mRNA Openers and Closers: Modulating AU‐Rich Element‐Controlled mRNA Stability by a Molecular Switch in mRNA Secondary Structure
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Auteurs : Nicole-Claudia Meisner ; Jörg Hackermüller [Autriche] ; Volker Uhl ; András Asz Di [Autriche] ; Markus Jaritz [Autriche] ; Manfred AuerSource :
- ChemBioChem [ 1439-4227 ] ; 2004-10-04.
Abstract
Approximately 3 000 genes are regulated in a time‐, tissue‐, and stimulus‐dependent manner by degradation or stabilization of their mRNAs. The process is mediated by interaction of AU‐rich elements (AREs) in the mRNA's 3′‐untranslated regions with trans‐acting factors. AU‐rich element‐controlled genes of fundamentally different functional relevance depend for their activation on one positive regulator, HuR. Here we present a methodology to exploit this central regulatory process for specific manipulation of AU‐rich element‐controlled gene expression at the mRNA level. With a combination of single‐molecule spectroscopy, computational biology, and molecular and cellular biochemistry, we show that mRNA recognition by HuR is dependent on the presentation of the sequence motif NNUUNNUUU in single‐stranded conformation. The presentation of the HuR binding site in the mRNA secondary structure appears to act analogously to a regulatory on/off switch that specifically controls HuR access to mRNAs in cis. Based on this finding we present a methodology for manipulating ARE mRNA levels by actuating this conformational switch specifically in a target mRNA. Computationally designed oligonucleotides (openers) enhance the NNUUNNUUU accessibility by rearranging the mRNA conformation. Thereby they increase in vitro and endogenous HuR–mRNA complex formation which leads to specific mRNA stabilization (as demonstrated for TNFα and IL‐2, respectively). Induced HuR binding both inside and outside the AU‐rich element promotes functional IL‐2 mRNA stabilization. This opener‐induced mRNA stabilization mimics the endogenous IL‐2 response to CD28 stimulation in human primary T‐cells. We therefore propose that controlled modulation of the AU‐rich element conformation by mRNA openers or closers allows message stabilization or destabilization in cis to be specifically triggered. The described methodology might provide a means for studying distinct pathways in a complex cellular network at the node of mRNA stability control. It allows ARE gene expression to be potentially silenced or boosted. This will be of particular value for drug‐target validation, allowing the diseased phenotype to ameliorate or deteriorate. Finally, the mRNA openers provide a rational starting point for target‐specific mRNA stability assays to screen for low‐molecular‐weight compounds acting as inhibitors or activators of an mRNA structure rearrangement.
An open‐and‐shut‐case. Control of mRNA stability by AU‐rich elements represents an essential level in the regulation of several thousand genes. We show that mRNA openers/closers provide a means for manipulating AU‐rich element‐controlled mRNA levels in cis. The figure illustrates the mode‐of‐action of the opener (red): by inducing a conformational switch in the mRNA secondary structure (blue), the positive regulator HuR (green) gains access to its binding site.
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