MeRIP-Seq of pancreatic islets in Mettl3flox/flox and islet β cell-specific Mettl3 knockout (β-Mettl3-KO) mice

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Through mRNA m6A-profiling, we aim to characterize the mRNA m6A changes in pancreatic islets obtained from Mettl3flox/flox and β-Mettl3-KO mice. Methods: Total RNA was extracted using Tripure Isolation Reagent (Roche, Mannheim, Germany) from pancreatic islets of Mettl3flox/flox and β-Mettl3-KO mice at 8 weeks old. A total of 2-3 μg RNAs were pooled from nine Mettl3flox/flox mice and twelve β-Mettl3-KO mice, respectively. Three independent biological replicates of each group were used for MeRIP-seq. Fragmented RNA (~100 nt) was incubated for 2 hr at 4oC with anti-m6A polyclonal antibody (Merk Millipore) in the immunoprecipitation experiment. Then, immunoprecipitated RNAs or Input was used for library construction with Ovation SoLo RNA-Seq System Core Kit (NuGEN). The library preparations were sequenced on an Illumina Novaseq platform with a paired-end read length of 150 bp according to the standard protocols. After mapping reads to the reference genome, exomePeak R package (version 2.16.0) was used for the m6A peak identification in each anti-m6A immunoprecipitation group with the corresponding input samples serving as a control, and q-value threshold of enrichment of 0.05 was used for all data sets. The m6A-enriched motifs of each group were identified by HOMER (version 4.9.1). Conclusion: The islet mRNA m6A profiles in Mettl3flox/flox and β-Mettl3-KO mice were characterized.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE155614 | GEO | 2020/11/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO