Structural highlights
Function
[MGN_DROME] Participates in the bidirectional intercellular signaling between the posterior follicle cells and oocyte to establish spatial coordinates that induces axis formation. Complex with tsu is essential for cytoplasmic localization of oskar in the posterior pole of oocytes. Required for the polarization of the oocyte microtubule cytoskeleton.[1] [2] [3] [4] [RBM8A_DROME] Involved in mRNA quality control via the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway. Also involved in localization of osk (oskar) mRNA in the posterior pole of oocytes via its interaction with mago.[5] [6]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Pre-mRNA splicing is essential for generating mature mRNA and is also important for subsequent mRNA export and quality control. The splicing history is imprinted on spliced mRNA through the deposition of a splicing-dependent multiprotein complex, the exon junction complex (EJC), at approximately 20 nucleotides upstream of exon-exon junctions. The EJC is a dynamic structure containing proteins functioning in the nuclear export and nonsense-mediated decay of spliced mRNAs. Mago nashi (Mago) and Y14 are core components of the EJC, and they form a stable heterodimer that strongly associates with spliced mRNA. Here we report a 1.85 A-resolution structure of the Drosophila Mago-Y14 complex. Surprisingly, the structure shows that the canonical RNA-binding surface of the Y14 RNA recognition motif (RRM) is involved in extensive protein-protein interactions with Mago. This unexpected finding provides important insights for understanding the molecular mechanisms of EJC assembly and RRM-mediated protein-protein interactions.
Crystal structure of the Drosophila Mago nashi-Y14 complex.,Shi H, Xu RM Genes Dev. 2003 Apr 15;17(8):971-6. PMID:12704080[7]
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References
- ↑ Newmark PA, Boswell RE. The mago nashi locus encodes an essential product required for germ plasm assembly in Drosophila. Development. 1994 May;120(5):1303-13. PMID:8026338
- ↑ Newmark PA, Mohr SE, Gong L, Boswell RE. mago nashi mediates the posterior follicle cell-to-oocyte signal to organize axis formation in Drosophila. Development. 1997 Aug;124(16):3197-207. PMID:9272960
- ↑ Micklem DR, Dasgupta R, Elliott H, Gergely F, Davidson C, Brand A, Gonzalez-Reyes A, St Johnston D. The mago nashi gene is required for the polarisation of the oocyte and the formation of perpendicular axes in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 1997 Jul 1;7(7):468-78. PMID:9210377
- ↑ Fribourg S, Gatfield D, Izaurralde E, Conti E. A novel mode of RBD-protein recognition in the Y14-Mago complex. Nat Struct Biol. 2003 Jun;10(6):433-9. PMID:12730685 doi:10.1038/nsb926
- ↑ Mohr SE, Dillon ST, Boswell RE. The RNA-binding protein Tsunagi interacts with Mago Nashi to establish polarity and localize oskar mRNA during Drosophila oogenesis. Genes Dev. 2001 Nov 1;15(21):2886-99. PMID:11691839 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.927001
- ↑ Fribourg S, Gatfield D, Izaurralde E, Conti E. A novel mode of RBD-protein recognition in the Y14-Mago complex. Nat Struct Biol. 2003 Jun;10(6):433-9. PMID:12730685 doi:10.1038/nsb926
- ↑ Shi H, Xu RM. Crystal structure of the Drosophila Mago nashi-Y14 complex. Genes Dev. 2003 Apr 15;17(8):971-6. PMID:12704080 doi:10.1101/gad.260403
