Structures of SMG1-UPFs Complexes: SMG1 Contributes to Regulate UPF2-Dependent Activation of UPF1 in NMD
Copyright policy )Structures of SMG1-UPFs Complexes: SMG1 Contributes to Regulate UPF2-Dependent Activation of UPF1 in NMD
SMG1, a PI3K-related kinase, plays a critical role in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) in mammals. SMG1-mediated phosphorylation of the UPF1 helicase is an essential step during NMD initiation. Both SMG1 and UPF1 are presumably activated by UPF2, but this regulation is incompletely understood. Here we reveal that SMG1C (a complex containing SMG1, SMG8, and SMG9) contributes to regulate NMD by recruiting UPF1 and UPF2 to distinct sites in the vicinity of the kinase domain. UPF2 binds SMG1 in an UPF1-independent manner in vivo, and the SMG1C-UPF2 structure shows UPF2 recognizes the FRB domain, a region that regulates the related mTOR kinase. The molecular architectures of several SMG1C-UPFs complexes, obtained by combining electron microscopy with in vivo and in vitro interaction analyses, competition experiments, and mutations, suggest that UPF2 can be transferred to UPF1 within SMG1C, inducing UPF2-dependent conformational changes required to activate UPF1 within an SMG1C-UPF1-UPF2 complex.
- Spanish National Research Council Spain
- Yokohama City University Japan
- Kyoto University Japan
Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Blotting, Western, RNA-Binding Proteins, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay, Enzyme Activation, Microscopy, Electron, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Structure-Activity Relationship, Multiprotein Complexes, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Trans-Activators, Humans, Phosphorylation, RNA Helicases, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors
Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Blotting, Western, RNA-Binding Proteins, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay, Enzyme Activation, Microscopy, Electron, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Structure-Activity Relationship, Multiprotein Complexes, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Trans-Activators, Humans, Phosphorylation, RNA Helicases, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors
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