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General decapping activators target different subsets of inefficiently translated mRNAs

  1. Feng He  Is a corresponding author
  2. Alper Celik
  3. Chan Wu
  4. Allan Jacobson  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34409
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  1. Feng He
  2. Alper Celik
  3. Chan Wu
  4. Allan Jacobson
(2018)
General decapping activators target different subsets of inefficiently translated mRNAs
eLife 7:e34409.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34409
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Abstract

The Dcp1-Dcp2 decapping enzyme and the decapping activators Pat1, Dhh1, and Lsm1 regulate mRNA decapping, but their mechanistic integration is unknown. We analyzed the gene expression consequences of deleting PAT1, LSM1, or DHH1, or the DCP2 C-terminal domain, and found that: i) the Dcp2 C-terminal domain is an effector of both negative and positive regulation; ii) rather than being global activators of decapping, Pat1, Lsm1, and Dhh1 directly target specific subsets of yeast mRNAs and loss of the functions of each of these factors has substantial indirect consequences for genome-wide mRNA expression; and iii) transcripts targeted by Pat1, Lsm1, and Dhh1 exhibit only partial overlap, are generally translated inefficiently, and, as expected, are targeted to decapping-dependent decay. Our results define the roles of Pat1, Lsm1, and Dhh1 in decapping of general mRNAs and suggest that these factors may monitor mRNA translation and target unique features of individual mRNAs.

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The data discussed in this publication have been deposited in NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus and are accessible through GEO Series accession number GSE107841 at the link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE107841.

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  1. Feng He

    Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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  2. Alper Celik

    Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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  3. Chan Wu

    Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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  4. Allan Jacobson

    Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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National Institutes of Health (5R01 GM27757-37)

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National Institutes of Health (1R35GM122468- 01)

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© 2018, He et al.

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  1. Feng He
  2. Alper Celik
  3. Chan Wu
  4. Allan Jacobson
(2018)
General decapping activators target different subsets of inefficiently translated mRNAs
eLife 7:e34409.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34409

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