Nuclear export of microRNA precursors.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which function as regulators of gene expression in eukaryotes, are processed from larger transcripts by sequential action of nuclear and cytoplasmic ribonuclease III-like endonucleases. We show that Exportin-5 (Exp5) mediates efficient nuclear export of short miRNA precursors (pre-miRNAs) and that its depletion by RNA interference results in reduced miRNA levels. Exp5 binds correctly processed pre-miRNAs directly and specifically, in a Ran guanosine triphosphate-dependent manner, but interacts only weakly with extended pre-miRNAs that yield incorrect miRNAs when processed by Dicer in vitro. Thus, Exp5 is key to miRNA biogenesis and may help coordinate nuclear and cytoplasmic processing steps.
Medical subject headings
- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
- Cell Nucleus
- Karyopherins
- MicroRNAs
- Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins
- RNA Precursors
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear