PRD-2 directly regulates casein kinase I and counteracts nonsense mediated decay in the Neurospora circadian clock

  1. Christina M Kelliher
  2. Randy Lambreghts
  3. Qijun Xiang
  4. Christopher L Baker
  5. Jennifer J Loros
  6. Jay C Dunlap  Is a corresponding author
  1. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, United States
  2. The Jackson Laboratory, United States

Abstract

Circadian clocks in fungi and animals are driven by a functionally conserved transcription-translation feedback loop. In Neurospora crassa, negative feedback is executed by a complex of Frequency (FRQ), FRQ-interacting RNA helicase (FRH), and Casein Kinase I (CKI), which inhibits the activity of the clock's positive arm, the White Collar Complex (WCC). Here, we show that the prd-2 (period-2) gene, whose mutation is characterized by recessive inheritance of a long 26-hour period phenotype, encodes an RNA-binding protein that stabilizes the ck-1a transcript, resulting in CKI protein levels sufficient for normal rhythmicity. Moreover, by examining the molecular basis for the short circadian period of upf-1prd-6 mutants, we uncovered a strong influence of the Nonsense Mediated Decay pathway on CKI levels. The finding that circadian period defects in two classically-derived Neurospora clock mutants each arise from disruption of ck-1a regulation is consistent with circadian period being exquisitely sensitive to levels of casein kinase I.

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  1. Christina M Kelliher

    Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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  2. Randy Lambreghts

    Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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  3. Qijun Xiang

    Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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  4. Christopher L Baker

    Genetics and Genomics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, United States
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  5. Jennifer J Loros

    Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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  6. Jay C Dunlap

    Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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National Institutes of Health (F32 GM128252)

  • Christina M Kelliher

National Institutes of Health (R35 GM118021)

  • Jay C Dunlap

National Institutes of Health (R35 GM118022)

  • Jennifer J Loros

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2020, Kelliher et al.

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  1. Christina M Kelliher
  2. Randy Lambreghts
  3. Qijun Xiang
  4. Christopher L Baker
  5. Jennifer J Loros
  6. Jay C Dunlap
(2020)
PRD-2 directly regulates casein kinase I and counteracts nonsense mediated decay in the Neurospora circadian clock
eLife 9:e64007.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64007

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