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Rasputin functions as a positive regulator of orb in Drosophila oogenesis

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authors

  • Costa, A.
  • Pazman, C.
  • Sinsimer, K. S.
  • Wong, L. C.
  • McLeod, I.
  • Yates III, John
  • Haynes, S.
  • Schedl, P.

publication date

  • September 2013

journal

  • PLoS One  Journal

abstract

  • The determination of cell fate and the establishment of polarity axes during Drosophila oogenesis depend upon pathways that localize mRNAs within the egg chamber and control their on-site translation. One factor that plays a central role in regulating on-site translation of mRNAs is Orb. Orb is a founding member of the conserved CPEB family of RNA-binding proteins. These proteins bind to target sequences in 3' UTRs and regulate mRNA translation by modulating poly(A) tail length. In addition to controlling the translation of axis-determining mRNAs like grk, fs(1)K10, and osk, Orb protein autoregulates its own synthesis by binding to orb mRNA and activating its translation. We have previously shown that Rasputin (Rin), the Drosophila homologue of Ras-GAP SH3 Binding Protein (G3BP), associates with Orb in a messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) complex. Rin is an evolutionarily conserved RNA-binding protein believed to function as a link between Ras signaling and RNA metabolism. Here we show that Orb and Rin form a complex in the female germline. Characterization of a new rin allele shows that rin is essential for oogenesis. Co-localization studies suggest that Orb and Rin form a complex in the oocyte at different stages of oogenesis. This is supported by genetic and biochemical analyses showing that rin functions as a positive regulator in the orb autoregulatory pathway by increasing Orb protein expression. Tandem Mass Spectrometry analysis shows that several canonical stress granule proteins are associated with the Orb-Rin complex suggesting that a conserved mRNP complex regulates localized translation during oogenesis in Drosophila.

subject areas

  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Drosophila
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Female
  • Oogenesis
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3771913

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1932-6203

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1371/journal.pone.0072864

PubMed ID

  • 24069162
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volume

  • 8

issue

  • 9

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