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FMRP association with and regulation of Fragile X granules exhibit circuit-dependent requirements for the KH2 RNA binding domain

Ellen C. Gingrich, Katherine A. Shepard, Molly E. Mitchell, Kirsty Sawicka, Jennifer C. Darnell, Michael R. Akins
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/462168
Ellen C. Gingrich
1Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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Katherine A. Shepard
1Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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Molly E. Mitchell
1Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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Kirsty Sawicka
2Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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Jennifer C. Darnell
2Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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Michael R. Akins
1Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
3Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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Abstract

The localization and translation of mRNAs is controlled by a diverse array of ribonucleoprotein particles (RNPs), multimolecular complexes containing mRNAs and RNA binding proteins. Fragile X granules (FXGs) are a family of RNPs that exemplify the diversity of RNA granules in the mammalian nervous system. FXGs are found in a conserved subset of neurons, where they localize exclusively to the axonal compartment. Notably, the specific RNA binding proteins and mRNAs found in FXGs depend on brain circuit and neuron type, with all forebrain FXGs containing Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), the protein mutated in the human autism-related disorder Fragile X syndrome. FMRP negatively regulates FXG abundance but is not required for their association with ribosomes or mRNA. To better understand the circuit-dependent mechanisms whereby FMRP associates with and regulates FXGs, we asked how a disease-causing point mutation, I304N, in the KH2 RNA binding domain of FMRP affects these granules in two brain regions – cortex and hippocampus. We found that FMRPI304N had a reduced association with FXGs, as it was absent from approximately half of FXGs in cortex and nearly all FXGs in hippocampus. FXG abundance correlated with the number of FMRP-containing FXGs, suggesting that FMRP regulates FXG abundance by KH2-independent mechanisms that occur locally within the granules. Together, these findings illustrate that cell type-dependent mechanisms guide the assembly of similar RNA granules. Further, point mutations in RNA granule components may lead to cell type-dependent phenotypes that produce atypical forms of disorders that normally arise from more severe mutations.

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FMRP association with and regulation of Fragile X granules exhibit circuit-dependent requirements for the KH2 RNA binding domain
Ellen C. Gingrich, Katherine A. Shepard, Molly E. Mitchell, Kirsty Sawicka, Jennifer C. Darnell, Michael R. Akins
bioRxiv 462168; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/462168
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FMRP association with and regulation of Fragile X granules exhibit circuit-dependent requirements for the KH2 RNA binding domain
Ellen C. Gingrich, Katherine A. Shepard, Molly E. Mitchell, Kirsty Sawicka, Jennifer C. Darnell, Michael R. Akins
bioRxiv 462168; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/462168

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