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Modulation of RNA-based regulatory processes by viruses

Description du projet

Comment les ARN régulateurs sont-ils régulés?

L’ARN non codant (ARNnc) est une classe de molécules d’ARN qui ne codent pas de protéines mais qui sont directement impliquées dans divers processus cellulaires, y compris la régulation des gènes. Il existe de plus en plus de preuves du rôle des ARNnc dans les mécanismes de défense de l’hôte contre les virus, soit en se liant à l’ARN viral, soit en régulant les réponses immunitaires de l’hôte et l’inflammation. Financé par le Conseil européen de la recherche, le projet RegulRNA se concentrera sur les microARN, dont on sait qu’ils régulent l’expression des gènes en se liant à l’ARNm et en facilitant sa dégradation. L’objectif principal est d’étudier comment les processus de silençage de l’ARN sont régulés pendant les infections virales en utilisant une approche pluridisciplinaire.

Objectif

Small and large non-coding RNAs are essential components at the heart of gene expression regulation. The past fifteen years have witnessed the emergence of a new field of research impacting diverse domains of biology. Among these, virology is no exception and discoveries such as the antiviral role of RNA silencing, virus-encoded microRNAs (miRNAs), or miRNA-based regulation of viruses have notably shifted our views of host-virus interactions. Although we know a lot about the mechanisms of action of ncRNAs, and their role in the context of viral infections, we know much less regarding the control of the regulatory RNAs themselves. In other words, how are the regulators regulated? To provide answers to this burning question, we propose to use different viruses as models to investigate the various levels where modulation of regulatory RNA can occur. Thus, we will study the importance of RNA secondary and tertiary structure as well as accessory proteins in the regulation of miRNA primary transcript processing. In a second axis, we propose to investigate how the functional, mature miRNAs can be controlled. To this end, we will focus on the mechanisms of target-mediated miRNA decay and the role of competing endogenous RNAs. We will finally turn to the regulation of antiviral RNA silencing. Although it seems that this kind of defence mechanism exist in mammalian cells, it is not yet clear how physiologically relevant it is and how it interfaces with other innate immune mechanisms. In this multidisciplinary project, we will use a combination of techniques ranging from bioinformatics to cellular biology to achieve our goal to get a comprehensive view of how RNA silencing processes are regulated during virus infection.

Régime de financement

ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant

Institution d’accueil

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 1 998 291,00
Adresse
RUE MICHEL ANGE 3
75794 Paris
France

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Région
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Type d’activité
Research Organisations
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Coût total
€ 1 998 291,00

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