The Biogenesis of SRP RNA Is Modulated by an RNA Folding Intermediate Attained during Transcription.
RNA maturation
SRP
SRP RNA
co-transcriptional RNA-folding trajectory
folding intermediates
optical tweezers
signal recognition particle
single-molecule analysis
transcription
Journal
Molecular cell
ISSN: 1097-4164
Titre abrégé: Mol Cell
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9802571
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 01 2020
16 01 2020
Historique:
received:
18
08
2018
revised:
29
08
2019
accepted:
04
10
2019
pubmed:
11
11
2019
medline:
1
4
2020
entrez:
11
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The signal recognition particle (SRP), responsible for co-translational protein targeting and delivery to cellular membranes, depends on the native long-hairpin fold of its RNA to confer functionality. Since RNA initiates folding during its synthesis, we used high-resolution optical tweezers to follow in real time the co-transcriptional folding of SRP RNA. Surprisingly, SRP RNA folding is robust to transcription rate changes and the presence or absence of its 5'-precursor sequence. The folding pathway also reveals the obligatory attainment of a non-native hairpin intermediate (H1) that eventually rearranges into the native fold. Furthermore, H1 provides a structural platform alternative to the native fold for RNase P to bind and mature SRP RNA co-transcriptionally. Delays in attaining the final native fold are detrimental to the cell, altogether showing that a co-transcriptional folding pathway underpins the proper biogenesis of function-essential SRP RNA.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31706702
pii: S1097-2765(19)30766-X
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.10.006
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Signal Recognition Particle
0
RNA
63231-63-0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
241-250.e8Informations de copyright
Published by Elsevier Inc.