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The RNA-binding ubiquitin ligase MKRN1 functions in ribosome-associated quality control of poly(A) translation.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cells have evolved quality control mechanisms to ensure protein homeostasis by detecting and degrading aberrant mRNAs and proteins. A common source of aberrant mRNAs is premature polyadenylation, which can result in non-functional protein products. Translating ribosomes that encounter poly(A) sequences are terminally stalled, followed by ribosome recycling and decay of the truncated nascent polypeptide via ribosome-associated quality control. RESULTS:Here, we demonstrate that the conserved RNA-binding E3 ubiquitin ligase Makorin Ring Finger Protein 1 (MKRN1) promotes ribosome stalling at poly(A) sequences during ribosome-associated quality control. We show that MKRN1 directly binds to the cytoplasmic poly(A)-binding protein (PABPC1) and associates with polysomes. MKRN1 is positioned upstream of poly(A) tails in mRNAs in a PABPC1-dependent manner. Ubiquitin remnant profiling and in vitro ubiquitylation assays uncover PABPC1 and ribosomal protein RPS10 as direct ubiquitylation substrates of MKRN1. CONCLUSIONS:We propose that MKRN1 mediates the recognition of poly(A) tails to prevent the production of erroneous proteins from prematurely polyadenylated transcripts, thereby maintaining proteome integrity.

SUBMITTER: Hildebrandt A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805484 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The RNA-binding ubiquitin ligase MKRN1 functions in ribosome-associated quality control of poly(A) translation.

Hildebrandt Andrea A Brüggemann Mirko M Rücklé Cornelia C Boerner Susan S Heidelberger Jan B JB Busch Anke A Hänel Heike H Voigt Andrea A Möckel Martin M MM Möckel Martin M MM Ebersberger Stefanie S Scholz Anica A Dold Annabelle A Schmid Tobias T Ebersberger Ingo I Roignant Jean-Yves JY Zarnack Kathi K König Julian J Beli Petra P

Genome biology 20191022 1

<h4>Background</h4>Cells have evolved quality control mechanisms to ensure protein homeostasis by detecting and degrading aberrant mRNAs and proteins. A common source of aberrant mRNAs is premature polyadenylation, which can result in non-functional protein products. Translating ribosomes that encounter poly(A) sequences are terminally stalled, followed by ribosome recycling and decay of the truncated nascent polypeptide via ribosome-associated quality control.<h4>Results</h4>Here, we demonstrat ...[more]

PMID: 31640799

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The RNA-binding ubiquitin ligase MKRN1 functions in ribosome-associated quality control of poly(A) translation.

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The RNA-binding ubiquitin ligase MKRN1 functions in ribosome-associated quality control of poly(A) translation.

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