GRNA/MRNA INTERACTIONS IN TRYPANSOME RNA EDITING

描述：布氏锥虫中的RNA编辑是一个插入/ 从线粒体前mRNA分子中删除尿苷酸残基（U）。这 这种现象通过创建开放阅读框架，校正 帧移位并产生用于翻译起始和终止的信号。 我们的位置是由一个小RNA分子（引导（g）- RNA）引导的。 其与成熟mRNA的部分互补。虽然已知gRNA 携带信息的编辑过程中，很少有人知道如何 gRNA用于指导编辑过程。所有鉴定出的gRNA 迄今为止已经定义了5 ′锚序列、指导序列和非编码的 3'尿苷尾。本提案的总体目标是了解如何 不同的gRNA元件有助于编辑过程，它们如何 在编辑过程中与预编辑的mRNA相互作用，并最终使gRNA 用于指导编辑。这一目标将通过三个 研究途径：1）二级结构相互作用分析 gRNA和mRNA之间的相互作用。gRNA的范围 与mRNA的相互作用将通过结合光亲和交叉来确定。 结合结构探测技术。定义gRNA的结构 mRNA在编辑过程中相互作用， 对gRNA在编辑过程中的作用的分子理解。2)一个 分析编辑复合物中RNA和蛋白质的三级结构。 光敏剂在同源位点上的交联模式 将分析不同的gRNA和mRNA，以确定这些RNA是否含有 共同的核心三级结构使用位点特异性交联技术， 编辑蛋白相对于gRNA特定区域的位置 mRNA将被分析。3)确定序列和 gRNA/mRNA结合动力学中的结构。两者的贡献 序列和结构在RNA相互作用的整体动力学中的作用将是 分析使用天然和温度梯度凝胶电泳和表面 等离子体共振技术gRNA与mRNA的结合是 RNA编辑的基础步骤对自然和相对的理解 赋予这种相互作用特异性的要素的重要性是 这对我们理解编辑过程至关重要。这项研究将使 使我们开始了解RNA的结构功能关系， 编辑复合物中的蛋白质，并大大提高了我们对蛋白质的理解。 信息从一个RNA分子转移到另一个RNA分子的机制。 另动质体的成员是非洲的病原体 昏睡病、恰加斯病和利什曼病。了解kRNA 编辑，这是独特的这些生物，将有助于基本的 寄生虫的知识，并可能导致新的战略， 疾病的干预和控制。

DESCRIPTION: RNA editing in Trypanosoma brucei is a process that inserts / deletes uridylate residues (U) from mitochondrial pre-mRNA molecules. This phenomenon produces mature mRNAs by creating open reading frames, correcting frame shifts and creating signals for translational initiation and termination. The placement of Us is guided by a small RNA molecule (the guide (g) - RNA) which is complementary to portions of the mature mRNA. While the gRNA is known the carry the information for the editing process, little is known about how the gRNAs are used to direct the editing process. All of the gRNAs identified to date have defined 5' anchor sequences, guiding sequences and a non-encoded 3' uridine tail. The overall objective of this proposal is to understand how the different gRNA elements contribute to the editing process, how they interact with the pre-edited mRNA during editing and ultimately how the gRNA is utilized to direct editing. This objective will be approached using three avenues of research: 1) an analysis of the secondary structure interactions between gRNA and mRNA during the editing process. The extent of the gRNAs interactions with the mRNA will be determined by combining photoaffinity cross linking with structure probing techniques. Defining the structures of the gRNA and the mRNA as they interact during the editing process will help lead to a molecular understanding for the role of the gRNAs in the editing process. 2) An analysis of the tertiary structure of RNAs and proteins in the editing complex. The cross linking patterns of photo-agents attached at homologous sites in different gRNAs and mRNAs will be analyzed to determine if these RNAs contain a common, core tertiary structure. Using site-specific cross linking techniques, the positions of editing proteins in relation to specific regions of the gRNA and mRNA will be analyzed. 3) A determination of the roles of sequence and structure in the kinetics of gRNA/mRNA association. The contribution both sequence and structure make in the overall kinetics of RNA interaction will be analyzed using native and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis and surface plasmon resonance technology. The binding of the gRNA to the mRNA is the fundamental step in RNA editing. An understanding of the nature and relative importance of the elements, which confer specificity on this interaction, is critical to our understanding of the editing process. This research will allow us to begin to understand the structural function relationship of RNAs and protein within the editing complex and greatly enhance our understanding of the mechanism involved in the transfer of information from one RNA molecule to another. Members of the kinetoplastida are the causative agents of African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. Understanding kRNA editing, which is unique to these organisms, will contribute to the fundamental knowledge of the parasite and may lead to the development of new strategies for disease intervention and control.