PMID- 32291289 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210621 LR - 20210621 IS - 2160-1836 (Electronic) IS - 2160-1836 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Jun 1 TI - An NCBP3-Domain Protein Mediates Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA. PG - 1919-1927 LID - 10.1534/g3.120.401236 [doi] AB - In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, genes unpaired during meiosis are silenced by a process known as meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD). MSUD utilizes common RNA interference (RNAi) proteins, such as Dicer and Argonaute, to target homologous mRNAs for silencing. Previously, we demonstrated that nuclear cap-binding proteins NCBP1 and NCBP2 are involved in MSUD. We report here that SAD-8, a protein similar to human NCBP3, also mediates silencing. Although SAD-8 is not essential for either vegetative or sexual development, it is required for MSUD. SAD-8 localizes predominantly in the nucleus and interacts with both NCBP1 and NCBP2. Similar to NCBP1 and NCBP2, SAD-8 interacts with a component (Argonaute) of the perinuclear meiotic silencing complex (MSC), further implicating the involvement of cap-binding proteins in silencing. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Boone et al. FAU - Boone, Erin C AU - Boone EC AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Xiao, Hua AU - Xiao H AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Vierling, Michael M AU - Vierling MM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Decker, Logan M AU - Decker LM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Sy, Victor T AU - Sy VT AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Kennedy, Rana F AU - Kennedy RF AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Bonham, Marilyn A AU - Bonham MA AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Schmitz, Shannon F AU - Schmitz SF AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - John, Annie M AU - John AM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and. FAU - Hammond, Thomas M AU - Hammond TM AD - School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790. FAU - Shiu, Patrick K T AU - Shiu PKT AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 and 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 - 20200601 PL - England TA - G3 (Bethesda) JT - G3 (Bethesda, Md.) JID - 101566598 RN - 0 (DNA, Fungal) RN - 0 (Fungal Proteins) SB - IM MH - DNA, Fungal MH - Fungal Proteins/genetics MH - *Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Meiosis MH - *Neurospora crassa/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC7263685 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Neurospora crassa OT - RNA interference (RNAi) OT - cap-binding proteins (CBPs) OT - meiosis OT - meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD) EDAT- 2020/04/16 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2020/04/14 CRDT- 2020/04/16 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/04/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - g3.120.401236 [pii] AID - GGG_401236 [pii] AID - 10.1534/g3.120.401236 [doi] PST - epublish SO - G3 (Bethesda). 2020 Jun 1;10(6):1919-1927. doi: 10.1534/g3.120.401236.