Investigating RNA editing factors from trypanosome mitochondria
Investigating RNA editing factors from trypanosome mitochondria
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.03.020
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Aphasizhev, Ruslan
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作者：
Aphasizheva, Inna;Zhang, Liye;Aphasizhev, Ruslan
Mitochondrial U-insertion/deletion mRNA editing is carried out by two principal multiprotein assemblies, enzymatic RNA editing core (RECC) and RNA editing substrate binding (RESC) complexes, and a plethora of auxiliary factors. An integral part of mitochondrial gene expression, editing receives inputs from primary mRNA and gRNA precursor processing pathways, and generates substrates for mRNA polyadenylation and translation. Although nearly all RECC-embedded enzymes have been implicated in specific editing reactions, the majority of proteins that populate the RESC are also essential for generating edited mRNAs. However, lack of recognizable motifs in RESC subunits limits the prowess of bioinformatics in guiding biochemical experiments and elucidating their specific biological functions. In this chapter, we describe a generic workflow for investigating mitochondrial mRNA editing in Trypanosoma brucei and focus on several methods that proved instrumental is assigning definitive functions to editing factors lacking known signature sequences. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
