Mammalian mitochondrial RNAs are degraded in the mitochondrial intermembrane space by RNASET2

Abstract

Mammalian mitochondrial genome encodes a small set of tRNAs, rRNAs, and mRNAs. The RNA synthesis process has been well characterized. How the RNAs are degraded, however, is poorly understood. It was long assumed that the degradation happens in the matrix where transcription and translation machineries reside. Here we show that contrary to the assumption, mammalian mitochondrial RNA degradation occurs in the mitochondrial intermembrane space (IMS) and the IMSlocalized RNASET2 is the enzyme that degrades the RNAs. This provides a new paradigm for understanding mitochondrial RNA metabolism and transport.

Keywords

mitochondria / intermembrane space / ribonuclease / mtRNA / RNA degradation / decay / RNASET2 / RNase T2 / inner membrane / transport / RNA trafficking

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