Functional Atlas of Primary miRNA Maturation by the Microprocessor
Molecular Cell(2020)
摘要
Primary microRNAs (miRNAs) are the precursors of miRNAs that modulate the expression of most mRNAs in humans. They fold up into a hairpin structure that is cleaved at its base by an enzyme complex known as the Microprocessor (Drosha/DGCR8). While many of the molecular details are known, a complete understanding of what features distinguish primary miRNA from hairpin structures in other transcripts is still lacking. We develop a massively parallel functional assay termed Dro-seq (Drosha sequencing) that enables testing of hundreds of known primary miRNA substrates and thousands of single-nucleotide variants. We find an additional feature of primary miRNAs, called Shannon entropy, describing the structural ensemble important for processing. In a deep mutagenesis experiment, we observe particular apical loop U bases, likely recognized by DGCR8, are important for efficient processing. These findings build on existing knowledge about primary miRNA maturation by the Microprocessor and further explore the substrate RNA sequence-structure relationship.
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microprocessor,miRNA biogenesis,DROSHA,RNA structure,Dro-seq,pri-miRNA,Shannon entropy
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