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Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2000, p. 1104-1115, Vol. 20, No. 4
0270-7306/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

The N-Terminal Domain That Distinguishes Yeast from Bacterial RNase III Contains a Dimerization Signal Required for Efficient Double-Stranded RNA Cleavage

Bruno Lamontagne, Annie Tremblay, and Sherif Abou Elela*

Département de Microbiologie et d'Infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4

Received 1 September 1999/Returned for modification 18 October 1999/Accepted 17 November 1999

Yeast Rnt1 is a member of the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-specific RNase III family identified by conserved dsRNA binding (dsRBD) and nuclease domains. Comparative sequence analyses have revealed an additional N-terminal domain unique to the eukaryotic homologues of RNase III. The deletion of this domain from Rnt1 slowed growth and led to mild accumulation of unprocessed 25S pre-rRNA. In vitro, deletion of the N-terminal domain reduced the rate of RNA cleavage under physiological salt concentration. Size exclusion chromatography and cross-linking assays indicated that the N-terminal domain and the dsRBD self-interact to stabilize the Rnt1 homodimer. In addition, an interaction between the N-terminal domain and the dsRBD was identified by a two-hybrid assay. The results suggest that the eukaryotic N-terminal domain of Rnt1 ensures efficient dsRNA cleavage by mediating the assembly of optimum Rnt1-RNA ribonucleoprotein complex.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Département de Microbiologie et d'Infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4. Phone: (819) 564-5275. Fax: (819) 564-5392. E-mail: sabou{at}courrier.usherb.ca.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2000, p. 1104-1115, Vol. 20, No. 4
0270-7306/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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