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RNA Processing
Elisa Herawati, Ph.D
RNA Processing
RNA processing
2
Did you know about
RNA processing?
• Very few RNA molecules are transcribed
directly into the final mature RNA
• Most newly transcribed RNA molecules
(primary transcripts) undergo various
alterations to yield the mature product
• RNA processing is the collective term used to
describe the molecular events allowing the
primary transcript to become the mature RNA
Summary RNA Processing of Eukaryotic mRNA
RNA Processing
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• Primary transcript
 newly synthesized RNA
• 5’ end
 Capping
 5’ cap
• 3’ end
 cleaved
 Polyadenylation
o 80-250 adenylate residues added
 Poly (A) tail
• Splicing
 Introns removed
 Exons joined
Ribosomes
RNA Processing
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Ribosomes
Protein biosynthetic machinery
Made of 2 subunits (bacterial 30S and 50S, eukaryotes 40S and 60S)
Intact ribosome referred to as 70S ribosome in prokaryotes and 80S ribosome in
eukaryotes
In bacteria, 20.000 ribosomes/cell , 25% of cell’s mass
Mass of ribosomes is roughly 2/3 RNA
Ribosomes
RNA Processing
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Prokaryotic
Ribosome Structure
Ribosomes
RNA Processing
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Eukaryotic Ribosome
Structure
Larger and more complex than prokaryotic ribosomes, but with similar
structural and functional properties
tRNA Processing, RNase P and Ribozymes
RNA Processing
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1. tRNA processing in prokaryotes
2. tRNA processing in eukaryotes
3. RNase P
4. Ribozymes
tRNA 3-D structure
tRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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tRNA Processing in
Prokaryotes
Mature tRNAs are generated by processing longer pre-tRNA transcrips, which
involves Spesific exo- and endonycleolytic cleavage by RNases D, E, F and P
(general) followed by base modifications which are unique to each particular
tRNA type
tRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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tRNA Processing in
Prokaryotes
Primary transcripts
RNase D,E,F and P
tRNA with mature
ends
Base modifications
mature tRNAs
tRNA Procesing
RNA Processing
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tRNA Processing in Eukaryotes
The pre-tRNA is synthesized with a :
1. 16 nt 5’leader
2. A 14 nt inton
3. Two extra 3’-nucleotides
tRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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In Eukaryotes
1. Primary transcripts forms secondary structures recognized by
endonucleases
2. 5’leader and 3’extra nucleotide removal
3. tRNA nucleotidyl transferase adds 5’-CCA-3’to the 3’-end to
generate the mature 3’-end
4. Intron removal
RNase P
RNA Processing
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RNase P
• Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is an enxyme involves in tRNA
processing that removes the 5’leader sequences from tRNA
precursors
• RNase P enzymes are found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes,
being located in the nucleus of the latter where they are therefore
small nuclear RNPs (snRNPs)
• RNA component can catalyze pre-tRNA in vitro in the absence of
protein. This RNase P RNA is a catalytic RNA, or ribozyme
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
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• Ribozymes are RNAs with catalytic activity that can catalyze particular
biochemical ractions depending on their capacity to assume particular structures
• RNase P RNA is a ribozyme
• Ribozymes function :
- During protein synthesis
- RNA processing reactions
- The regulation of gene expression
• Natural ribozymes can be classified into two different groups :
1. The self-cleaving RNAs ehich include the hammerhead, hairpin, hepatitis delta
virus, varkud satellite.
2. The self-splicing ribozymes that are the group I and II introns, RNase P
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
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Self-cleaving RNA
Self-cleaving RNA encoded by viral genome to resolve the concatameric molecules
of the viral genomic RNA produced. These molecules are able to fold up in such a
way as to selfcleave themselves into monomeric.
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Hammerhead ribozyme • Virusoids, virus like elements, need another virus to
assist with replication and/or packaging (small RNAs
associated with plant RNA viruses)
• Segments of their RNA genome promote site-spesific
RNA cleavage reactions associated with replication
• Substrate RNA
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
Self-cleaving RNA
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
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Self-splicing Introns
Self-splicing introns : the intervening RNA that catalyze the splicing of
themselves from their precursor RNA, and the joining of the exon sequences
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Group I Intron Splicing
• Group I intron found in the precursor of Tetrahymena
thermophile large subunit rRNA. Group I introns have
also been found to interrupt large variety of tRNAs,
mRNAs and rRNAs in bacteria and many other
organisms.
