Article ; Online: Tracing Allostery in the Spliceosome Ski2-like RNA Helicase Brr2.
The journal of physical chemistry letters
2024 Volume 15, Issue 13, Page(s) 3502–3508
Abstract: RNA ATPases/helicases remodel substrate RNA-protein complexes in distinct ways. The different RNA ATPases/helicases, taking part in the spliceosome complex, reshape the RNA/RNA-protein contacts to enable premature-mRNA splicing. Among them, the bad ... ...
Abstract | RNA ATPases/helicases remodel substrate RNA-protein complexes in distinct ways. The different RNA ATPases/helicases, taking part in the spliceosome complex, reshape the RNA/RNA-protein contacts to enable premature-mRNA splicing. Among them, the bad response to refrigeration 2 (Brr2) helicase promotes U4/U6 small nuclear (sn)RNA unwinding via ATP-driven translocation of the U4 snRNA strand, thus playing a pivotal role during the activation, catalytic, and disassembly phases of splicing. The plastic Brr2 architecture consists of an enzymatically active N-terminal cassette (N-cassette) and a structurally similar but inactive C-terminal cassette (C-cassette). The C-cassette, along with other allosteric effectors and regulators, tightly and timely controls Brr2's function via an elusive mechanism. Here, microsecond-long molecular dynamics simulations, dynamical network theory, and community network analysis are combined to elucidate how allosteric effectors/regulators modulate the Brr2 function. We unexpectedly reveal that U4 snRNA itself acts as an allosteric regulator, amplifying the cross-talk of distal Brr2 domains and triggering a conformational reorganization of the protein. Our findings offer fundamental understanding into Brr2's mechanism of action and broaden our knowledge on the sophisticated regulatory mechanisms by which spliceosome ATPases/helicases control gene expression. This includes their allosteric regulation exerted by client RNA strands, a mechanism that may be broadly applicable to other RNA-dependent ATPases/helicases. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Adenosine Triphosphatases/metabolism ; Ribonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small Nuclear/chemistry ; Ribonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small Nuclear/genetics ; Ribonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small Nuclear/metabolism ; RNA/metabolism ; RNA Helicases/chemistry ; RNA Helicases/genetics ; RNA Helicases/metabolism ; Spliceosomes/genetics ; Spliceosomes/metabolism ; Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Adenosine Triphosphatases (EC 3.6.1.-) ; Ribonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small Nuclear ; RNA (63231-63-0) ; RNA Helicases (EC 3.6.4.13) ; SNRNP200 protein, human ; Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-22 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 1948-7185 |
ISSN (online) | 1948-7185 |
DOI | 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03538 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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