Exogenous and endogenous dsRNAs perceived by plant Dicer-like 4 protein in the RNAi-depleted cellular context.


Journal

Cellular & molecular biology letters
ISSN: 1689-1392
Titre abrégé: Cell Mol Biol Lett
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9607427

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 Aug 2023
Historique:
received: 02 05 2023
accepted: 24 06 2023
medline: 9 8 2023
pubmed: 8 8 2023
entrez: 7 8 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

In plants, RNase III Dicer-like proteins (DCLs) act as sensors of dsRNAs and process them into short 21- to 24-nucleotide (nt) (s)RNAs. Plant DCL4 is involved in the biogenesis of either functional endogenous or exogenous (i.e. viral) short interfering (si)RNAs, thus playing crucial antiviral roles. In this study we expressed plant DCL4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, an RNAi-depleted organism, in which we could highlight the role of dicing as neither Argonautes nor RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is present. We have therefore tested the DCL4 functionality in processing exogenous dsRNA-like substrates, such as a replicase-assisted viral replicon defective-interfering RNA and RNA hairpin substrates, or endogenous antisense transcripts. DCL4 was shown to be functional in processing dsRNA-like molecules in vitro and in vivo into 21- and 22-nt sRNAs. Conversely, DCL4 did not efficiently process a replicase-assisted viral replicon in vivo, providing evidence that viral RNAs are not accessible to DCL4 in membranes associated in active replication. Worthy of note, in yeast cells expressing DCL4, 21- and 22-nt sRNAs are associated with endogenous loci. We provide new keys to interpret what was studied so far on antiviral DCL4 in the host system. The results all together confirm the role of sense/antisense RNA-based regulation of gene expression, expanding the sense/antisense atlas of S. cerevisiae. The results described herein show that S. cerevisiae can provide insights into the functionality of plant dicers and extend the S. cerevisiae tool to new biotechnological applications.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
In plants, RNase III Dicer-like proteins (DCLs) act as sensors of dsRNAs and process them into short 21- to 24-nucleotide (nt) (s)RNAs. Plant DCL4 is involved in the biogenesis of either functional endogenous or exogenous (i.e. viral) short interfering (si)RNAs, thus playing crucial antiviral roles.
METHODS METHODS
In this study we expressed plant DCL4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, an RNAi-depleted organism, in which we could highlight the role of dicing as neither Argonautes nor RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is present. We have therefore tested the DCL4 functionality in processing exogenous dsRNA-like substrates, such as a replicase-assisted viral replicon defective-interfering RNA and RNA hairpin substrates, or endogenous antisense transcripts.
RESULTS RESULTS
DCL4 was shown to be functional in processing dsRNA-like molecules in vitro and in vivo into 21- and 22-nt sRNAs. Conversely, DCL4 did not efficiently process a replicase-assisted viral replicon in vivo, providing evidence that viral RNAs are not accessible to DCL4 in membranes associated in active replication. Worthy of note, in yeast cells expressing DCL4, 21- and 22-nt sRNAs are associated with endogenous loci.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
We provide new keys to interpret what was studied so far on antiviral DCL4 in the host system. The results all together confirm the role of sense/antisense RNA-based regulation of gene expression, expanding the sense/antisense atlas of S. cerevisiae. The results described herein show that S. cerevisiae can provide insights into the functionality of plant dicers and extend the S. cerevisiae tool to new biotechnological applications.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37550627
doi: 10.1186/s11658-023-00469-2
pii: 10.1186/s11658-023-00469-2
pmc: PMC10405411
doi:

Substances chimiques

Plant Proteins 0
Ribonuclease III EC 3.1.26.3
RNA, Double-Stranded 0
RNA, Small Interfering 0

Types de publication

Letter

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

64

Informations de copyright

© 2023. University of Wroclav.

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Auteurs

Paola Leonetti (P)

Department of Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, National Research Council, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Bari Unit, Bari, Italy.

Arianna Consiglio (A)

Department of Biomedical Sciences, National Research Council, Institute for Biomedical Technologies, Bari Unit, Bari, Italy.

Dennis Arendt (D)

Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Section Microbial Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Saale, Germany.

Ralph Peter Golbik (RP)

Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Section Microbial Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Saale, Germany.

Luisa Rubino (L)

Department of Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, National Research Council, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Bari Unit, Bari, Italy.

Torsten Gursinsky (T)

Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Section Microbial Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Saale, Germany.

Sven-Erik Behrens (SE)

Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Section Microbial Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Saale, Germany.

Vitantonio Pantaleo (V)

Department of Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, National Research Council, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Bari Unit, Bari, Italy. Vitantonio.pantaleo@cnr.it.

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