Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway, in which microprocessor and Dicer collaborate to process microRNAs (miRNA), was recently expanded by the description of alternative processing routes. In one of these noncanonical pathways, Dicer action is replaced by the Argonaute2 (Ago2) slicer function. It was...
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doaj-57d66e23a89249339c8f76c6f1aa88bd2020-11-24T22:43:23ZengElsevierMolecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids2162-25312015-01-014C10.1038/mtna.2015.19Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and TrimmingAlex Harwig0Elena Herrera-Carrillo1Aldo Jongejan2Antonius Hubertus van Kampen3Ben Berkhout4Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsLaboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsBioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsBioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsLaboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThe RNA interference (RNAi) pathway, in which microprocessor and Dicer collaborate to process microRNAs (miRNA), was recently expanded by the description of alternative processing routes. In one of these noncanonical pathways, Dicer action is replaced by the Argonaute2 (Ago2) slicer function. It was recently shown that the stem-length of precursor-miRNA or short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules is a major determinant for Dicer versus Ago2 processing. Here we present the results of a deep sequence study on the processing of shRNAs with different stem length and a top G·U wobble base pair (bp). This analysis revealed some unexpected properties of these so-called AgoshRNA molecules that are processed by Ago2 instead of Dicer. First, we confirmed the gradual shift from Dicer to Ago2 processing upon shortening of the hairpin length. Second, hairpins with a stem larger than 19 base pair are inefficiently cleaved by Ago2 and we noticed a shift in the cleavage site. Third, the introduction of a top G·U bp in a regular shRNA can promote Ago2-cleavage, which coincides with a loss of Ago2-loading of the Dicer-cleaved 3’ strand. Fourth, the Ago2-processed AgoshRNAs acquire a short 3’ tail of 1–3 A-nucleotides (nt) and we present evidence that this product is subsequently trimmed by the poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253116300324Ago2AgoshRNAsDicerdeep sequencingDicer-independent shRNARNAi |
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Alex Harwig Elena Herrera-Carrillo Aldo Jongejan Antonius Hubertus van Kampen Ben Berkhout Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids Ago2 AgoshRNAs Dicer deep sequencing Dicer-independent shRNA RNAi |
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Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming |
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Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming |
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Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming |
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Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming |
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Deep Sequence Analysis of AgoshRNA Processing Reveals 3’ A Addition and Trimming |
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deep sequence analysis of agoshrna processing reveals 3’ a addition and trimming |
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Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids |
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The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway, in which microprocessor and Dicer collaborate to process microRNAs (miRNA), was recently expanded by the description of alternative processing routes. In one of these noncanonical pathways, Dicer action is replaced by the Argonaute2 (Ago2) slicer function. It was recently shown that the stem-length of precursor-miRNA or short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules is a major determinant for Dicer versus Ago2 processing. Here we present the results of a deep sequence study on the processing of shRNAs with different stem length and a top G·U wobble base pair (bp). This analysis revealed some unexpected properties of these so-called AgoshRNA molecules that are processed by Ago2 instead of Dicer. First, we confirmed the gradual shift from Dicer to Ago2 processing upon shortening of the hairpin length. Second, hairpins with a stem larger than 19 base pair are inefficiently cleaved by Ago2 and we noticed a shift in the cleavage site. Third, the introduction of a top G·U bp in a regular shRNA can promote Ago2-cleavage, which coincides with a loss of Ago2-loading of the Dicer-cleaved 3’ strand. Fourth, the Ago2-processed AgoshRNAs acquire a short 3’ tail of 1–3 A-nucleotides (nt) and we present evidence that this product is subsequently trimmed by the poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN). |
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Ago2 AgoshRNAs Dicer deep sequencing Dicer-independent shRNA RNAi |
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