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SUBMITTER: Jiao X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5371429 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiao Xinfu X Doamekpor Selom K SK Bird Jeremy G JG Nickels Bryce E BE Tong Liang L Hart Ronald P RP Kiledjian Megerditch M
Cell 20170301 6
Eukaryotic mRNAs generally possess a 5' end N7 methyl guanosine (m<sup>7</sup>G) cap that promotes their translation and stability. However, mammalian mRNAs can also carry a 5' end nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD<sup>+</sup>) cap that, in contrast to the m<sup>7</sup>G cap, does not support translation but instead promotes mRNA decay. The mammalian and fungal noncanonical DXO/Rai1 decapping enzymes efficiently remove NAD<sup>+</sup> caps, and cocrystal structures of DXO/Rai1 with 3'-NADP< ...[more]