<p>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.</p>

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Structural mechanism of DDX39B regulation by human TREX-2 and a related complex in mRNP remodeling

  • 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

摘要

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.