The REM phase of gene regulation
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'Classic' enzymes carry out the housekeeping functions of intermediary metabolism. The past decades have seen a steady trickle of reports of several of these enzymes 'moonlighting' as RNA-binding proteins. Although evidence for a physiological role for RNA binding is strong in a few individual examples, no systematic concept has been proposed for the overall phenomenon. We suggest that these diverse observations might herald the existence of currently hidden post-transcriptional regulatory networks between intermediary metabolism and gene expression based on RNA, enzyme and metabolite interactions. We briefly summarize the evidence in support of such networks and discuss how current approaches can be employed for systematic analyses and integration into our understanding of cellular biology, given the technical and conceptual advances of the 'omics' age.
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Changes in metabolism can be linked to changes in gene expression through posttranscriptional regulatory networks involving RNA, metabolites, and metabolic enzymes 'moonlighting' as RNA binding proteins and regulating specific target mRNAs.
“A transformative conceptual change in the way we consider metabolism within cells is that changes in metabolism can be linked to changes in gene expression through posttranscriptional regulatory networks involving RNA, metabolites, and metabolic enzymes “moonlighting” as RNA binding proteins and regulating specific target mRNAs (104) (Fig. 5).”
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- Authors
- Hentze, M. W., & Preiss, T.
- Affiliations
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (AU)
- Venue
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-08
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 423-426
- ISSN
- 0968-0004 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2035098650
- Cited by
- 115
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 0.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Keywords
- moonlighting enzymes, post-transcriptional regulation, intermediary metabolism, RNA-binding proteins, gene expression regulation
- MeSH terms
- Enzymes, Gene Expression Regulation, Models, Biological, RNA, RNA-Binding Proteins
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