Project description:In this study, we showed that CPSF6 promoted HCC cell growth, migration and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. In order to understand the underlying mechanisms of CPSF6, we aimed to perform a APA profiling analysis in hepatocyte and hepatoma carcinoma cells under different CPSF6 expression conditions using 3T-seq method.
Project description:In this study, we showed that knockdown of CPSF6 inhibited GC cell growth and promoted apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. In order to understand the underlying mechanisms of CPSF6, we performed an APA profiling analysis in wild-type and CPSF6-knockdown AGS cells, using 3T-seq method.
Project description:We found that CPSF6, a component of the CFIm, can form liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and the elevated LLPS induces the preferential usage of the distal poly(A) sites. CLK2, a kinase upregulated in cancer cells, destructs LLPS of CPSF6 by phosphorylating its arginine/serine-like domain. Albeit higher expression of CPSF6 in cancer, the reduction of LLPS leads to shortening 3’ UTR of cell cycle related genes and then promotes cell proliferation. These results reveal that LLPS regulation of CPSF6 is a fine tuning way of APA in cancer cells and provide a new mechanism for APA regulation by regulating LLPS of 3’ end processing factors through post-translational modification.
Project description:Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) can be differentiated into progenitors resembling trophoblast upon exposure to BMP4. Putative trophpblast progenitors express APA cell surface marker Using FACS sorting and microarray we analysed the gene expression of APA-positive trophoblast progenitors, APA-negative progenitors and SSEA5-positive undifferentiated hESC and identified genes that contribute to the trophoblast fate
Project description:Cleavage factor I mammalian (CFIm) complex, composed of cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor CPSF6, regulates alternative polyadenylation (APA). CPSF6 has a RS-like domain which plays role in protein -protein interactions. This interaction might have role in alternative polyadenylation site selection. The phosphorylation of RS- like domain might play role in protein -protein interaction and thus might have a role in alternative polyadenylation site selection. So we did mass specteroanalysis to analyse phosphorylation sites of RS-like domain of CPSF6.
Project description:In order to explore the impact of phase separation of CPSF6 on APA, we identified the structural domains that affect its phase separation formation and performed mutations. In addition, we also found that the phosphorylation of CPSF6 can also affect its phase separation effect, and identified key kinases. We performed IVT-SAPAS sequencing on both cases mentioned above.
Project description:Alternative polyadenylation (APA) creates distinct transcripts from the same gene by cleaving the pre-mRNA at poly(A) sites that can lie within the 3' UTR, introns, or exons. Most studies focus on APA within the 3' UTR, but here we show that CPSF6 insufficiency alters protein levels and causes a developmental syndrome by deregulating APA throughout the transcript. In neonatal humans and zebrafish larvae, CPSF6 insufficiency shifts poly(A) site usage between the 3'UTR and internal sites in a pathway-specific manner. Genes associated with neuronal function undergo mostly intronic APA, reducing their expression, while genes associated with heart and skeletal function mostly undergo 3' UTR APA and are upregulated. This suggests that, in healthy conditions, cells toggle between internal and 3'UTR APA to modulate protein expression.
Project description:To identify APA changes in Tsc1-cKO mice, cTag-PAPERCLIP was performed on pAAV-Camk2a-iCre injected Tsc1-WT and Tsc1-floxed cTag-PABP mice. To identify CPSF6-dependent PAS, PAPERCLIP was performed on shCPSF6-BE2C cells with/without doxycycline treatment.
Project description:Aldosterone-producing adenomas (APA) are heterogeneous. The objectives of this study were to compare the transcriptional profiles in APA and normal adjacent adrenal gland (AAG). This was done through the Illumina beadchip analysis of RNA from eight paired APA-AAG. Other tissues (phaeochromocytoma, cushing, and hyperplastic adrenals) were included as controls.