A conserved abundant cytoplasmic long noncoding RNA modulates repression by Pumilio proteins in human cells

Ailone Tichon, Noa Gil, Yoav Lubelsky, Tal Havkin Solomon, Doron Lemze, Shalev Itzkovitz, Noam Stern-Ginossar and Igor Ulitsky ()
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Ailone Tichon: Weizmann Institute of Science
Noa Gil: Weizmann Institute of Science
Yoav Lubelsky: Weizmann Institute of Science
Tal Havkin Solomon: Weizmann Institute of Science
Doron Lemze: Department of Molecular Cell Biology,Weizmann Institute of Science
Shalev Itzkovitz: Department of Molecular Cell Biology,Weizmann Institute of Science
Noam Stern-Ginossar: Weizmann Institute of Science
Igor Ulitsky: Weizmann Institute of Science

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Thousands of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) genes are encoded in the human genome, and hundreds of them are evolutionarily conserved, but their functions and modes of action remain largely obscure. Particularly enigmatic lncRNAs are those that are exported to the cytoplasm, including NORAD—an abundant and highly conserved cytoplasmic lncRNA. Here we show that most of the sequence of NORAD is comprised of repetitive units that together contain at least 17 functional binding sites for the two mammalian Pumilio homologues. Through binding to PUM1 and PUM2, NORAD modulates the mRNA levels of their targets, which are enriched for genes involved in chromosome segregation during cell division. Our results suggest that some cytoplasmic lncRNAs function by modulating the activities of RNA-binding proteins, an activity which positions them at key junctions of cellular signalling pathways.

Date: 2016
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