The IDR-containing protein PID-2 affects Z granules and is required for piRNA-induced silencing in the embryo
Placentino, M.; Domingues, A. M. d. J.; Schreier, J.; Dietz, S.; Hellmann, S.; de Albuquerque, B.; Butter, F.; Ketting, R. F.
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In Caenorhabditis elegans, the piRNA (21U RNA) pathway is required to establish proper gene regulation and an immortal germline. To achieve this, PRG-1-bound 21U RNAs trigger silencing mechanisms mediated by RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP)-synthetized 22G RNAs. This silencing can become PRG-1-independent, and heritable over many generations. This state is named RNAe. It is unknown how and when RNAe is established, and how it is maintained. We show that maternally provided 21U RNAs can be sufficient to trigger RNAe in embryos. Additionally, we identify the IDR-containing protein PID-2, as a factor required to establish and maintain RNAe. PID-2 interacts with two novel, partially redundant, eTudor domain proteins, PID-4 and PID-5. Additionally, PID-5 has a domain related to the X-prolyl aminopeptidase protein APP-1, and binds APP-1, implicating N-terminal proteolysis in RNAe. All three proteins are required for germline immortality, localize to perinuclear foci, affect Z granules, and are required for balancing of 22G RNA populations. Overall, our study identifies three new proteins with crucial functions in the C. elegans small RNA silencing network.
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