Stress-induced nuclear depletion of Entamoeba histolytica 3'-5' exoribonuclease EhRrp6 and its role in growth and erythrophagocytosis

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Shashi Shekhar SinghSudha Bhattacharya

Abstract

The 3'-5' exoribonuclease Rrp6 is a key enzyme in RNA homeostasis involved in processing and degradation of many stable RNA precursors, aberrant transcripts, and noncoding RNAs. We previously have shown that in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, the 5'-external transcribed spacer fragment of pre-rRNA accumulates under serum starvation-induced growth stress. This fragment is a known target of degradation by Rrp6. Here, we computationally and biochemically characterized EhRrp6 and found that it contains the catalytically important EXO and HRDC domains and exhibits exoribonuclease activity with both unstructured and structured RNA substrates, which required the conserved DEDD-Y catalytic-site residues. It lacked the N-terminal PMC2NT domain for binding of the cofactor Rrp47, but could functionally complement the growth defect of a yeast rrp6 mutant. Of note, no Rrp47 homologue was detected in E. histolytica Immunolocalization studies revealed that EhRrp6 is present both in the nucleus and cytosol of normal E. histolytica cells. However, growth stress induced its complete loss from the nuclei, reversed by proteasome inhibitors. EhRrp6-depleted E. histolytica cells were severely growth restricted, and EhRrp6 overexpressio...Continue Reading

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