期刊
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 402, 期 5, 页码 529-559出版社
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0362
关键词
helicase; mechanism; regulation; RNA binding; RNA unwinding
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [KL1153/7-1, 7-2]
RNA helicases are enzymes involved in various RNA metabolic processes, with a common core providing active and binding sites, regulated by multiple mechanisms. Case studies show how helicases with functions in translation, splicing, and RNA sensing are regulated in time and space.
RNA helicases are a ubiquitous class of enzymes involved in virtually all processes of RNA metabolism, from transcription, mRNA splicing and export, mRNA translation and RNA transport to RNA degradation. Although ATP-dependent unwinding of RNA duplexes is their hallmark reaction, not all helicases catalyze unwinding in vitro, and some in vivo functions do not depend on duplex unwinding. RNA helicases are divided into different families that share a common helicase core with a set of helicase signature motives. The core provides the active site for ATP hydrolysis, a binding site for non-sequence-specific interaction with RNA, and in many cases a basal unwinding activity. Its activity is often regulated by flanking domains, by interaction partners, or by self-association. In this review, we summarize the regulatory mechanisms that modulate the activities of the helicase core. Case studies on selected helicases with functions in translation, splicing, and RNA sensing illustrate the various modes and layers of regulation in time and space that harness the helicase core for a wide spectrum of cellular tasks.
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