Abstract |
Intracellular transport, processing and stability of mRNA play critical roles in the functional physiology of the cell and defects in these processes are thought to underlie the pathogenesis in a number of neurodegenerative disorders. One of the cellular sites that regulate the mRNA half-life is the processing bodies, the dynamic cytoplasmic structures that represent the non-translating mRNA and the ribonucleoprotein complex that also control the decapping and translation of mRNA. In the present study we explored the possible role of malin E3 ubiquitin ligase in the mRNA decay pathway via the processing bodies. Defects in malin are associated with Lafora disease (LD)-a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by myoclonus seizures. We show here that malin is recruited to the processing bodies and that malin regulates the recruitment of mRNA decapping enzyme Dcp1a by promoting its degradation via the ubiquitin proteasome system. Depletion of malin results in elevated levels of Dcp1a and an altered microRNA-mediated gene silencing activity. Our study suggests that malin is one of the critical regulators of processing bodies and that defects in the mRNA processing might underlie some of the disease symptoms in LD.
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Authors | Sweta Singh, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Pratibha Bhadauriya, Subramaniam Ganesh |
Journal | RNA biology
(RNA Biol)
Vol. 9
Issue 12
Pg. 1440-9
(Dec 2012)
ISSN: 1555-8584 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23131811
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Carrier Proteins
- MicroRNAs
- Multiprotein Complexes
- Trans-Activators
- NHLRC1 protein, human
- NHLRC1 protein, mouse
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
- Endoribonucleases
- DCP1A protein, human
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Topics |
- Animals
- Carrier Proteins
(genetics, metabolism)
- Endoribonucleases
(genetics, metabolism)
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Lafora Disease
(metabolism, pathology)
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- MicroRNAs
(genetics, metabolism)
- Multiprotein Complexes
(genetics, metabolism)
- Protein Interaction Mapping
- RNA Interference
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA Stability
- Trans-Activators
(genetics, metabolism)
- Transfection
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
(genetics, metabolism)
- Ubiquitination
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