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RNA BIOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages 1485-1491Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1341033
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ADAR1; Aicardi Goutieres syndrome; Alu; LINE-1; Retrotransposon
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ADAR1 is an enzyme that belongs to the Adenosine Deaminases Acting on RNA (ADARs) family. These enzymes deaminate adenosines to inosines (RNA editing A-to-I) within double-stranded RNA regions in transcripts. Since inosines are recognized as guanosines by the cellular machinery, RNA editing mediated by ADARs can either lead to the formation of an altered protein (recoding) or affect different aspects of RNA metabolism. Recently, a proteomic analysis led to the identification of novel ADAR1-associated factors and found that a good fraction of them is shared with the Long Interspersed Element 1 (LINE-1 or L1) ribonucleoparticles (RNPs). This evidence suggested a possible role of ADAR1 in regulating the L1 life cycle. By taking advantage of the use of cell culture retrotransposition assays, a novel function of this deaminase as an inhibitor of L1 retrotransposition was demonstrated. These results pave the way toward a better comprehension of the mechanisms of restriction of retrotransposons.
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