期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 434, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167394
关键词
RNA; protein recognition; La-related protein 6; La-domain; fibrosis; binding affinity
资金
- CRC Planning grant from Florida State University [R35GM142912]
- NIGMS/NIH
Excessive synthesis of type I collagen is a hallmark of fibrotic diseases. LARP6 plays a key role in regulating collagen biosynthesis by binding to the 5'SL of collagen mRNAs. The La domain of LARP6, specifically the RNK motif, is essential for recognizing and binding to 5'SL RNA in a sequence-specific manner.
Excessive synthesis of type I collagen is a hallmark of fibrotic diseases. Binding of La-related protein 6 (LARP6) to the 5' stem-loop (5'SL) of collagen mRNAs regulates their translation leading to an unnaturally elevated rate of collagen biosynthesis in fibrosis. Previous work suggested that LARP6 needs two domains to form stable complex with 5'SL RNA, the La domain and the juxtaposed RNA recognition motif (RRM), jointly called the La-module. Here we describe that La domain of LARP6 is necessary and sufficient for recognition of 5'SL in RNA sequence specific manner. A three-amino-acid motif located in the flexible loop connecting the second a-helix to the b-sheet of the La domain, called the RNK-motif, is critical for binding. Mutation of any of these three amino acids abolishes the binding of the La domain to 5'SL. The major site of crosslinking of LARP6 to 5'SL RNA was mapped to this motif, as well. The RNK-motif is not found in other LARPs, which cannot bind 5'SL. Presence of RRM increases the stability of complex between La domain and 5'SL RNA and RRM domain does not make extensive contacts with 5'SL RNA. We propose a model in which the initial recognition of 5'SL by LARP6 is mediated by the RNK epitope and further stabilized by the RRM domain. This discovery suggests that the interaction between LARP6 and collagen mRNAs can be blocked by small molecules that target the RNK epitope and will help rational design of the LARP6 binding inhibitors as specific antifibrotic drugs. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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