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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

MALAT1 regulates mRNA processing through sequence dependent RNA-RNA and RNA-protein interactions.

Adarsh Balaji, Simone Hall, Raul Johnson, Jonathan Zhu, Lauren Ellis, Colleen A McHugh

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors.

Adarsh BalajiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
Simone HallDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
Raul JohnsonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
Jonathan ZhuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
Lauren EllisDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
Colleen A McHughDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6008-2640

Funding

Mechanisms of large non-coding RNA regulation of gene expressionR00GM120494 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MCHUGH, COLLEEN ADARE · 2018 to 2020
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National Institutes of Health Molecular Biophysics Training GM008326National Institutes of Health Molecular Biophysics Training GM139795National Science Foundation 2419893NIH HHS R00 GM120494University of California San Deigo Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of California San Diego Dean of Physical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Awar
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are subject to multiple layers of gene expression regulation, enabling the production of a large diversity of RNA transcripts and encoded proteins from a smaller number of genes in the human genome. We find that the metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) non-coding RNA regulates mRNA processing through direct RNA-RNA and RNA-protein interactions. MALAT1 interacts with both the TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43) and the spermine/spermidine acetyltransferase SAT1 pre-mRNA to enhance alternative splicing of SAT1 through direct, sequence-specific interactions. MALAT1 interaction with TDP-43 and SAT1 increases TDP-43 binding affinity for SAT1 pre-mRNA by coordinating tripartite RNA-RNA-protein interactions. These tripartite interactions enhance SAT1 alternative splicing. This mechanism of pre-mRNA processing may not be limited to MALAT1, TDP-43, and SAT1. Similarly, alternative splicing of the liprin-α3 PPFIA3 pre-mRNA at exon 16 by the cleavage stimulation factor subunit 2 protein is enhanced by sequence-specific interactions with MALAT1 RNA. We conclude that the abundant MALAT1 non-coding RNA contains modular RNA-RNA and RNA-protein binding regions that facilitate the processing of mRNA transcripts relevant for neuronal function.

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DNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAcetyltransferasesAlternative SplicingDiamine N-AcetyltransferaseHEK293 CellsHumansProtein BindingRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA PrecursorsAcetyltransferasesDiamine N-AcetyltransferaseDNA-Binding ProteinsMALAT1 long non-coding RNA, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerRNA PrecursorsTARDBP protein, human

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PMID40808300
PMCPMC12350098

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