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Title: Solution Structure of the HIV-1 Intron Splicing Silencer and Its Interactions with the UP1 Domain of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1

Abstract

Splicing patterns in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are maintained through cis regulatory elements that recruit antagonistic host RNA-binding proteins. The activity of the 3' acceptor site A7 is tightly regulated through a complex network of an intronic splicing silencer (ISS), a bipartite exonic splicing silencer (ESS3a/b), and an exonic splicing enhancer (ESE3). Because HIV-1 splicing depends on protein-RNA interactions, it is important to know the tertiary structures surrounding the splice sites. Herein, we present the NMR solution structure of the phylogenetically conserved ISS stem loop. ISS adopts a stable structure consisting of conserved UG wobble pairs, a folded 2X2 (GU/UA) internal loop, a UU bulge, and a flexible AGUGA apical loop. Calorimetric and biochemical titrations indicate that the UP1 domain of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 binds the ISS apical loop site-specifically and with nanomolar affinity. Atogether, this work provides additional insights into how HIV-1 uses a conserved RNA structure to commandeer a host RNA-binding protein.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)
  2. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Inst. of Health; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1243109
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; R01 GM101979; P50 GM103297; 334048; P41 GM103622; 1S10OD018090-1
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 291; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9258
Publisher:
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; alternative splicing; calorimetry; heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP); human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); phylogenetics

Citation Formats

Jain, Niyati, Morgan, Christopher E., Rife, Brittany D., Salemi, Marco, and Tolbert, Blanton S. Solution Structure of the HIV-1 Intron Splicing Silencer and Its Interactions with the UP1 Domain of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1074/jbc.M115.674564.
Jain, Niyati, Morgan, Christopher E., Rife, Brittany D., Salemi, Marco, & Tolbert, Blanton S. Solution Structure of the HIV-1 Intron Splicing Silencer and Its Interactions with the UP1 Domain of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1. United States. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.674564
Jain, Niyati, Morgan, Christopher E., Rife, Brittany D., Salemi, Marco, and Tolbert, Blanton S. Tue . "Solution Structure of the HIV-1 Intron Splicing Silencer and Its Interactions with the UP1 Domain of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1". United States. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.674564. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1243109.
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title = {Solution Structure of the HIV-1 Intron Splicing Silencer and Its Interactions with the UP1 Domain of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1},
author = {Jain, Niyati and Morgan, Christopher E. and Rife, Brittany D. and Salemi, Marco and Tolbert, Blanton S.},
abstractNote = {Splicing patterns in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are maintained through cis regulatory elements that recruit antagonistic host RNA-binding proteins. The activity of the 3' acceptor site A7 is tightly regulated through a complex network of an intronic splicing silencer (ISS), a bipartite exonic splicing silencer (ESS3a/b), and an exonic splicing enhancer (ESE3). Because HIV-1 splicing depends on protein-RNA interactions, it is important to know the tertiary structures surrounding the splice sites. Herein, we present the NMR solution structure of the phylogenetically conserved ISS stem loop. ISS adopts a stable structure consisting of conserved UG wobble pairs, a folded 2X2 (GU/UA) internal loop, a UU bulge, and a flexible AGUGA apical loop. Calorimetric and biochemical titrations indicate that the UP1 domain of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 binds the ISS apical loop site-specifically and with nanomolar affinity. Atogether, this work provides additional insights into how HIV-1 uses a conserved RNA structure to commandeer a host RNA-binding protein.},
doi = {10.1074/jbc.M115.674564},
journal = {Journal of Biological Chemistry},
number = 5,
volume = 291,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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