TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexible pri-miRNA structures enable tunable production of 5' isomiRs
AU - Bofill-De Ros, Xavier
AU - Hong, Zhenyi
AU - Birkenfeld, Ben
AU - Alamo-Ortiz, Sarangelica
AU - Yang, Acong
AU - Dai, Lisheng
AU - Gu, Shuo
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The Drosha cleavage of a pri-miRNA defines mature microRNA sequence. Drosha cleavage at alternative positions generates 5' isoforms (isomiRs) which have distinctive functions. To understand how pri-miRNA structures influence Drosha cleavage, we performed a systematic analysis of the maturation of endogenous pri-miRNAs and their variants both in vitro and in vivo. We show that in addition to previously known features, the overall structural flexibility of pri-miRNA impact Drosha cleavage fidelity. Internal loops and nearby G · U wobble pairs on the pri-miRNA stem induce the use of non-canonical cleavage sites by Drosha, resulting in 5' isomiR production. By analysing patient data deposited in the Cancer Genome Atlas, we provide evidence that alternative Drosha cleavage of pri-miRNAs is a tunable process that responds to the level of pri-miRNA-associated RNA-binding proteins. Together, our findings reveal that Drosha cleavage fidelity can be modulated by altering pri-miRNA structure, a potential mechanism underlying 5' isomiR biogenesis in tumours.[Figure: see text].
AB - The Drosha cleavage of a pri-miRNA defines mature microRNA sequence. Drosha cleavage at alternative positions generates 5' isoforms (isomiRs) which have distinctive functions. To understand how pri-miRNA structures influence Drosha cleavage, we performed a systematic analysis of the maturation of endogenous pri-miRNAs and their variants both in vitro and in vivo. We show that in addition to previously known features, the overall structural flexibility of pri-miRNA impact Drosha cleavage fidelity. Internal loops and nearby G · U wobble pairs on the pri-miRNA stem induce the use of non-canonical cleavage sites by Drosha, resulting in 5' isomiR production. By analysing patient data deposited in the Cancer Genome Atlas, we provide evidence that alternative Drosha cleavage of pri-miRNAs is a tunable process that responds to the level of pri-miRNA-associated RNA-binding proteins. Together, our findings reveal that Drosha cleavage fidelity can be modulated by altering pri-miRNA structure, a potential mechanism underlying 5' isomiR biogenesis in tumours.[Figure: see text].
KW - 5’ isomiRs
KW - alternative cleavage
KW - cleavage fidelity
KW - dicer
KW - Drosha
KW - pri-miRNA
KW - RNA structure
KW - RNA-binding proteins
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125003579&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15476286.2022.2025680
DO - 10.1080/15476286.2022.2025680
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35188062
AN - SCOPUS:85125003579
SN - 1547-6286
VL - 19
SP - 279
EP - 289
JO - RNA Biology
JF - RNA Biology
IS - 1
ER -