• The Tetrahymena thermophile precursor rRNA contains
a group I intron capable of catalyzing its own excision.
Self-splicing of the intron requires presence of a
guanosine cofactor and a divalent cation, either Mg2+ or
Mn2+ and occurs via two sequential transesterification
reactions
• It can be specifically designed to repair abnormal mRNA
molecules
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
Self-splicing Introns
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Group II Intron Splicing
• Group II introns have been found in bacteria and in the
mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of fungi, plants, and yeast
• They don’t require guanosine redisue
• Multidomain metalloenzyme
• Less widely distributed than group I
Mechanism
The 2’OH of a spesific adenosine acts as a nucleophile and
attacks the 5’ splice site creating a branched intron structure. The
3’OH of the 5’exon attacks the 3’splice site. Ligating the exons and
releasing the intron as a lariant structure
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
Self-splicing Introns
Ribozyme
RNA Processing
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Ribozymes can be used as therapeutic agents in :
1. Correcting mutant mRNA in human cells
2. Inhibiting unwanted gene expression
- Kill cancer cells
- Prevent virus replication
RNA Interference
RNA Processing
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RNA Interference (RNAi) is able to block
selective mRNA
Loss of Function :
- Easy in yeast
- Difficult in mammals
RNA Interference
RNA Processing
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RNAi Pathway
Dicer
RNAi = RNA interference
siRNA = small interfering RNA
siRNP = small interfering Ribonucleoprotein
RISC = RNA Induced Silencing Complex
mRNA PROCESSING, hnRNPs AND snRNPs
RNA Processing
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 Processing of mRNA
 hnRNP
 snRNP particles
 5’capping
 3’ cleavage and polyadenylation
 Splicing
 Pre-mRNA Methylation
Processing of mRNA
RNA Processing
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• There is essentially no processing of prokaryotic mRNA, it can start to be
translated before it has finished being transcribed.
• Prokaryotic mRNA is degraded rapidly from the 5’ end
• In eukaryotes, mRNA is synthesized by RNA Pol II as longer precursors (pre-mRNA),
the population of different RNA Pol II transcripts are called heterogeneous nuclear
RNA (hnRNA). Among hnRNA, those processed to give mature mRNAs are called
pre-mRNAs. Pre-mRNA molecules are processed to mature mRNAs by 5’-capping,
3’-cleavage and polyadenylation, splicing and methylation.
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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hnRNP: hnRNA + proteins
RNA Processing
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• The hnRNA synthesized by RNA Pol II is mainly pre-mRNA and
rapidly becomes covered in proteins to form heterogeneous
nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP)
• The hnRNP proteins are though to help keep the hnRNA in a
single-stranded form and to assist in the various RNA
processing reactions
snRNP particles: snRNA + proteins
RNA Processing
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1. snRNAs are rich in the base uracil, which complex with
specific proteins to form snRNPs.
2. The most abundant snRNP are involved in pre-mRNA splicing,
U1,U2,U4,U5 and U6.
3. A large number of snRNP define methylation sites in pre-rRNA.
snRNP particles
RNA Processing
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• They are synthesized in the nucleus by RNA Pol II and have a
normal 5’-cap.
• They are exported to the cytoplasm where they associate with
the common core proteins and with other specific proteins.
• Their 5’-cap gains two methyl groups and they are then
imported back into the nucleus where they function in splicing.
snRNP particles
RNA Processing
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CAPPING
Capping
RNA Processing
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 Most eukaryotic mRNAs have 5’cap
 7-methylguanosine linked to the 5’-terminal residue
 5’-5’ triphosphate bridge
 A cap may be O2 methylated
 At the transcripts leading nucleoside, cap-1
- Predominant cap in multicellular organisms
 At the first two nucleosides, cap-2
 At neither, cap-0
- The predominant cap in unicellular
eukaryotes
 Has role in translation
 Initiation
Steps in Capping
RNA Processing
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 Cap added when transcript is about 30
nucleotides long
1.Removal of the leading phosphate group
from the mRNA’s 5’ terminal triphosphate
group
- Phoshydrolase (also called RNA
triphosphatase)
2. Capping enzyme
- A guanylytransferase
Steps in Capping
RNA Processing
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3. Methylation of guanine
 Guanosine-7-methyltransferase
- Uses S-adenosylmethionine (SAM or
adoMet) product is S-
adenosylhomocysteine (adoHcy)
4. 2’-O-methyltransferase
 SAM (cap-1, cap-2, cap-3)
Both the capping enzyme and guanosine-7-
methyltransferase bind to RNA-Pol II’S
phosphorylated CTD (c-terminal domain)
Function of capping
RNA Processing
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1.Protection from degradation
2.Increasing translational efficiency
3.Transport to cytoplasm
4.Splicing of first exon
CLEAVAGE AND
POLYADENYLATION
Cleavage and Polyadenylation
RNA Processing
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• In most pre-mRNAs, the mature 3’-end of the molecule is generated by
cleavage followed by the addition of a run, or tail, of A residues which is
called the poly(A) tail.
