Guide RNA acrobatics: the one-for-two shuffle

Genes Dev. 2022 Jan 1;36(1-2):1-3. doi: 10.1101/gad.349285.121.

Abstract

RNA modifications are crucial for the proper function of the RNAs. The sites of pseudouridines are often specified by dual hairpin guide RNAs, with one or both hairpins identifying a target uridine. In this issue of Genes & Development, Jády and colleagues (pp. 70-83) identify a novel mechanism by which a single guide RNA hairpin can specify two uridines adjacent to each other or separated by 1 nt; i.e., one for two or guide RNA acrobatics.

Keywords: RNA-guided RNA modification; RNA–RNA interaction; box H/ACA RNAs; guide RNA acrobatics; pseudouridine; pseudouridylation.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Pseudouridine* / genetics
  • Pseudouridine* / metabolism
  • RNA / genetics
  • RNA / metabolism
  • RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
  • RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • RNA, Small Nucleolar

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Small Nucleolar
  • Pseudouridine
  • RNA