Assembly of the alpha-globin mRNA stability complex reflects binary interaction between the pyrimidine-rich 3' untranslated region determinant and poly(C) binding protein alphaCP
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Assembly of the alpha-globin mRNA stability complex reflects binary interaction between the pyrimidine-rich 3' untranslated region determinant and poly(C) binding protein alphaCP
Abstract
Globin mRNAs accumulate to 95% of total cellular mRNA during terminal erythroid differentiation, reflecting their extraordinary stability. The stability of human alpha-globin mRNA is paralleled by formation of a sequence-specific RNA-protein (RNP) complex at a pyrimidine-rich site within its 3' untranslated region (3'UTR), the alpha-complex. The proteins of the alpha-complex are widely expressed. The alpha-complex or a closely related complex also assembles at pyrimidine-rich 3'UTR segments of other stable mRNAs. These data suggest that the alpha-complex may constitute a general determinant of mRNA stability. One or more alphaCPs, members of a family of hnRNP K-homology domain poly(C) binding proteins, are essential constituents of the alpha-complex. The ability of alphaCPs to homodimerize and their reported association with additional RNA binding proteins such as AU-rich binding factor 1 (AUF1) and hnRNP K have suggested that the alpha-complex is a multisubunit structure. In the present study, we have addressed the composition of the alpha-complex. An RNA titration recruitment assay revealed that alphaCPs were quantitatively incorporated into the alpha-complex in the absence of associated AUF1 and hnRNP K. A high-affinity direct interaction between each of the three major alphaCP isoforms and the alpha-globin 3'UTR was detected, suggesting that each of these proteins might be sufficient for alpha-complex assembly. This sufficiency was further supported by the sequence-specific binding of recombinant alphaCPs to a spectrum of RNA targets. Finally, density sedimentation analysis demonstrated that the alpha-complex could accommodate only a single alphaCP. These data established that a single alphaCP molecule binds directly to the alpha-globin 3'UTR, resulting in a simple binary structure for the alpha-complex.
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