PMID- 28179391 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180710 LR - 20181113 IS - 2160-1836 (Electronic) IS - 2160-1836 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr 3 TI - The Nuclear Cap-Binding Complex Mediates Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA. PG - 1149-1155 LID - 10.1534/g3.116.038679 [doi] AB - In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, cross walls between individual cells are normally incomplete, making the entire fungal network vulnerable to attack by viruses and selfish DNAs. Accordingly, several genome surveillance mechanisms are maintained to help the fungus combat these repetitive elements. One of these defense mechanisms is called meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD), which identifies and silences unpaired genes during meiosis. Utilizing common RNA interference (RNAi) proteins, such as Dicer and Argonaute, MSUD targets mRNAs homologous to the unpaired sequence to achieve silencing. In this study, we have identified an additional silencing component, namely the cap-binding complex (CBC). Made up of cap-binding proteins CBP20 and CBP80, CBC associates with the 5' cap of mRNA transcripts in eukaryotes. The loss of CBC leads to a deficiency in MSUD activity, suggesting its role in mediating silencing. As confirmed in this study, CBC is predominantly nuclear, although it is known to travel in and out of the nucleus to facilitate RNA transport. As seen in animals but not in plants, CBP20's robust nuclear import depends on CBP80 in Neurospora CBC interacts with a component (Argonaute) of the perinuclear meiotic silencing complex (MSC), directly linking the two cellular factors. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Decker et al. FAU - Decker, Logan M AU - Decker LM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Xiao, Hua AU - Xiao H AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Boone, Erin C AU - Boone EC AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Vierling, Michael M AU - Vierling MM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Shanker, Benjamin S AU - Shanker BS AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Kingston, Shanika L AU - Kingston SL AD - Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida 33161. FAU - Boone, Shannon F AU - Boone SF AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Haynes, Jackson B AU - Haynes JB AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211. FAU - Shiu, Patrick K T AU - Shiu PK AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 shiup@missouri.edu. LA - eng GR - P01 GM068087/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20170403 PL - England TA - G3 (Bethesda) JT - G3 (Bethesda, Md.) JID - 101566598 RN - 0 (DNA, Fungal) RN - 0 (Nuclear Cap-Binding Protein Complex) SB - IM MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - DNA, Fungal/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Gene Silencing MH - Genes, Fungal MH - *Meiosis MH - Neurospora/*cytology/*genetics MH - Nuclear Cap-Binding Protein Complex/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding PMC - PMC5386863 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Neurospora crassa OT - RNA interference (RNAi) OT - cap-binding proteins (CBPs) OT - meiosis OT - meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD) EDAT- 2017/02/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/11 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/06 CRDT- 2017/02/10 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/02/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - g3.116.038679 [pii] AID - GGG_038679 [pii] AID - 10.1534/g3.116.038679 [doi] PST - epublish SO - G3 (Bethesda). 2017 Apr 3;7(4):1149-1155. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.038679.