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Molecular Modelling of NONO and SFPQ Dimerization Process and RNA Recognition Mechanism

ABSTRACT: NONO and SFPQ are involved in multiple nuclear processes (e.g., pre-mRNA splicing, DNA repair, and transcriptional regulation). These proteins, along with NEAT1, enable paraspeckle formation, thus promoting multiple myeloma cell survival. In this paper, we investigate NONO and SFPQ dimer stability, highlighting the hetero- and homodimer structural differences, and model their interactions with RNA, simulating their binding to a polyG probe mimicking NEAT1guanine-rich regions. We demonstrated in silico that NONO::SFPQ heterodimerization is a more favorable process than homodimer formation. We also show that NONO and SFPQ RRM2 subunits are primarily required for protein–protein interactions with the other DBHS protomer. Simulation of RNA binding to NONO and SFPQ, beside validating RRM1 RNP signature importance, highlighted the role of β2 and β4 strand residues for RNA specific recognition. Moreover, we demonstrated the role of the NOPS region and other protomer’s RRM2 β2/β3 loop in strengthening the interaction with RNA. Our results, having deepened RNA and DBHS dimer interactions, could contribute to the design of small molecules to modulate the activity of these proteins. RNA-mimetics, able to selectively bind to NONO and/or SFPQ RNA-recognition site, could impair paraspeckle formation, thus representing a first step towards the discovery of drugs for multiple myeloma treatment.

SUBMITTER: Laurenzi T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9324803 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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