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RBFOX2 recognizes N6-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation.


ABSTRACT: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation can be deposited on chromatin-associated RNAs (caRNAs) by the RNA methyltransferase complex (MTC) to regulate chromatin state and transcription. However, the mechanism by which MTC is recruited to distinct genomic loci remains elusive. Here we identify RBFOX2, a well-studied RNA-binding protein, as a chromatin factor that preferentially recognizes m6A on caRNAs. RBFOX2 can recruit RBM15, an MTC component, to facilitate methylation of promoter-associated RNAs. RBM15 also physically interacts with YTHDC1 and recruits polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) to the RBFOX2-bound loci for chromatin silencing and transcription suppression. Furthermore, we found that this RBFOX2/m6A/RBM15/YTHDC1/PRC2 axis plays a critical role in myeloid leukaemia. Downregulation of RBFOX2 notably inhibits survival/proliferation of acute myeloid leukaemia cells and promotes their myeloid differentiation. RBFOX2 is also required for self-renewal of leukaemia stem/initiation cells and acute myeloid leukaemia maintenance. Our study presents a pathway of m6A MTC recruitment and m6A deposition on caRNAs, resulting in locus-selective chromatin regulation, which has potential therapeutic implications in leukaemia.

SUBMITTER: Dou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495261 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RBFOX2 recognizes N<sup>6</sup>-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation.

Dou Xiaoyang X   Xiao Yu Y   Shen Chao C   Wang Kitty K   Wu Tong T   Liu Chang C   Li Yini Y   Yu Xianbin X   Liu Jun J   Dai Qing Q   Pajdzik Kinga K   Ye Chang C   Ge Ruiqi R   Gao Boyang B   Yu Jianhua J   Sun Shuying S   Chen Mengjie M   Chen Jianjun J   He Chuan C  

Nature cell biology 20230828 9


N<sup>6</sup>-methyladenosine (m<sup>6</sup>A) methylation can be deposited on chromatin-associated RNAs (caRNAs) by the RNA methyltransferase complex (MTC) to regulate chromatin state and transcription. However, the mechanism by which MTC is recruited to distinct genomic loci remains elusive. Here we identify RBFOX2, a well-studied RNA-binding protein, as a chromatin factor that preferentially recognizes m<sup>6</sup>A on caRNAs. RBFOX2 can recruit RBM15, an MTC component, to facilitate methyla  ...[more]

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