Mapping 3’ untranslated regions reveal compromised alternative polyadenylation in human right ventricle failure
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE311052 | GEO | 2026/02/24
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Mapping 3’ untranslated regions reveal compromised alternative polyadenylation in human right ventricle failure
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Project description:Alternative polyadenylation (APA) leading to changes of mRNA 3’UTRs has been associated to numerous pathologies but its molecular origin and functional consequences often remain enigmatic. We show that all Influenza A virus (IAV) strains cause APA of host transcripts and mapped the effect to a drug-targetable glycine residue (G184) in the viral non-structural protein 1 (NS1) that is required for its interaction with CPSF4. Unexpectedly, this interaction is also conserved in IAVs not causing virus-induced transcriptional shutoff and introduction of G184R in NS1 alleviates APA. Functionally, a recombinant PR8 (NS1-G184R) virus elicited increased secretion of inflammatory cytokines as compared to the parental wild-type in vitro and in vivo, and had a strongly attenuated phenotype in vivo. Finally, we show that many pathogens induce APA, which is potentially used towards similar immunomodulatory effects.
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Project description:Distinct epithelial cell states arise during differentiation, but mechanisms generating transcriptomic diversity among them remain poorly defined. The human ureter urothelium contains basal progenitor, intermediate cells, and terminally differentiated umbrella cells. Prior single-cell RNA sequencing revealed similar global gene expression profiles across these states, raising the question of how distinct identities emerge. Here, we show that alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) introduces a major layer of transcriptomic diversity during urothelial differentiation, largely independent of changes in mRNA levels. Analysis of 13,544 urothelial cells identified hundreds of differentiation-associated APA events. Single-cell imaging revealed spatially specific APA patterns, and reporter assays demonstrated gene- and context-dependent control of protein expression by alternative 3' untranslated regions (3' UTRs), consistent with in situ protein patterns. Conserved motifs in APA-regulated 3' UTRs, including transcription factor binding sites and Alu elements, suggest mechanisms for polyadenylation site selection. Our study establishes APA as a key contributor to transcriptomic complexity in the human urothelium.
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Project description:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays important roles in tumour progression and is orchestrated by dynamic changes in gene expression. While it is well established that post-transcriptional regulation plays a significant role in EMT, the extent of alternative polyadenylation (APA) during EMT has not yet been explored. Using 3’ end anchored RNA sequencing, we mapped the alternative polyadenylation landscape (APA) following TGF-β-mediated induction of EMT in human mammary epithelial cells and found APA generally causes 3’UTR lengthening during this cell state transition. Investigation of potential mediators of APA indicated the RNA-binding protein Quaking (QKI), a splicing factor induced during EMT, regulates a small subset of events including the length of its own transcript. Analysis of QKI CLIP-seq data identified the binding of QKI within 3’UTRs was enriched near cleavage and polyadenylation sites. Following QKI knockdown, APA of many transcripts are altered to produce predominantly shorter 3’UTRs associated with reduced gene expression. These findings reveal the changes in APA that occur during EMT and identify a potential role for QKI in this process.
2023-12-21 | GSE228928 | GEO
Project description:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays important roles in tumour progression and is orchestrated by dynamic changes in gene expression. While it is well established that post-transcriptional regulation plays a significant role in EMT, the extent of alternative polyadenylation (APA) during EMT has not yet been explored. Using 3’ end anchored RNA sequencing, we mapped the alternative polyadenylation landscape (APA) following TGF-β-mediated induction of EMT in human mammary epithelial cells and found APA generally causes 3’UTR lengthening during this cell state transition. Investigation of potential mediators of APA indicated the RNA-binding protein Quaking (QKI), a splicing factor induced during EMT, regulates a small subset of events including the length of its own transcript. Analysis of QKI CLIP-seq data identified the binding of QKI within 3’UTRs was enriched near cleavage and polyadenylation sites. Following QKI knockdown, APA of many transcripts are altered to produce predominantly shorter 3’UTRs associated with reduced gene expression. These findings reveal the changes in APA that occur during EMT and identify a potential role for QKI in this process.
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Project description:Abstract: Right ventricular failure (RVF) remains the leading cause of death in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We investigated the transcriptomic signature of RVF in hemodynamically well-phenotyped monocrotaline (MCT)-treated, male, Sprague-Dawley rats with severe PAH and decompensated RVF (increased right ventricular (RV) end diastolic volume (EDV), decreased cardiac output (CO), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and ventricular-arterial decoupling). RNA sequencing revealed 2547 differentially regulated transcripts in MCT-RVF RVs. Multiple enriched gene ontology (GO) terms converged on mitochondria/metabolism, fibrosis, inflammation, and angiogenesis. The mitochondrial transcriptomic pathway is the most affected in RVF, with 413 dysregulated genes. Downregulated genes included tfam (−0.45-fold), suggesting impaired mitochondrial biogenesis, Cyp2e1 (−3.8-fold), a monooxygenase which when downregulated increases oxidative stress, dehydrogenase/reductase 7C (Dhrs7c) (−2.8-fold), consistent with excessive autonomic activation, and polypeptide N-acetyl-galactose-aminyl-transferase 13 (Galnt13), a known pulmonary hypertension (PH) biomarker (−2.7-fold). The most up-regulated gene encodes Periostin (Postn; 4.5-fold), a matricellular protein relevant to fibrosis. Other dysregulated genes relevant to fibrosis include latent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 2 (Ltbp2), thrombospondin4 (Thbs4). We also identified one dysregulated gene relevant to all disordered transcriptomic pathways, Annexin A1. This anti-inflammatory, phospholipid-binding mediator, is a putative target for therapy in RVF-PAH. Comparison of expression profiles in the MCT-RV with published microarray data from the RV of pulmonary artery-banded mice and humans with bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2)-mutations PAH reveals substantial conservation of gene dysregulation, which may facilitate clinical translation of preclinical therapeutic and biomarkers studies. Transcriptomics reveals the molecular fingerprint of RVF to be heavily characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction, fibrosis and inflammation.
2018-09-11 | GSE119754 | GEO
Project description:Most mammalian genes display alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA). Previous studies have indicated preferential expression of APA isoforms with short 3âUTRs in testes. Here we show widespread shortening of 3âUTR by APA during the first wave of spermatogenesis in mouse, with 3âUTRs being the shortest in spermatids. Shortening of 3âUTR eliminates destabilizing elements, such as U-rich elements and transposable elements, which appear to be highly potent for transcript elimination during spermatogenesis. We additionally found widespread regulation of APA in introns and global activation of upstream antisense transcripts during spermatogenesis. Interestingly, genes that display 3âUTR shortening tend to have higher levels of H3K4me3, consistent with the open chromatin feature previously observed in spermatids. Since genes with 3âUTR shortening tend to have functions important for further sperm development after spermatids, when transcription is halted, this result indicates that expression of short, stable mRNAs may serve the purpose of mRNA storage for later translation. Thus, APA in spermatogenesis connects regulation of chromatin status with post-transcriptional control, and impacts sperm maturation. 3'READS of 1 week to 6 week of testis development
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Project description:Alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) results in mRNA isoforms containing different 3’ untranslated regions (3’UTRs) and/or coding sequences. How core cleavage and polyadenylation (C/P) factors regulate APA is not well understood. Using siRNA knockdown coupled with deep sequencing, we found that several C/P factors can play significant roles in 3’UTR-APA. Whereas Pcf11 and Fip1 enhance usage of proximal poly(A) sites (pAs), CFI-25/68, PABPN1, and PABPC1 promote usage of distal pAs. Strong cis element biases were found for pAs regulated by CFI or Fip1, and the distance between pAs plays an important role in APA regulation. In addition, intronic pAs are substantially regulated by splicing factors, with U1 mostly influencing C/P events in 5’ introns and U2 impacting those in efficiently spliced introns. Furthermore, PABPN1 regulates expression of transcripts with pAs near the transcription start site, a property possibly related to its role in RNA degradation. Finally, we found that groups of APA events regulated by C/P factors are also modulated in cell differentiation and development with distinct trends. Together, our results indicate that the abundance of different C/P factors and splicing factors plays diverse roles in APA, and is relevant to APA regulation in biological conditions. knockdown experiments of 23 C/P factors, 3 splicing factors and U1D in mouse C2C12 myoblast cells
2015-04-01 | E-GEOD-62001 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:About 70% of human genes carry multiple polyadenylation signals, and mRNA 3’end formation is dynamically regulated under different physiological conditions. Global 3’end shortening through alternative polyadenylation (APA) correlates with enhanced cellular proliferation, and 3’ untranslated region (UTR) shortening is a widespread phenomenon in tumour cells, where it appears to enhance tumorigenic properties. However, the mechanisms responsible for this dynamic APA regulation remain incompletely understood. Here we show that transcription factor Sp1 binds directly to RNA in vivo and is a common repressor of distal poly (A) site usage. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis identified 2344 genes (36% of total mapped mRNA transcripts) with lengthened 3’UTRs upon Sp1 depletion. Sp1 preferentially binds in vivo within the 3’UTRs of many of these lengthened transcripts and inhibits cleavage at distal sites by interacting physically with subunits of the core cleavage and polyadenylation (CPA) machinery. The 3’UTR lengths of Sp1 target genes in breast cancer patient RNA-seq data correlate with Sp1 expression levels, implicating Sp1-mediated APA regulation in modulating tumorigenic properties. Taken together, our findings reveal an important mechanism for dynamic APA regulation by unraveling a novel function of Sp1.
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Project description:About 70% of human genes carry multiple polyadenylation signals, and mRNA 3’end formation is dynamically regulated under different physiological conditions. Global 3’end shortening through alternative polyadenylation (APA) correlates with enhanced cellular proliferation, and 3’ untranslated region (UTR) shortening is a widespread phenomenon in tumour cells, where it appears to enhance tumorigenic properties. However, the mechanisms responsible for this dynamic APA regulation remain incompletely understood. Here we show that transcription factor Sp1 binds directly to RNA in vivo and is a common repressor of distal poly (A) site usage. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis identified 2344 genes (36% of total mapped mRNA transcripts) with lengthened 3’UTRs upon Sp1 depletion. Sp1 preferentially binds in vivo within the 3’UTRs of many of these lengthened transcripts and inhibits cleavage at distal sites by interacting physically with subunits of the core cleavage and polyadenylation (CPA) machinery. The 3’UTR lengths of Sp1 target genes in breast cancer patient RNA-seq data correlate with Sp1 expression levels, implicating Sp1-mediated APA regulation in modulating tumorigenic properties. Taken together, our findings reveal an important mechanism for dynamic APA regulation by unraveling a novel function of Sp1.
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