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Discriminating Self and Non-Self by RNA: Roles for RNA Structure, Misfolding, and
Modification in Regulating the Innate Immune Sensor PKR
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Hull CM
; Bevilacqua PC
Acc Chem Res
2016[Jun]; 49
(6
): 1242-9
PMID27269119
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Pathogens are recognized by the innate immune system in part via their unique and
complex RNA signatures. A key sensor in human innate immunity is the
RNA-activated protein kinase, protein kinase R (PKR), which has two
double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding motifs (dsRBMs) at its N-terminus. Early
studies described PKR as being activated potently by long stretches of perfect
dsRNA, a signature typical of viruses. More recently, we and others have found
that PKR is also activated by RNAs having structural defects such as bulges and
internal loops. This Account describes advances in our understanding of the
ability of PKR to detect diverse foreign RNAs and how that recognition plays
significant roles in discriminating self from non-self. The experiments discussed
employ a wide range of techniques including activation assays, native
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), protein footprinting, and small-angle
X-ray scattering (SAXS). We discuss how misfolding and dimerization of RNA lead
to activation of PKR. We also present recent findings on the activation of PKR by
varied bacterial functional RNAs including ribozymes and riboswitches, which are
among the few structured RNAs known to interact with PKR in a site-specific
manner. Molecular models for how these structured RNAs activate PKR are provided.
Studies by SAXS revealed that PKR straightens bent RNAs. Most external and
internal RNA cellular modifications introduced in vitro and found naturally, such
as the m7G cap and m6A group, abrogate activation of PKR, but other
modifications, such as 5'-ppp and 2'-fluoro groups, are immunostimulatory and
potential anticancer agents. Genome-wide studies of RNA folding in vitro and in
vivo have provided fresh insights into general differences in RNA structure among
bacteria, viruses, and human. These studies suggest that in vivo, cellular human
RNAs are less folded than once thought, unwound by helicases, destabilized by m6A
modifications, and often bound up with proteins, all conditions known to abrogate
activation of PKR. It thus appears that non-self RNAs are detected as unmodified,
naked RNAs with appreciable secondary and tertiary structure. Observation that
PKR is activated by structured but otherwise diverse RNAs is consistent both with
the broad-spectrum nature of innate immunity and the nonspecific recognition of
RNA by the dsRBM family. These findings provide a possible explanation for the
apparent absence of protein-free structured human RNAs, such as ribozymes and
riboswitches.