SMG-5, required for C.elegans nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, associates with SMG-2 and protein phosphatase 2A.
mRNAs that contain premature stop codons are degraded selectively and rapidly in eukaryotes, a phenomenon termed 'nonsense-mediated mRNA decay' (NMD). We report here molecular analysis of smg-5, which encodes a novel protein required for NMD in Caenorhabditis elegans. Using a combination of immunoprecipitation and yeast two-hybrid assays, we identified a ... series of protein-protein interactions involving SMG-5. SMG-5 interacts with at least four proteins: (i) SMG-7, a previously identified protein required for NMD; (ii) SMG-2, a phosphorylated protein required for NMD in worms, yeasts and mammals; (iii) PR65, the structural subunit of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A); and (iv) PP2A(C), the catalytic subunit of PP2A. Previous work demonstrated that both SMG-5 and SMG-7 are required for efficient dephosphorylation of SMG-2. Our results suggest that PP2A is the SMG-2 phosphatase, and the role of SMG-5 is to direct PP2A to its SMG-2 substrate. We discuss cycles of SMG-2 phosphorylation and their roles in NMD.
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Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Helminth, Helminth Proteins, Phenotype, Phosphoprotein Phosphatases, Phosphoproteins, Protein Phosphatase 2, RNA, Helminth, RNA, Messenger, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Helminth, Helminth Proteins, Phenotype, Phosphoprotein Phosphatases, Phosphoproteins, Protein Phosphatase 2, RNA, Helminth, RNA, Messenger, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
EMBO J.
Date: Feb. 03, 2003
PubMed ID: 12554664
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