GW182 family proteins are essential for microRNA-mediated gene silencing in animal cells. They are recruited to miRNA targets through direct interactions with Argonaute proteins and promote target silencing. They do so by repressing translation and enhancing mRNA turnover. Although the precise mechanism of action of GW182 proteins is not fully understood, these proteins have been shown to interact with the cytoplasmic poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) and with the PAN2-PAN3 and CCR4-NOT deadenylase complexes. These findings suggest that GW182 proteins function as scaffold proteins for the assembly of the multiprotein complex that silences miRNA targets.
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MIT, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Dept Biol, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USAMIT, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
机构:
MIT, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Dept Biol, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USAMIT, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA