Abstract:
:Argonaute proteins associate with small RNAs that guide mRNA degradation, translational repression, or a combination of both. The human Argonaute family has eight members, four of which (Ago1 through Ago4) are closely related and coexpressed in many cell types. To understand the biological function of the different Ago proteins, we set out to determine if Ago1 through Ago4 are associated with miRNAs as well as RISC activity in human cell lines. Our results suggest that miRNAs are incorporated indiscriminately of their sequence into Ago1 through Ago4 containing microRNPs (miRNPs). Purification of the FLAG/HA-epitope-tagged Ago containing complexes from different human cell lines revealed that endonuclease activity is exclusively associated with Ago2. Exogenously introduced siRNAs also associate with Ago2 for guiding target RNA cleavage. The specific role of Ago2 in guiding target RNA cleavage was confirmed independently by siRNA-based depletion of individual Ago members in combination with a sensitive positive-readout reporter assay.
journal_name
Mol Celljournal_title
Molecular cellauthors
Meister G,Landthaler M,Patkaniowska A,Dorsett Y,Teng G,Tuschl Tdoi
10.1016/j.molcel.2004.07.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-07-23 00:00:00pages
185-97issue
2eissn
1097-2765issn
1097-4164pii
S1097-2765(04)00415-0journal_volume
15pub_type
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