• RNA polymerase II does not usually terminate at distinct site
• Pre-mRNA is cleaved ~20 nucleotides downstream of polyadenylation
signal (AAUAAA)
• ~250 AMPs are then added to the 3´ end
• Almost all mRNAs have poly(A) tail
Cleavage and Polyadenylation
RNA Processing
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Mechanism
• Poly (A) tails added to primary transcripts of mRNA
- Eukaryotic mRNA invariably mono-cistronic
1. Transcript extends beyond site of poly (A) addition
- Large complex binds
- Endonuclease component cleaves 15 to 25
nucleotides on 3’ side of
- AAUAAA
2. Poly(A) Polymerase (PAP)
- No template
- Needs a primer
- Adds 80-250 A
Cleavage and Polyadenylation
RNA Processing
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Function
• Increasing mRNA stability
• Increasing translational efficiency
• Splicing of last intron
SPLICING
Splicing
RNA Processing
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The matures mRNAs are much shorter than the DNA templates
Splicing
RNA Processing
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• the process of cutting the pre-mRNA to remove the introns and
joining together of the exons is called splicing.
• it takes place in the nucleus before the mature mRNA can be
exported to the cytoplasm.
• Splicing requires a set of specific sequences to be present. The 5’-
end of almost all introns has the sequence 5’-GU-3’ and the 3’-end is
usually 5’-AG-3’. The AG at the 3’-end is preceded by a pyrimidine-
rich sequence called the polypyrimidine tract
Splicing
RNA Processing
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The structural genes are composed of coding and non-coding
regions that are alternatively separated
Split Gene
Splicing
RNA Processing
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 Exons are the coding sequences that appear on split genes and
primary transcripts, and will be expressed to matured mRNA
 Introns are the non-coding sequences that are transcripted into
primary mRNAs, and will be cleaved out in the later splicing process
Exons and Introns
Splicing
RNA Processing
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• Catalyzes pre-mRNA splicing in nucleus
• Composed of five small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs) and associated
proteins (snRNPs) assembled on the pre-mRNA
• Splicing reaction is catalyzed by RNA
Spliceosome
Splicing
RNA Processing
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mRNA Splicing
Splicing
RNA Processing
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Splicing Mechanism
Splicing
RNA Processing
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Splicing Mechanism
Alternative mRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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Alternative
Processing
• Alternative mRNA processing is the
conversion of pre-mRNA species into
more than one type of mature mRNA.
• Types of alternative RNA processing
include alternative (or differential) splicing
and alternative (or differential) poly(A)
processing.
Alternative mRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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Alternative
Poly(A) Sites
• Some pre-mRNAs contain more than one
poly(A) site and these may be used under
different circumstances to generate
different mature mRNAs.
• In one cell the stronger poly(A) site is
used by default, but in other cell a factor
may prevent stronger site from being used.
