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  • Title: Translational repression of the disintegrin and metalloprotease ADAM10 by a stable G-quadruplex secondary structure in its 5'-untranslated region.
    Author: Lammich S, Kamp F, Wagner J, Nuscher B, Zilow S, Ludwig AK, Willem M, Haass C.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 2011 Dec 30; 286(52):45063-72. PubMed ID: 22065584.
    Abstract:
    Anti-amyloidogenic processing of the amyloid precursor protein APP by α-secretase prevents formation of the amyloid-β peptide, which accumulates in senile plaques of Alzheimer disease patients. α-Secretase belongs to the family of a disintegrin and metalloproteases (ADAMs), and ADAM10 is the primary candidate for this anti-amyloidogenic activity. We recently demonstrated that ADAM10 translation is repressed by its 5'-UTR and that in particular the first half of ADAM10 5'-UTR is responsible for translational repression. Here, we asked whether specific sequence motifs exist in the ADAM10 5'-UTR that are able to form complex secondary structures and thus potentially inhibit ADAM10 translation. Using circular dichroism spectroscopy, we demonstrate that a G-rich region between nucleotides 66 and 94 of the ADAM10 5'-UTR forms a highly stable, intramolecular, parallel G-quadruplex secondary structure under physiological conditions. Mutation of guanines in this sequence abrogates the formation of the G-quadruplex structure. Although the G-quadruplex structure efficiently inhibits translation of a luciferase reporter in in vitro translation assays and in living cells, inhibition of G-quadruplex formation fails to do so. Moreover, expression of ADAM10 was similarly repressed by the G-quadruplex. Mutation of the G-quadruplex motif results in a significant increase of ADAM10 levels and consequently APPsα secretion. Thus, we identified a critical RNA secondary structure within the 5'-UTR, which contributes to the translational repression of ADAM10.
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