Structural basis of mRNA decay by the human exosome–ribosome supercomplex

Alexander Kögel, Achim Keidel, Matina-Jasemi Loukeri, Christopher C. Kuhn, Lukas M. Langer, Ingmar B. Schäfer () and Elena Conti ()
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Alexander Kögel: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Achim Keidel: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Matina-Jasemi Loukeri: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Christopher C. Kuhn: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Lukas M. Langer: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Ingmar B. Schäfer: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Elena Conti: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Nature, 2024, vol. 635, issue 8037, 237-242

Abstract: Abstract The interplay between translation and mRNA decay is widespread in human cells1–3. In quality-control pathways, exonucleolytic degradation of mRNA associated with translating ribosomes is mediated largely by the cytoplasmic exosome4–9, which includes the exoribonuclease complex EXO10 and the helicase complex SKI238 (refs. 10–16). The helicase can extract mRNA from the ribosome and is expected to transfer it to the exoribonuclease core through a bridging factor, HBS1L3 (also known as SKI7), but the mechanisms of this molecular handover remain unclear7,17,18. Here we reveal how human EXO10 is recruited by HBS1L3 (SKI7) to an active ribosome-bound SKI238 complex. We show that rather than a sequential handover, a direct physical coupling mechanism takes place, which culminates in the formation of a cytoplasmic exosome–ribosome supercomplex. Capturing the structure during active decay reveals a continuous path in which an RNA substrate threads from the 80S ribosome through the SKI2 helicase into the exoribonuclease active site of the cytoplasmic exosome complex. The SKI3 subunit of the complex directly binds to HBS1L3 (SKI7) and also engages a surface of the 40S subunit, establishing a recognition platform in collided disomes. Exosome and ribosome thus work together as a single structural and functional unit in co-translational mRNA decay, coordinating their activities in a transient supercomplex.

Date: 2024
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