Trypanosome RNA Binding Proteins

锥虫 RNA 结合蛋白

• 批准号: 7217432
• 负责人: Noreen Williams
• 金额: $ 36.8万
• 依托单位: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-15 至 2009-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7217432
• 关键词: Address; Affect; Binding; Biochemical; Blood Circulation; Cell Line; Cell Nucleolus; Cell Nucleus; Cell physiology; Cells; Chemicals; Development; Elements; Epitopes; Family; Goals; Homologous Protein; Immunoprecipitation; Intervention; Knock-out; Lead; Life Cycle Stages; Light; Modeling; Molecular; Mutation; Nature; Nucleolar Proteins; Organism; Play; Post-Translational Regulation; Process; Protein Binding; Proteins; RNA Interference; RNA Processing; RNA-Binding Proteins; Regulation; Research; Research Personnel; Ribosomal RNA; Role; Staging; Transcript; Translational Regulation; Trypanosoma; Trypanosoma brucei brucei; Untranslated Regions; Work; Yeasts; knock-down; mRNA Stability; nucleic acid binding protein; programs; protein expression; protein function; transmission process; yeast two hybrid system

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposal is to further characterize the function and developmental regulation of two highly related nucleic acid binding proteins, p34 and p37, from the parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma brucei. We have recently shown that these proteins are associated with 5 S rRNA. We have further shown that these proteins also interact with a family of nucleolar proteins, the NOPP44/46 proteins. These two RNA binding proteins show significant developmental regulation and although the proteins are highly homologous they are regulated by different mechanisms, p34 is predominantly expressed in procyclic forms and is regulated at the level of mRNA stability, p37 is predominantly expressed in the bloodstream stage and is regulated by translational control and protein stability. The specific aims of the project are to: 1. Determine whether the two homologous RNA binding proteins, p34 and p37, have distinct roles in the trypanosome, particularly in light of their differential regulation. 2. Determine the mechanism of posttranscriptional regulation for the expression of the p34 protein. 3. Determine the mechanisms of translational regulation of expression for the p37 protein. These experimental approaches will lead to a better understanding of the function and significance of these two unique nucleic acid binding proteins in cellular RNA processing. Given the developmental nature of their expression, we may find them to be critical to the ability of T. brucei to survive transmission from one host type to another. This may provide a strategic target for chemical intervention.

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是进一步表征来自寄生原生动物布鲁氏锥虫的两种高度相关的核酸结合蛋白p34和p37的功能和发育调控。我们最近发现这些蛋白质与5s rRNA相关。我们进一步表明，这些蛋白还与一个核仁蛋白家族NOPP44/46蛋白相互作用。这两种RNA结合蛋白表现出显著的发育调控作用，尽管这两种蛋白高度同源，但它们受不同机制的调控，p34主要以顺环形式表达，并在mRNA稳定性水平上受到调控，p37主要在血流阶段表达，并受翻译控制和蛋白质稳定性的调控。该项目的具体目标是：