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| Title | Structural mechanism of DDX39B regulation by human TREX-2 and a related complex in mRNP remodeling. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Page 5471, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jul 1, 2025 |
Authors | Bradley P Clarke / Shengyan Gao / Menghan Mei / Dongqi Xie / Alexia E Angelos / Ashley Vazhavilla / Pate S Hill / Tolga Cagatay / Kimberly Batten / Jerry W Shay / Yihu Xie / Beatriz M A Fontoura / Yi Ren / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Nuclear export of mRNAs in the form of messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs) is an obligatory step for eukaryotic gene expression. The DEAD-box ATPase DDX39B (also known as UAP56) is a ...Nuclear export of mRNAs in the form of messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs) is an obligatory step for eukaryotic gene expression. The DEAD-box ATPase DDX39B (also known as UAP56) is a multifunctional regulator of nuclear mRNPs. How DDX39B mediates mRNP assembly and export in a controlled manner remains elusive. Here, we identify a novel complex TREX-2.1 localized in the nucleus that facilitates the release of DDX39B from the mRNP. TREX-2.1 is composed of three subunits, LENG8, PCID2, and DSS1, and shares the latter two subunits with the nuclear pore complex-associated TREX-2 complex. Cryo-EM structures of TREX-2.1/DDX39B and TREX-2/DDX39B identify a conserved trigger loop in the LENG8 and GANP subunit of the respective TREX-2.1 and TREX-2 complex that is critical for DDX39B regulation. RNA sequencing from LENG8 knockdown cells shows that LENG8 influences the nucleocytoplasmic ratio of a subset of mRNAs with high GC content. Together, our findings lead to a mechanistic understanding of the functional cycle of DDX39B and its regulation by TREX-2 and TREX-2.1 in mRNP processing. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:40595470 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.79 - 3.28 Å |
| Structure data | ![]() EMDB-46981: Cryo-EM map of human TREX-2 complex bound to full-length DDX39B EMDB-46982, PDB-9dlp: EMDB-46983, PDB-9dlr: EMDB-46985, PDB-9dlv: ![]() EMDB-47126: Cryo-EM map of the human TREX-2.1 complex bound to DDX39B(UAP56) |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ADP: ![]() ChemComp-MG: |
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Keywords | RNA BINDING PROTEIN / mRNA nuclear export / TREX / TREX-2 / UAP56 / DDX39B / RNA BINDING PROTEIN/Hydrolase / LENG8 / RNA BINDING PROTEIN-Hydrolase complex |
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