6snj
From Proteopedia
Solution structure of the FUS/TLS RNA recognition motif in complex with U1 snRNA stem loop III
Structural highlights
DiseaseFUS_HUMAN Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease;Hereditary essential tremor;Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Myxofibrosarcoma;Myxoid/round cell liposarcoma. A chromosomal aberration involving FUS is found in a patient with malignant myxoid liposarcoma. Translocation t(12;16)(q13;p11) with DDIT3. A chromosomal aberration involving FUS is a cause of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Translocation t(16;21)(p11;q22) with ERG. The disease may be caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. A chromosomal aberration involving FUS is found in a patient with angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma. Translocation t(12;16)(q13;p11.2) with ATF1 generates a chimeric FUS/ATF1 protein. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. FunctionFUS_HUMAN Binds both single-stranded and double-stranded DNA and promotes ATP-independent annealing of complementary single-stranded DNAs and D-loop formation in superhelical double-stranded DNA. May play a role in maintenance of genomic integrity. Publication Abstract from PubMedMutations in the RNA-binding protein Fused in Sarcoma (FUS) cause early-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, a detailed understanding of central RNA targets of FUS and their implications for disease remain elusive. Here, we use a unique blend of crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (CLIP) and NMR spectroscopy to identify and characterise physiological and pathological RNA targets of FUS. We find that U1 snRNA is the primary RNA target of FUS via its interaction with stem-loop 3 and provide atomic details of this RNA-mediated mode of interaction with the U1 snRNP. Furthermore, we show that ALS-associated FUS aberrantly contacts U1 snRNA at the Sm site with its zinc finger and traps snRNP biogenesis intermediates in human and murine motor neurons. Altogether, we present molecular insights into a FUS toxic gain-of-function involving direct and aberrant RNA-binding and strengthen the link between two motor neuron diseases, ALS and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Aberrant interaction of FUS with the U1 snRNA provides a molecular mechanism of FUS induced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.,Jutzi D, Campagne S, Schmidt R, Reber S, Mechtersheimer J, Gypas F, Schweingruber C, Colombo M, von Schroetter C, Loughlin FE, Devoy A, Hedlund E, Zavolan M, Allain FH, Ruepp MD Nat Commun. 2020 Dec 11;11(1):6341. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20191-3. PMID:33311468[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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