The RNA Binding Domain of Jerky Consists of Tandemly Arranged Helix-Turn-Helix/Homeodomain-Like Motifs and Binds Specific Sets of mRNAs

AUTOR(ES)

Liu, Wencheng

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

A deficit in the Jerky protein in mice causes recurrent seizures reminiscent of temporal lobe epilepsy. Jerky is present in mRNA particles in neurons. We show that the N-terminal 168 amino acids of Jerky are necessary and sufficient for mRNA binding. The binding domain is similar to the two tandemly arranged homeodomain-like helix-turn-helix DNA binding motifs of centromere binding protein B. The putative helix-turn-helix motifs of Jerky can also bind double-stranded DNA and represent a novel mammalian RNA/DNA binding domain. Microarray analysis identified mRNAs encoding proteins involved in ribosome assembly and cellular stress response that specifically bound to the RNA binding domain of Jerky both in vitro and in vivo. These data suggest that epileptogenesis in Jerky-deficient mice most likely involves pathways associated with ribosome biogenesis and neuronal survival and/or apoptosis.

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