A retained intron in the 3'-UTR of Calm3 mRNA mediates its Staufen2- and activity-dependent localization to neuronal dendrites
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Tejaswini Sharangdhar Yoichiro Sugimoto Jacqueline Heraud-Farlow Sandra M Fernández-Moya Janina Ehses Igor Ruiz De Los Mozos Jernej Ule Michael A KieblerAbstract
Dendritic localization and hence local mRNA translation contributes to synaptic plasticity in neurons. Staufen2 (Stau2) is a well‐known neuronal double‐stranded RNA‐binding protein (dsRBP) that has been implicated in dendritic mRNA localization. The specificity of Stau2 binding to its target mRNAs remains elusive. Using individual‐nucleotide resolution CLIP (iCLIP), we identified significantly enriched Stau2 binding to the 3′‐UTRs of 356 transcripts. In 28 (7.9%) of those, binding occurred to a retained intron in their 3′‐UTR. The strongest bound 3′‐UTR intron was present in the longest isoform of Calmodulin 3 (Calm3L) mRNA. Calm3L 3′‐UTR contains six Stau2 crosslink clusters, four of which are in this retained 3′‐UTR intron. The Calm3L mRNA localized to neuronal dendrites, while lack of the 3′‐UTR intron impaired its dendritic localization. Importantly, Stau2 mediates this dendritic localization via the 3′‐UTR intron, without affecting its stability. Also, NMDA‐mediated synaptic activity specifically promoted the dendritic mRNA localization of the Calm3L isoform, while inhibition of synaptic activity reduced it substantially. Together, our results identify the retained intron as a critical element in recruiting Stau2, which then allows for the localization of Calm3L mRNA to distal dendrites.
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Journal EMBO Reports
Volume 18
Issue number 10
Pages 1762-1774
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Europe PubMed Central 28765142
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