LincRNA-p21 Suppresses Target mRNA Translation

Je Hyun Yoon, Kotb Abdelmohsen, Subramanya Srikantan, Xiaoling Yang, Jennifer L. Martindale, Supriyo De, Maite Huarte, Ming Zhan, Kevin G. Becker, Myriam Gorospe

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Abstract

Mammalian long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) are best known for modulating transcription. Here we report a posttranscriptional function for lincRNA-p21 as a modulator of translation. Association of the RNA-binding protein HuR with lincRNA-p21 favored the recruitment of let-7/Ago2 to lincRNA-p21, leading to lower lincRNA-p21 stability. Under reduced HuR levels, lincRNA-p21 accumulated in human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells, increasing its association with JUNB and CTNNB1 mRNAs and selectively lowering their translation. With elevated HuR, lincRNA-p21 levels declined, which in turn derepressed JunB and β-catenin translation and increased the levels of these proteins. We propose that HuR controls translation of a subset of target mRNAs by influencing lincRNA-p21 levels. Our findings uncover a role for lincRNA as a posttranscriptional inhibitor of translation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)648-655
Number of pages8
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume47
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 24 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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