Alternative Poly(A) Sites
RNA Processing
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• Thyroid
- First Poly(A) site
- Exon 4 retained
- Produces : calcitonin
• Brain
- Second poly(A) site
- Exon 4 spliced out
- Produces : CGRP,
calcitonin-gene-related
peptide
Alternative mRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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Alternative Splicing
The generation of different mature mRNAs
from a particular type of gene transcript can
occur by varying the use of 5’-and3’-splice sites
in four ways :
a) By using different promoters
b) By using different poly(A) sites
c) By retaining certain introns
d) By retaining or removing certain exons
Alternative mRNA Processing
RNA Processing
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Alternative
Splicing Mechanism
Sex in Drosophila is
largely determined by
alternative splicing
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5.RNA Processing.pptx

  • 2. RNA Processing RNA processing 2 Did you know about RNA processing? • Very few RNA molecules are transcribed directly into the final mature RNA • Most newly transcribed RNA molecules (primary transcripts) undergo various alterations to yield the mature product • RNA processing is the collective term used to describe the molecular events allowing the primary transcript to become the mature RNA
  • 3. Summary RNA Processing of Eukaryotic mRNA RNA Processing 3 • Primary transcript  newly synthesized RNA • 5’ end  Capping  5’ cap • 3’ end  cleaved  Polyadenylation o 80-250 adenylate residues added  Poly (A) tail • Splicing  Introns removed  Exons joined
  • 4. Ribosomes RNA Processing 4 Ribosomes Protein biosynthetic machinery Made of 2 subunits (bacterial 30S and 50S, eukaryotes 40S and 60S) Intact ribosome referred to as 70S ribosome in prokaryotes and 80S ribosome in eukaryotes In bacteria, 20.000 ribosomes/cell , 25% of cell’s mass Mass of ribosomes is roughly 2/3 RNA
  • 6. Ribosomes RNA Processing 6 Eukaryotic Ribosome Structure Larger and more complex than prokaryotic ribosomes, but with similar structural and functional properties
  • 7. tRNA Processing, RNase P and Ribozymes RNA Processing 7 1. tRNA processing in prokaryotes 2. tRNA processing in eukaryotes 3. RNase P 4. Ribozymes tRNA 3-D structure
  • 8. tRNA Processing RNA Processing 8 tRNA Processing in Prokaryotes Mature tRNAs are generated by processing longer pre-tRNA transcrips, which involves Spesific exo- and endonycleolytic cleavage by RNases D, E, F and P (general) followed by base modifications which are unique to each particular tRNA type
  • 9. tRNA Processing RNA Processing 9 tRNA Processing in Prokaryotes Primary transcripts RNase D,E,F and P tRNA with mature ends Base modifications mature tRNAs
  • 10. tRNA Procesing RNA Processing 10 tRNA Processing in Eukaryotes The pre-tRNA is synthesized with a : 1. 16 nt 5’leader 2. A 14 nt inton 3. Two extra 3’-nucleotides
  • 11. tRNA Processing RNA Processing 11 In Eukaryotes 1. Primary transcripts forms secondary structures recognized by endonucleases 2. 5’leader and 3’extra nucleotide removal 3. tRNA nucleotidyl transferase adds 5’-CCA-3’to the 3’-end to generate the mature 3’-end 4. Intron removal
  • 12. RNase P RNA Processing 12 RNase P • Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is an enxyme involves in tRNA processing that removes the 5’leader sequences from tRNA precursors • RNase P enzymes are found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, being located in the nucleus of the latter where they are therefore small nuclear RNPs (snRNPs) • RNA component can catalyze pre-tRNA in vitro in the absence of protein. This RNase P RNA is a catalytic RNA, or ribozyme
  • 13. Ribozyme RNA Processing 13 • Ribozymes are RNAs with catalytic activity that can catalyze particular biochemical ractions depending on their capacity to assume particular structures • RNase P RNA is a ribozyme • Ribozymes function : - During protein synthesis - RNA processing reactions - The regulation of gene expression • Natural ribozymes can be classified into two different groups : 1. The self-cleaving RNAs ehich include the hammerhead, hairpin, hepatitis delta virus, varkud satellite. 2. The self-splicing ribozymes that are the group I and II introns, RNase P
  • 14. Ribozyme RNA Processing 14 Self-cleaving RNA Self-cleaving RNA encoded by viral genome to resolve the concatameric molecules of the viral genomic RNA produced. These molecules are able to fold up in such a way as to selfcleave themselves into monomeric.
