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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

G-quadruplexes offer a conserved structural motif for NONO recruitment to NEAT1 architectural lncRNA.

Eric A J Simko, Honghe Liu, Tao Zhang, Adan Velasquez, Shraddha Teli, Aaron R Haeusler, Jiou Wang

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eric A J SimkoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Honghe LiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Tao ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Adan VelasquezDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Shraddha TeliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Aaron R HaeuslerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jiou WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN AREAS FUNDAMENTAL TO CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009110 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MATUNIS, MICHAEL J., WEERARATNA, ASHANI T · 1985 to 2025
$13.1M
Neurodegeneration and Proteotoxicity Dissected in C. elegans and MammalsR01NS074324 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, JIOU · 2011 to 2025
$6.2M
Investigating the role of C9orf72 in autophagic and metabolic dysregulation in ALS/FTDR01NS089616 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jiou Wang · 2015 to 2026
$6.0M
Mechanisms of RNA and Protein Dysregulations in ALS/FTD Associated with FUS and Ubiquilin 2R01NS110098 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jiou Wang · 2019 to 2026
$5.0M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009110NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS074324NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089616NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The long non-coding RNA NEAT1 serves as a scaffold for the assembly of paraspeckles, membraneless nuclear organelles involved in gene regulation. Paraspeckle assembly requires NEAT1 recruitment of the RNA-binding protein NONO, however the NEAT1 elements responsible for recruitment are unknown. Herein we present evidence that previously unrecognized structural features of NEAT1 serve an important role in these interactions. Led by the initial observation that NONO preferentially binds the G-quadruplex conformation of G-rich C9orf72 repeat RNA, we find that G-quadruplex motifs are abundant and conserved features of NEAT1. Furthermore, we determine that NONO binds NEAT1 G-quadruplexes with structural specificity and provide evidence that G-quadruplex motifs mediate NONO-NEAT1 association, with NONO binding sites on NEAT1 corresponding largely to G-quadruplex motifs, and treatment with a G-quadruplex-disrupting small molecule causing dissociation of native NONO-NEAT1 complexes. Together, these findings position G-quadruplexes as a primary candidate for the NONO-recruiting elements of NEAT1 and provide a framework for further investigation into the role of G-quadruplexes in paraspeckle formation and function.

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G-QuadruplexesAnimalsBinding SitesConserved SequenceDNA-Binding ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceProtein BindingRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingDNA-Binding ProteinsNEAT1 long non-coding RNA, humanNono protein, mouseRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Long Noncoding

Identifiers

PMID32496517
PMCPMC7367201
OpenAlexW3031821708

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