Modulation of ADAR1 editing activity by Z-RNA in vitro

RNA editing by A-to-I modification has been recognized as an important molecular mechanism for generating RNA and protein diversity. In mammals, it is mediated by a family of adenosine deaminases that act on RNAs (ADARs). The large version of the editing enzyme ADAR1 (ADAR1-L), expressed from an interferon-responsible promoter, has a Z-DNA/Z-RNA binding domain at its N-terminus. We have tested the in vitro ability of the enzyme to act on a 50 bp segment of dsRNA with or without a Z-RNA forming nucleotide sequence. A-to-I editing efficiency is markedly enhanced in presence of the sequence favoring Z-RNA. In addition, an alteration in the pattern of modification along the RNA duplex becomes evident as reaction times decrease. These results suggest that the local conformation of dsRNA molecules might be an important feature for target selectivity by ADAR1 and other proteins with Z-RNA binding domains.

• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Nucleic Acids Research

• Publication date

  2005-09-21

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1093/nar/gki849PMID 16177183PMCID 1226316
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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