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Molecular Cloning of Apobec-1 Complementation Factor, a Novel RNA-Binding Protein Involved in the Editing of Apolipoprotein B mRNA

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Mehta, Anuradha, Kinter, Michael T., Sherman, Nicholas E., Driscoll, Donna M.·2000·Molecular and Cellular Biology

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The C-to-U editing of apolipoprotein B (apo-B) mRNA is catalyzed by a multiprotein complex that recognizes an 11-nucleotide mooring sequence downstream of the editing site. The catalytic subunit of the editing enzyme, apobec-1, has cytidine deaminase activity but requires additional unidentified proteins to edit apo-B mRNA. We purified a 65-kDa protein that functionally complements apobec-1 and obtained peptide sequence information which was used in molecular cloning experiments. The apobec-1 complementation factor (ACF) cDNA encodes a novel 64.3-kDa protein that contains three nonidentical RNA recognition motifs. ACF and apobec-1 comprise the minimal protein requirements for apo-B mRNA editing in vitro. By UV cross-linking and immunoprecipitation, we show that ACF binds to apo-B mRNA in vitro and in vivo. Cross-linking of ACF is not competed by RNAs with mutations in the mooring sequence. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments identified an ACF-apobec-1 complex in transfected cells. Immunodepletion of ACF from rat liver extracts abolished editing activity. The immunoprecipitated complexes contained a functional holoenzyme. Our results support a model of the editing enzyme in which ACF binds to the mooring sequence in apo-B mRNA and docks apobec-1 to deaminate its target cytidine. The fact that ACF is widely expressed in human tissues that lack apobec-1 and apo-B mRNA suggests that ACF may be involved in other RNA editing or RNA processing events.

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Authors
Mehta, A., Kinter, M. T., Sherman, N. E., & Driscoll, D. M.
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Published
2000-03
Volume
20
Issue
5
Pages
1846-1854
ISSN
  • 0270-7306 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5549
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W2140097965
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257
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journal article
Language
en
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Mehta, A., Kinter, M. T., Sherman, N. E., & Driscoll, D. M. (2000). Molecular Cloning of Apobec-1 Complementation Factor, a Novel RNA-Binding Protein Involved in the Editing of Apolipoprotein B mRNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.20.5.1846-1854.2000

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