Identification of genes in trinucleotide repeat RNA toxicity pathways in C. elegans
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Garcia, Susana M. D. A., Yuval Tabach, Guinevere F. Lourenço, Maria Armakola, and Gary Ruvkun. 2014. “Identification of genes in trinucleotide repeat RNA toxicity pathways in C. elegans.” Nature structural & molecular biology 21 (8): 712-720. doi:10.1038/nsmb.2858. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2858.Abstract
Myotonic dystrophy disorders are caused by expanded CUG repeats in non-coding regions. To reveal mechanisms of CUG repeat pathogenesis we used C. elegans expressing CUG repeats to identify gene inactivations that modulate CUG repeat toxicity. We identified 15 conserved genes that function as suppressors or enhancers of CUG repeat-induced toxicity and modulate formation of nuclear RNA foci by CUG repeats. These genes regulated CUG repeat-induced toxicity through distinct mechanisms including RNA export and RNA clearance, suggesting that CUG repeat toxicity is mediated by multiple pathways. A subset is shared with other degenerative disorders. The nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway plays a conserved role regulating CUG repeat RNA transcript levels and toxicity, and NMD recognition of toxic RNAs depends on 3′UTR GC nucleotide content. Our studies suggest a broader surveillance role for NMD where variations in this pathway influence multiple degenerative diseases.Other Sources
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