Binding Proteins, Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in ALS

Antioxidants ◽

10.3390/antiox10040552 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 552

Author(s):

Jasmine Harley ◽

Benjamin E. Clarke ◽

Rickie Patani

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Gene Expression ◽

Mitochondrial Dysfunction ◽

Binding Proteins ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Rna Binding Proteins ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Therapeutic Strategies ◽

Lateral Sclerosis

RNA binding proteins fulfil a wide number of roles in gene expression. Multiple mechanisms of RNA binding protein dysregulation have been implicated in the pathomechanisms of several neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction also play important roles in these diseases. In this review, we highlight the mechanistic interplay between RNA binding protein dysregulation, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in ALS. We also discuss different potential therapeutic strategies targeting these pathways.

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RNA–Binding Protein HuD as a Versatile Factor in Neuronal and Non–Neuronal Systems

Biology ◽

10.3390/biology10050361 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 361

Author(s):

Myeongwoo Jung ◽

Eun-Kyung Lee

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Neural Plasticity ◽

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Neuronal Development ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Novel Treatments ◽

Target Mrnas ◽

Neuronal Systems

HuD (also known as ELAVL4) is an RNA–binding protein belonging to the human antigen (Hu) family that regulates stability, translation, splicing, and adenylation of target mRNAs. Unlike ubiquitously distributed HuR, HuD is only expressed in certain types of tissues, mainly in neuronal systems. Numerous studies have shown that HuD plays essential roles in neuronal development, differentiation, neurogenesis, dendritic maturation, neural plasticity, and synaptic transmission by regulating the metabolism of target mRNAs. However, growing evidence suggests that HuD also functions as a pivotal regulator of gene expression in non–neuronal systems and its malfunction is implicated in disease pathogenesis. Comprehensive knowledge of HuD expression, abundance, molecular targets, and regulatory mechanisms will broaden our understanding of its role as a versatile regulator of gene expression, thus enabling novel treatments for diseases with aberrant HuD expression. This review focuses on recent advances investigating the emerging role of HuD, its molecular mechanisms of target gene regulation, and its disease relevance in both neuronal and non–neuronal systems.

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Su1772 - The RNA Binding Protein Imp1 Enhances Colon Cancer Metastasis via Promotion of a Pro-Metastatic Gene Expression Program

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(18)32135-8 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 154 (6) ◽

pp. S-585

Author(s):

Sarah F. Andres ◽

Kathy N. Williams ◽

Kathryn E. Hamilton ◽

Rei Mizuno ◽

Jeff Headd ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Colon Cancer ◽

Cancer Metastasis ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Gene Expression Program ◽

Colon Cancer Metastasis ◽

Expression Program

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Analysis of gene expression profiles reveals the regulatory network of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein mediating the growth of BHK-21 cells

Cell Biology International ◽

10.1002/cbin.10438 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 678-689 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Cheng Tang ◽

Yuanwei Wang ◽

Daoliang Lan ◽

Xiaohui Feng ◽

Xin Zhu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Regulatory Network ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Expression Profiles ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Gene Expression Profiles

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Inhibition of the RNA binding protein HuR protects against cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury by reducing inflammatory gene expression

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.lb515 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Samuel Slone ◽

Salma Fleifil ◽

Sarah Anthony ◽

Lisa Green ◽

Michelle L Nieman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Reperfusion Injury ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Cardiac Ischemia ◽

Inflammatory Gene Expression ◽

Inflammatory Gene

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A potential role for a novel ZC3H5 complex in regulating mRNA translation in Trypanosoma brucei

Journal of Biological Chemistry ◽

10.1074/jbc.ra120.014346 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 295 (42) ◽

pp. 14291-14304

Author(s):

Kathrin Bajak ◽

Kevin Leiss ◽

Christine Clayton ◽

Esteban Erben

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Trypanosoma Brucei ◽

Binding Proteins ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Rna Binding Proteins ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Affinity Purification ◽

Critical Role ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Mrna Translation

In Trypanosoma brucei and related kinetoplastids, gene expression regulation occurs mostly posttranscriptionally. Consequently, RNA-binding proteins play a critical role in the regulation of mRNA and protein abundance. Yet, the roles of many RNA-binding proteins are not understood. Our previous research identified the RNA-binding protein ZC3H5 as possibly involved in gene repression, but its role in controlling gene expression was unknown. We here show that ZC3H5 is an essential cytoplasmic RNA-binding protein. RNAi targeting ZC3H5 causes accumulation of precytokinetic cells followed by rapid cell death. Affinity purification and pairwise yeast two-hybrid analysis suggest that ZC3H5 forms a complex with three other proteins, encoded by genes Tb927.11.4900, Tb927.8.1500, and Tb927.7.3040. RNA immunoprecipitation revealed that ZC3H5 is preferentially associated with poorly translated, low-stability mRNAs, the 5′-untranslated regions and coding regions of which are enriched in the motif (U/A)UAG(U/A). As previously found in high-throughput analyses, artificial tethering of ZC3H5 to a reporter mRNA or other complex components repressed reporter expression. However, depletion of ZC3H5 in vivo caused only very minor decreases in a few targets, marked increases in the abundances of very stable mRNAs, an increase in monosomes at the expense of large polysomes, and appearance of “halfmer” disomes containing two 80S subunits and one 40S subunit. We speculate that the ZC3H5 complex might be implicated in quality control during the translation of suboptimal open reading frames.

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Cold-induced RNA-binding protein (CIRBP) regulates the expression of Src-associated during mitosis of 68 kDa (Sam68) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) during heat stress-induced testicular injury

Reproduction Fertility and Development ◽

10.1071/rd20253 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (18) ◽

pp. 1357

Author(s):

Chengcheng Xu ◽

Dandan Ke ◽

Liping Zou ◽

Nianyu Li ◽

Yingying Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Heat Stress ◽

Protein Expression ◽

Rna Binding ◽

Cell Model ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Rna Binding Protein ◽

Protein Levels ◽

Extracellular Signal ◽

Testicular Injury

In this study, the ability of cold-induced RNA-binding protein (CIRBP) to regulate the expression of Src-associated during mitosis of 68 kDa (Sam68) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) in the mouse testis and mouse primary spermatocytes (GC-2spd cell line) before and after heat stress was examined to explore the molecular mechanism by which CIRBP decreases testicular injury. A mouse testicular hyperthermia model, a mouse primary spermatocyte hyperthermia model and a low CIRBP gene-expression cell model were constructed and their relevant parameters were analysed. The mRNA and protein levels of CIRBP and Sam68 were significantly decreased in the 3-h and 12-h testicular heat-stress groups, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) protein expression was not significantly affected but phospho-ERK1/2 protein levels were significantly decreased. GC-2spd cellular heat-stress results showed that the mRNA and protein concentrations of CIRBP and Sam68 were reduced 48h after heat stress. In the low CIRBP gene-expression cell model, CIRBP protein expression was significantly decreased. Sam68 mRNA expression was significantly decreased only at the maximum transfection concentration of 50nM and Sam68 protein expression was not significantly affected. These findings suggest that CIRBP may regulate the expression of Sam68 at the transcriptional level and the expression of phospho-ERK1/2 protein, both of which protect against heat-stress-induced testicular injury in mice.

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