Pseudouridine selects RNAs for extracellular transport
Scacchetti, A.; Shields, E. J.; Reich, L. N.; Doherty, J. F.; Tasca, J. A.; Lee, G. E.; Lauman, R.; Chanaday, N. L.; Garcia, B. A.; Conine, C. C.; Bonasio, R.
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RNAs move through the extracellular space to transmit information between cells, including mammalian neurons, yet how specific RNAs are channeled into these extracellular routes is unknown. Using genome-wide CRISPR screening, proteomics, and high-sensitivity transcriptomics in a neuronal model system, we identify domesticated retroviral proteins and RNA-modifying enzymes that regulate RNA loading into and transportation via extracellular vesicles. We show that the pseudouridine synthase PUS1 is a key determinant of RNA trafficking, and that its catalytic product in RNA, pseudouridine, is enriched in extracellular RNAs from transformed and primary neurons. Furthermore, the presence of pseudouridine on select RNAs is both necessary and sufficient for their extracellular export. Finally, we show that myosin light chain 6 (MYL6) is a pseudouridine-binding protein required for secretion of synthetic and endogenous RNAs. These findings reveal a biochemical code linking chemical RNA modification to extracellular transport, and establish a framework to study the function of extracellular RNAs in the nervous system and beyond.
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