Activation of decapping involves binding of the mRNA and facilitation of the post-binding steps by the Lsm1-7-Pat1 complex

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Decapping is a critical step in the conserved 5′-to-3′ mRNA decay pathway of eukaryotes. The hetero-octameric Lsm1-7-Pat1 complex is required for normal rates of decapping in this pathway. This complex also protects the mRNA 3′-ends from trimming in vivo. To elucidate the mechanism of decapping, we analyzed multiple lsm1 mutants, lsm1-6, lsm1-8, lsm1-9, and lsm1-14, all of which are defective in decapping and 3′-end protection but unaffected in Lsm1-7-Pat1 complex integrity. The RNA binding ability of the mutant complex was found to be almost completely lost in the lsm1-8 mutant but only partially impaired in the other mutants. Importantly, overproduction of the Lsm1-9p- or Lsm1-14p-containing (but not Lsm1-8p-containing) mutant complexes in wild-type cells led to a dominant inhibition of mRNA decay. Further, the mRNA 3′-end protection defect of lsm1-9 and lsm1-14 cells, but not the lsm1-8 cells, could be partly suppressed by overproduction of the corresponding mutant complexes in those cells. These results suggest the following: (1) Decapping requires both binding of the Lsm1-7-Pat1 complex to the mRNA and facilitation of the post-binding events, while binding per se is sufficient for 3′-end protection. (2) A major block exists at the post-binding steps in the lsm1-9 and lsm1-14 mutants and at the binding step in the lsm1-8 mutant. Consistent with these ideas, the lsm1-9, 14 allele generated by combining the mutations of lsm1-9 and lsm1-14 alleles had almost fully lost the RNA binding activity of the complex and behaved like the lsm1-8 mutant. Copyright © 2009 RNA Society.

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Chowdhury, A., & Tharun, S. (2009). Activation of decapping involves binding of the mRNA and facilitation of the post-binding steps by the Lsm1-7-Pat1 complex. RNA, 15(10), 1837–1848. https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.1650109

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