Cryo-EM structure of SMG1–SMG8–SMG9 complex
CELL RESEARCH(2019)
Abstract
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) targets premature stop codon (PTC)-containing mRNAs for rapid degradation, and is essential for mammalian embryonic development, brain development and modulation of the stress response. The key event in NMD is the SMG1-mediated phosphorylation of an RNA helicase UPF1 and SMG1 kinase activity is inhibited by SMG8 and SMG9 in an unknown mechanism. Here, we determined the cryo-EM structures of human SMG1 at 3.6 Å resolution and the SMG1–SMG8–SMG9 complex at 3.4 Å resolution, respectively. SMG8 has a C-terminal kinase inhibitory domain (KID), which covers the catalytic pocket and inhibits the kinase activity of SMG1. Structural analyses suggest that GTP hydrolysis of SMG9 would lead to a dramatic conformational change of SMG8–SMG9 and the KID would move away from the inhibitory position to restore SMG1 kinase activity. Thus, our structural and biochemical analyses provide a mechanistic understanding of SMG1–SMG8–SMG9 complex assembly and the regulatory mechanism of SMG1 kinase activity.
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Key words
Cryoelectron microscopy,Phosphorylation,RNA decay,Life Sciences,general,Cell Biology
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