Viral miRNA adaptor differentially recruits miRNAs to target mRNAs through alternative base-pairing
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ABSTRACT: The viral non-coding RNA HSUR2 regulates apoptosis by recruiting host microRNAs to host mRNAs encoding apoptotic factors. The mechanism whereby HSUR2 targets specific host mRNAs is unknown. Here we developed iRICC to identify sequences mediating RNA-RNA interactions in vivo between a single RNA of interest and its binding RNAs. Sequences that mediate HSUR2-mRNA interactions identified by iRICC-seq were functionally validated by mutational analyses. Unlike other small regulatory non-coding RNAs, HSUR2 does not contain a “seed” region responsible for interaction with most target mRNAs, but rather uses different sequences to bind to different targets. Our findings describe a mode of interaction that provides HSUR2 with flexibility both in target recognition and in the selection of trans-acting miRNAs that are recruited for target mRNA repression.
ORGANISM(S): Callithrix jacchus Saimiriine gammaherpesvirus 2
PROVIDER: GSE125371 | GEO | 2019/09/27
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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