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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 276, Issue 35, 33129-33138, August 31, 2001

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A Single Point Mutation at the 3'-Untranslated Region of Ran mRNA Leads to Profound Changes in Lipopolysaccharide Endotoxin-mediated Responses^*

Peter M. C. Wong, Quan Yuan, Hong Chen, Barnet M. Sultzer, and Siu-Wah Chung

From the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Fels Institute, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140

By functional cDNA expression cloning, we have previously established that Ran is important in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signaling. This was achieved by functional comparison between two cDNAs, differing by a single base substitution within the 3'-untranslated region of the cDNA. This point mutation results in a striking RNA conformational change. No dramatic difference in total RNA at steady state could be found between the two molecules. However, at the protein level, RanC/d (from 870C mRNA) was 5-10-fold higher than RanT/n (from 870T mRNA) and this difference was not observed in non-hematopoietic cells transduced with the same vectors. This tissue-specific difference correlated with a difference in LPS endotoxin responses in corresponding hematopoietic cells. Importantly, the amounts of Ran- C/d and RanT/n proteins were similar initially but the difference became obvious with time. Both Ran proteins migrated from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, but Ran from RanC/d migrated faster than that of RanT/n. RanT/n protein preferentially remained in the cytoplasm and its overall amount was reduced at steady state, consistent with its degradation by intracellular proteases known to be involved in LPS-mediated signal transduction. As the two proteins are identical, the faster RanC/d nuclear localization and a preferred initial cytoplasmic RanT/n distribution suggest a difference in mRNA intracellular localization between the two molecules, as dictated by their RNA structural difference. By pulse-chase experiments, RanC/d proteins are more resistant to degradation than RanT/n protein; there also appear to have two populations of RanT/n proteins, one may reside in the cytoplasm and the other, in the nucleus. More RanC/d GTPase accumulated in the nuclei would conceivably alter the potency of signal transduction and therefore down-modulate LPS-mediated biological responses.

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