Nuclear export of hnRNP Hrp1p and nuclear export of hnRNP Np13p are linked and influenced by the methylation state of Np13p

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Xu, C [1 ]
Henry, MF [1 ]
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[1] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Sch Osteopath Med, Dept Mol Biol, Stratford, NJ 08084 USA
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10.1128/MCB.24.24.10742-10756.2004
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Eukaryotic mRNA processing and export are mediated by a series of complexes composed of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs). Many of these hnRNPs are methylated at arginine residues within their RGG domains. Although cellular arginine methylation is required for the efficient nuclear export of several hnRNPs, its role in this process is unknown. To address this question, we replaced the methylated RGG tripeptides of two hnRNPs, Np13p and Hrp1p, with KGG. We found that these substitutions specifically abolish their methylation but have different effects on their nuclear export activity. Although the efficient export of Hrp1p requires cellular methyltransferase activity, the modification of Hrp1p itself is dispensable. In contrast, we found that Np13 arginine methylation not only facilitates its own export but also is required for Hrp1p to efficiently exit the nucleus. Consistent with this observation, we found that Np13p and Hrp1p exist in a ribonucleoprotein complex. We provide the first evidence that the arginine methylation of a particular protein directly affects its activity. Efficient export does not require methylation per se, but unmethylated arginine residues lead to retention of hnRNPs. Thus, arginine methylation serves to mask the Np13p RGG domain for efficient ribonucleoprotein export.
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