TY - JOUR
T1 - RNA export through the nuclear pore complex is directional
AU - Ashkenazy-Titelman, Asaf
AU - Atrash, Mohammad Khaled
AU - Boocholez, Alon
AU - Kinor, Noa
AU - Shav-Tal, Yaron
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© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/10/6
Y1 - 2022/10/6
N2 - The changes occurring in mRNA organization during nucleo-cytoplasmic transport and export, are not well understood. Moreover, directionality of mRNA passage through the nuclear pore complex (NPC) has not been examined within individual NPCs. Here we find that an mRNP is compact during nucleoplasmic travels compared to a more open structure after transcription and at the nuclear periphery. Compaction levels of nuclear transcripts can be modulated by varying levels of SR proteins and by changing genome organization. Nuclear mRNPs are mostly rod-shaped with distant 5'/3'-ends, although for some, the ends are in proximity. The latter is more abundant in the cytoplasm and can be modified by translation inhibition. mRNAs and lncRNAs exiting the NPC exhibit predominant 5’-first export. In some cases, several adjacent NPCs are engaged in export of the same mRNA suggesting 'gene gating'. Altogether, we show that the mRNP is a flexible structure during travels, with 5'-directionality during export.
AB - The changes occurring in mRNA organization during nucleo-cytoplasmic transport and export, are not well understood. Moreover, directionality of mRNA passage through the nuclear pore complex (NPC) has not been examined within individual NPCs. Here we find that an mRNP is compact during nucleoplasmic travels compared to a more open structure after transcription and at the nuclear periphery. Compaction levels of nuclear transcripts can be modulated by varying levels of SR proteins and by changing genome organization. Nuclear mRNPs are mostly rod-shaped with distant 5'/3'-ends, although for some, the ends are in proximity. The latter is more abundant in the cytoplasm and can be modified by translation inhibition. mRNAs and lncRNAs exiting the NPC exhibit predominant 5’-first export. In some cases, several adjacent NPCs are engaged in export of the same mRNA suggesting 'gene gating'. Altogether, we show that the mRNP is a flexible structure during travels, with 5'-directionality during export.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-022-33572-7
DO - 10.1038/s41467-022-33572-7
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C2 - 36202822
AN - SCOPUS:85139347652
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 13
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 5881
ER -