Structural highlights
Function
[RC3H1_HUMAN] Post-transcriptional repressor of mRNAs containing a conserved stem loop motif, called constitutive decay element (CDE), which is often located in the 3'-UTR, as in HMGXB3, ICOS, IER3, NFKBID, NFKBIZ, PPP1R10, TNF and in many more mRNAs (By similarity). Binds to CDE and promotes mRNA deadenylation and degradation. This process does not involve miRNAs (By similarity). In follicular helper T (Tfh) cells, represses of ICOS and TNFRSF4 expression, thus preventing spontaneous Tfh cell differentiation, germinal center B-cell differentiation in the absence of immunization and autoimmunity (By similarity). In resting or LPS-stimulated macrophages, controls inflammation by suppressing TNF expression (By similarity). Also recognizes CDE in its own mRNA and in that of paralogous RC3H2, possibly leading to feedback loop regulation (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
A conserved stem-loop motif of the constitutive decay element (CDE) in the 3' UTR of mRNAs is recognized by the ROQ domain of Roquin, which mediates mRNA degradation. Here we report two crystal structures of the Homo sapiens ROQ domain in complex with CDE RNA. The ROQ domain has an elongated shape with three subdomains. The 19-nt Hmgxb3 CDE is bound as a stem-loop to domain III. The 23-nt TNF RNA is bound as a duplex to a separate site at the interface between domains I and II. Mutagenesis studies confirm that the ROQ domain has two separate RNA-binding sites, one for stem-loop RNA (A site) and the other for double-stranded RNA (B site). Mutation in either site perturbs the Roquin-mediated degradation of HMGXB3 and IL6 mRNAs in human cells, demonstrating the importance of both sites for mRNA decay.
The ROQ domain of Roquin recognizes mRNA constitutive-decay element and double-stranded RNA.,Tan D, Zhou M, Kiledjian M, Tong L Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 Jul 13. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2857. PMID:25026078[1]
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References
- ↑ Tan D, Zhou M, Kiledjian M, Tong L. The ROQ domain of Roquin recognizes mRNA constitutive-decay element and double-stranded RNA. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 Jul 13. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2857. PMID:25026078 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2857
