Testis Brain Ribonucleic Acid-Binding Protein/Translin Possesses both Single-Stranded and Double-Stranded Ribonuclease Activities
- 28 September 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 43 (42), 13424-13431
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bi048847l
Abstract
RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which animal and plant cells destroy double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and consequently the mRNA that shares sequence homology to the dsRNA. Although it is known that the enzyme Dicer is responsible for the digestion of dsRNA into ∼22 bp fragments, the mechanism through which these fragments are associated with the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) is mostly unknown. To find protein components in RISC that interact with the ∼22 bp fragment, we synthesized a 32P- and photoaffinity moiety-labeled 22 bp dsRNA fragment and used it as bait to fish out protein(s) directly interacting with the dsRNA fragment. One of the proteins that we discovered by mass spectrometric analysis was TB-RBP/translin. Further analysis of this DNA/RNA binding protein showed that it possesses both ssRNase and dsRNase activities but not DNase activity. The protein processes long dsRNA mainly into ∼25 bp fragments by binding to the open ends of dsRNA and cutting it with almost no turnover due to its high affinity toward the products. The activity requires physiological ionic strength. However, with single-stranded RNA as substrate, the digestion appeared to be more complete. Both ssRNase and dsRNase activities are inhibited by high levels of common RNase inhibitors. Interestingly, both activities can be enhanced greatly by EDTA.Keywords
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