Presence of NAD+-capped RNA in human cells: function and removal by the DXO deNADing Protein
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ABSTRACT: Eukaryotic mRNAs generally possess an N7 methyl guanosine cap at their 5? end to promote their translation and stability. Here we demonstrate mammalian mRNAs can carry a 5'-end nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) cap. We further demonstrate fungal and mammalian noncanonical DXO family of decapping enzymes can efficiently remove NAD+ caps from mRNAs in vitro and cocrystal structures of DXO with 3´ phosphate NAD+ illuminates the molecular mechanism for the “deNADing” reaction. An NAD+ cap promotes mRNA decay in wild type mammalian cells and confers mRNA stability in the absence of DXO. Importantly, mammalian cells possess a capping mechanism that NAD+ caps a subset of intronic small nucleolar RNAs that are selectively enriched in DXO deficient cells. Our data establish NAD+ as a bona fide mammalian RNA cap and identifies the DXO proteins as potent deNADing enzymes that modulate the levels of NAD+-capped RNAs in cells.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE90884 | GEO | 2017/03/09
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA356287
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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