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Title | The structural landscape of Microprocessor-mediated processing of pri-let-7 miRNAs. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Mol Cell, Vol. 84, Issue 21, Page 4175-44190.e6, Year 2024 |
Publish date | Nov 7, 2024 |
![]() | Ankur Garg / Renfu Shang / Todor Cvetanovic / Eric C Lai / Leemor Joshua-Tor / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis is initiated upon cleavage of a primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) hairpin by the Microprocessor (MP), composed of the Drosha RNase III enzyme and its partner DGCR8. Multiple pri- ...MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis is initiated upon cleavage of a primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) hairpin by the Microprocessor (MP), composed of the Drosha RNase III enzyme and its partner DGCR8. Multiple pri-miRNA sequence motifs affect MP recognition, fidelity, and efficiency. Here, we performed cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) and biochemical studies of several let-7 family pri-miRNAs in complex with human MP. We show that MP has the structural plasticity to accommodate a range of pri-miRNAs. These structures revealed key features of the 5' UG sequence motif, more comprehensively represented as the "flipped U with paired N" (fUN) motif. Our analysis explains how cleavage of class-II pri-let-7 members harboring a bulged nucleotide generates a non-canonical precursor with a 1-nt 3' overhang. Finally, the MP-SRSF3-pri-let-7f1 structure reveals how SRSF3 contributes to MP fidelity by interacting with the CNNC motif and Drosha's Piwi/Argonaute/Zwille (PAZ)-like domain. Overall, this study sheds light on the mechanisms for flexible recognition, accurate cleavage, and regulated processing of different pri-miRNAs by MP. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.8 - 3.2 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-43819, PDB-9asm: EMDB-43820, PDB-9asn: EMDB-43821, PDB-9aso: EMDB-43822, PDB-9asp: EMDB-43823, PDB-9asq: |
Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() ChemComp-CA: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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![]() | RNA BINDING PROTEIN/RNA / RNAi / RNA BINDING PROTEIN / RNA BINDING PROTEIN-RNA complex |