SINEUP long non-coding RNA acts via PTBP1 and HNRNPK to promote translational initiation assembly [eCLIP-seq]

We found novel functional long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that contain a SINE element, and which up-regulate the translation of target mRNA, named SINEUPs. To investigate the network of translational regulation, we focused on the sub-cellular distribution of target mRNAs and SINEUP RNAs and SINEUP RNA binding proteins (RBPs). We identified PTBP1 and HNRNPK as essential RBPs. These proteins contributed to SINEUP RNA sub-cellular distribution and to assembly of translational initiation complexes, leading to enhancement of the target mRNA translation. To prove the SINEUP RBPs binding regions on SINEUP-GFP transcripts, we performed seCLIP; single-end enhanced crosslinking and immunoprecipitation assay to determine the specific binding sites of PTBP1 and HNRNPK on SINEUP-GFP RNA. These findings will promote a better understanding of the mechanisms on the fate of regulatory RNAs implicated in efficient protein translation. To identfy binding sites of PTBP1 and HNRNPK on SINEUP RNA by eCLIP analysis in HEK293T/17 cell.