RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes

HIV replication requires nuclear export of unspliced and singly spliced viral transcripts. Although a unique RNA structure has been proposed for the Rev-response element (RRE) responsible for viral mRNA export, how it recruits multiple HIV Rev proteins to form an export complex has been unclear. We...

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Main Authors: Yun Bai, Akshay Tambe, Kaihong Zhou, Jennifer A Doudna
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Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-08-01
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/03656
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Akshay Tambe
Kaihong Zhou
Jennifer A Doudna
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description HIV replication requires nuclear export of unspliced and singly spliced viral transcripts. Although a unique RNA structure has been proposed for the Rev-response element (RRE) responsible for viral mRNA export, how it recruits multiple HIV Rev proteins to form an export complex has been unclear. We show here that initial binding of Rev to the RRE triggers RNA tertiary structural changes, enabling further Rev binding and the rapid formation of a viral export complex. Analysis of the Rev-RRE assembly pathway using SHAPE-Seq and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveals two major steps of Rev-RRE complex formation, beginning with rapid Rev binding to a pre-organized region presenting multiple Rev binding sites. This step induces long-range remodeling of the RNA to expose a cryptic Rev binding site, enabling rapid assembly of additional Rev proteins into the RNA export complex. This kinetic pathway may help maintain the balance between viral replication and maturation.
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spelling doaj.art-c17449f9fc1843538a95cff6b67caa232022-12-22T03:24:28ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2014-08-01310.7554/eLife.03656RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexesYun Bai0Akshay Tambe1Kaihong Zhou2Jennifer A Doudna3Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United StatesDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United StatesDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United StatesDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States; Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United StatesHIV replication requires nuclear export of unspliced and singly spliced viral transcripts. Although a unique RNA structure has been proposed for the Rev-response element (RRE) responsible for viral mRNA export, how it recruits multiple HIV Rev proteins to form an export complex has been unclear. We show here that initial binding of Rev to the RRE triggers RNA tertiary structural changes, enabling further Rev binding and the rapid formation of a viral export complex. Analysis of the Rev-RRE assembly pathway using SHAPE-Seq and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveals two major steps of Rev-RRE complex formation, beginning with rapid Rev binding to a pre-organized region presenting multiple Rev binding sites. This step induces long-range remodeling of the RNA to expose a cryptic Rev binding site, enabling rapid assembly of additional Rev proteins into the RNA export complex. This kinetic pathway may help maintain the balance between viral replication and maturation.https://elifesciences.org/articles/03656SHAPE-SeqHIV RRE-Rev complexRNA nuclear export
spellingShingle Yun Bai
Akshay Tambe
Kaihong Zhou
Jennifer A Doudna
RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes
eLife
SHAPE-Seq
HIV RRE-Rev complex
RNA nuclear export
title RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes
title_full RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes
title_fullStr RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes
title_full_unstemmed RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes
title_short RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes
title_sort rna guided assembly of rev rre nuclear export complexes
topic SHAPE-Seq
HIV RRE-Rev complex
RNA nuclear export
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/03656
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