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ArticleMolecular cell2025

Biochemical profiling and structural basis of ADAR1-mediated RNA editing.

Xiangyu Deng, Lina Sun, Min Zhang, Rashmi Basavaraj, Jin Wang, Yi-Lan Weng, Yang Gao

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Article in Molecular cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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7 authors.

Xiangyu DengDepartment of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
Lina SunCenter for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Min ZhangVerna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Rashmi BasavarajCenter for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jin WangVerna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for NextGen Therapeutics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yi-Lan WengCenter for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yang GaoDepartment of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA. Electronic address: yg60@rice.edu.

Funding

Development of First-in-Class RIPK1 Degraders to Improve Cancer ImmunotherapiesR01CA268518 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Jin Wang · 2022 to 2026
$3.5M
Systems-wide analysis of oxidative stress-responsive m6A epitranscriptomeR01ES031511 · NIEHS · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI WENG, YI-LAN · 2020 to 2025
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA268518NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES031511
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ADAR1 regulates RNA-induced immune responses by converting adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA. Mutations in ADAR1 are associated with human autoimmune disease, and targeting ADAR1 has been proposed for cancer immunotherapy. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying ADAR1-mediated editing remain unclear. Here, we provide detailed biochemical and structural characterizations of human ADAR1. Our biochemical profiling reveals that ADAR1 editing is both sequence and RNA-duplex-length dependent but can well tolerate mismatches near the editing site. High-resolution ADAR1-RNA complex structures, combined with mutagenesis, elucidate RNA binding, substrate selection, dimerization, and the essential role of RNA-binding domain 3. The ADAR1 structures also help explain the potential defects of disease-associated mutations, where biochemical and RNA sequencing analysis further indicate some of the mutations preferentially impact the editing of RNAs with short duplexes. These findings unveil the molecular basis of ADAR1 editing and provide insights into its immune-regulatory functions and therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Adenosine DeaminaseRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedRNA EditingBinding SitesHEK293 CellsHumansInosineModels, MolecularMutationNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationADAR protein, humanAdenosine DeaminaseInosineRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedADAR1Aicardi-Goutières syndromecryo-EMRNA editing

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PMID40101712
PMCPMC11972152

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