RNA-seq timecourse for Nudt21 KO and Nudt21 Hypomorph esophageal basal cells
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ABSTRACT: Most mammalian genes contain multiple polyadenylation signals, yielding mRNA-isoforms with different 3’UTR ends via alternative polyadenylation (APA). While APA can profoundly impact protein levels, its physiological roles remain elusive. Here, we show that the APA regulator Nudt21 is essential for tissue regeneration by maintaining proliferative stem and progenitor cells. Leveraging a Nudt21-titratable system, we show that APA modulation impacts stem/progenitor cell function in a dose-dependent manner. Intermediate levels elicit a differentiation arrest owing to the 3’UTR-shortening of chromatin-associated mRNAs that escape miRNA regulation. By contrast, complete Nudt21 loss disrupts stem cell self-renewal by shortening the 3’UTRs of mRNAs encoding for essential multiprotein complexes, including the nuclear pore, leading to their degradation. Critically, deletion of the alternative 3’UTR of Nucleoporin-160 recapitulates defects observed with Nudt21 loss. Our findings uncover a previously unrecognized dual role for APA in tissue maintenance, by modulating differentiation-associated gene expression and preserving multiprotein complexes essential for proliferation.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE280706 | GEO | 2025/11/21
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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