  • 15. 15 Hammerhead ribozyme • Virusoids, virus like elements, need another virus to assist with replication and/or packaging (small RNAs associated with plant RNA viruses) • Segments of their RNA genome promote site-spesific RNA cleavage reactions associated with replication • Substrate RNA Ribozyme RNA Processing Self-cleaving RNA
  • 16. Ribozyme RNA Processing 16 Self-splicing Introns Self-splicing introns : the intervening RNA that catalyze the splicing of themselves from their precursor RNA, and the joining of the exon sequences
  • 17. 17 Group I Intron Splicing • Group I intron found in the precursor of Tetrahymena thermophile large subunit rRNA. Group I introns have also been found to interrupt large variety of tRNAs, mRNAs and rRNAs in bacteria and many other organisms. • The Tetrahymena thermophile precursor rRNA contains a group I intron capable of catalyzing its own excision. Self-splicing of the intron requires presence of a guanosine cofactor and a divalent cation, either Mg2+ or Mn2+ and occurs via two sequential transesterification reactions • It can be specifically designed to repair abnormal mRNA molecules Ribozyme RNA Processing Self-splicing Introns
  • 18. 18 Group II Intron Splicing • Group II introns have been found in bacteria and in the mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of fungi, plants, and yeast • They don’t require guanosine redisue • Multidomain metalloenzyme • Less widely distributed than group I Mechanism The 2’OH of a spesific adenosine acts as a nucleophile and attacks the 5’ splice site creating a branched intron structure. The 3’OH of the 5’exon attacks the 3’splice site. Ligating the exons and releasing the intron as a lariant structure Ribozyme RNA Processing Self-splicing Introns
  • 19. Ribozyme RNA Processing 19 Ribozymes can be used as therapeutic agents in : 1. Correcting mutant mRNA in human cells 2. Inhibiting unwanted gene expression - Kill cancer cells - Prevent virus replication
  • 20. RNA Interference RNA Processing 20 RNA Interference (RNAi) is able to block selective mRNA Loss of Function : - Easy in yeast - Difficult in mammals
  • 21. RNA Interference RNA Processing 21 RNAi Pathway Dicer RNAi = RNA interference siRNA = small interfering RNA siRNP = small interfering Ribonucleoprotein RISC = RNA Induced Silencing Complex
  • 22. mRNA PROCESSING, hnRNPs AND snRNPs RNA Processing 22  Processing of mRNA  hnRNP  snRNP particles  5’capping  3’ cleavage and polyadenylation  Splicing  Pre-mRNA Methylation
  • 23. Processing of mRNA RNA Processing 23 • There is essentially no processing of prokaryotic mRNA, it can start to be translated before it has finished being transcribed. • Prokaryotic mRNA is degraded rapidly from the 5’ end • In eukaryotes, mRNA is synthesized by RNA Pol II as longer precursors (pre-mRNA), the population of different RNA Pol II transcripts are called heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA). Among hnRNA, those processed to give mature mRNAs are called pre-mRNAs. Pre-mRNA molecules are processed to mature mRNAs by 5’-capping, 3’-cleavage and polyadenylation, splicing and methylation.
  • 25. hnRNP: hnRNA + proteins RNA Processing 25 • The hnRNA synthesized by RNA Pol II is mainly pre-mRNA and rapidly becomes covered in proteins to form heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) • The hnRNP proteins are though to help keep the hnRNA in a single-stranded form and to assist in the various RNA processing reactions
  • 26. snRNP particles: snRNA + proteins RNA Processing 26 1. snRNAs are rich in the base uracil, which complex with specific proteins to form snRNPs. 2. The most abundant snRNP are involved in pre-mRNA splicing, U1,U2,U4,U5 and U6. 3. A large number of snRNP define methylation sites in pre-rRNA.
  • 27. snRNP particles RNA Processing 27 • They are synthesized in the nucleus by RNA Pol II and have a normal 5’-cap. • They are exported to the cytoplasm where they associate with the common core proteins and with other specific proteins. • Their 5’-cap gains two methyl groups and they are then imported back into the nucleus where they function in splicing.
  • 30. Capping RNA Processing 30  Most eukaryotic mRNAs have 5’cap  7-methylguanosine linked to the 5’-terminal residue  5’-5’ triphosphate bridge  A cap may be O2 methylated  At the transcripts leading nucleoside, cap-1 - Predominant cap in multicellular organisms  At the first two nucleosides, cap-2  At neither, cap-0 - The predominant cap in unicellular eukaryotes  Has role in translation  Initiation
  • 31. Steps in Capping RNA Processing 31  Cap added when transcript is about 30 nucleotides long 1.Removal of the leading phosphate group from the mRNA’s 5’ terminal triphosphate group - Phoshydrolase (also called RNA triphosphatase) 2. Capping enzyme - A guanylytransferase
  • 32. Steps in Capping RNA Processing 32 3. Methylation of guanine  Guanosine-7-methyltransferase - Uses S-adenosylmethionine (SAM or adoMet) product is S- adenosylhomocysteine (adoHcy) 4. 2’-O-methyltransferase  SAM (cap-1, cap-2, cap-3) Both the capping enzyme and guanosine-7- methyltransferase bind to RNA-Pol II’S phosphorylated CTD (c-terminal domain)
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  • 34. Function of capping RNA Processing 34 1.Protection from degradation 2.Increasing translational efficiency 3.Transport to cytoplasm 4.Splicing of first exon
  • 36. Cleavage and Polyadenylation RNA Processing 36 • In most pre-mRNAs, the mature 3’-end of the molecule is generated by cleavage followed by the addition of a run, or tail, of A residues which is called the poly(A) tail. • RNA polymerase II does not usually terminate at distinct site • Pre-mRNA is cleaved ~20 nucleotides downstream of polyadenylation signal (AAUAAA) • ~250 AMPs are then added to the 3´ end • Almost all mRNAs have poly(A) tail
  • 37. Cleavage and Polyadenylation RNA Processing 37 Mechanism • Poly (A) tails added to primary transcripts of mRNA - Eukaryotic mRNA invariably mono-cistronic 1. Transcript extends beyond site of poly (A) addition - Large complex binds - Endonuclease component cleaves 15 to 25 nucleotides on 3’ side of - AAUAAA 2. Poly(A) Polymerase (PAP) - No template - Needs a primer - Adds 80-250 A
  • 38. Cleavage and Polyadenylation RNA Processing 38 Function • Increasing mRNA stability • Increasing translational efficiency • Splicing of last intron
  • 40. Splicing RNA Processing 40 The matures mRNAs are much shorter than the DNA templates
  • 41. Splicing RNA Processing 41 • the process of cutting the pre-mRNA to remove the introns and joining together of the exons is called splicing. • it takes place in the nucleus before the mature mRNA can be exported to the cytoplasm. • Splicing requires a set of specific sequences to be present. The 5’- end of almost all introns has the sequence 5’-GU-3’ and the 3’-end is usually 5’-AG-3’. The AG at the 3’-end is preceded by a pyrimidine- rich sequence called the polypyrimidine tract
  • 42. Splicing RNA Processing 42 The structural genes are composed of coding and non-coding regions that are alternatively separated Split Gene
  • 43. Splicing RNA Processing 43  Exons are the coding sequences that appear on split genes and primary transcripts, and will be expressed to matured mRNA  Introns are the non-coding sequences that are transcripted into primary mRNAs, and will be cleaved out in the later splicing process Exons and Introns
  • 44. Splicing RNA Processing 44 • Catalyzes pre-mRNA splicing in nucleus • Composed of five small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs) and associated proteins (snRNPs) assembled on the pre-mRNA • Splicing reaction is catalyzed by RNA Spliceosome
  • 48. Alternative mRNA Processing RNA Processing 48 Alternative Processing • Alternative mRNA processing is the conversion of pre-mRNA species into more than one type of mature mRNA. • Types of alternative RNA processing include alternative (or differential) splicing and alternative (or differential) poly(A) processing.
  • 49. Alternative mRNA Processing RNA Processing 49 Alternative Poly(A) Sites • Some pre-mRNAs contain more than one poly(A) site and these may be used under different circumstances to generate different mature mRNAs. • In one cell the stronger poly(A) site is used by default, but in other cell a factor may prevent stronger site from being used.
  • 50. Alternative Poly(A) Sites RNA Processing 50 • Thyroid - First Poly(A) site - Exon 4 retained - Produces : calcitonin • Brain - Second poly(A) site - Exon 4 spliced out - Produces : CGRP, calcitonin-gene-related peptide
  • 51. Alternative mRNA Processing RNA Processing 51 Alternative Splicing The generation of different mature mRNAs from a particular type of gene transcript can occur by varying the use of 5’-and3’-splice sites in four ways : a) By using different promoters b) By using different poly(A) sites c) By retaining certain introns d) By retaining or removing certain exons
  • 52. Alternative mRNA Processing RNA Processing 52 Alternative Splicing Mechanism
  • 53. Sex in Drosophila is largely determined by alternative splicing