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Localization of human RNase Z isoforms: dual nuclear/mitochondrial targeting of the ELAC2 gene product by alternative translation initiation
Authors:Rossmanith Walter
Institution:Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. walter.rossmanith@meduniwien.ac.at
Abstract:RNase Z is an endonuclease responsible for the removal of 3' extensions from tRNA precursors, an essential step in tRNA biogenesis. Human cells contain a long form (RNase Z(L)) encoded by ELAC2, and a short form (RNase Z(S); ELAC1). We studied their subcellular localization by expression of proteins fused to green fluorescent protein. RNase Z(S) was found in the cytosol, whereas RNase Z(L) localized to the nucleus and mitochondria. We show that alternative translation initiation is responsible for the dual targeting of RNase Z(L). Due to the unfavorable context of the first AUG of ELAC2, translation apparently also starts from the second AUG, whereby the mitochondrial targeting sequence is lost and the protein is instead routed to the nucleus. Our data suggest that RNase Z(L) is the enzyme involved in both, nuclear and mitochondrial tRNA 3' end maturation.
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