%0 Journal Article %T Structural and mechanistic basis of mammalian Nudt12 RNA deNADding %J - %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-019-0293-7 %X We recently demonstrated that mammalian cells harbor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-capped messenger RNAs that are hydrolyzed by the DXO deNADding enzyme. Here, we report that the Nudix protein Nudt12 is a second mammalian deNADding enzyme structurally and mechanistically distinct from DXO and targeting different RNAs. The crystal structure of mouse Nudt12 in complex with the deNADding product AMP and three Mg2+ ions at 1.6£¿£¿ resolution provides insights into the molecular basis of the deNADding activity in the NAD pyrophosphate. Disruption of the Nudt12 gene stabilizes transfected NAD-capped RNA in cells, and its endogenous NAD-capped mRNA targets are enriched in those encoding proteins involved in cellular energetics. Furthermore, exposure of cells to nutrient or environmental stress manifests changes in NAD-capped RNA levels that are selectively responsive to Nudt12 or DXO, respectively, indicating an association of deNADding to cellular metabolism %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-019-0293-7