Project description:Through an siRNA based approach, we investigated the effect of the knock-down of METTL3 and YTHDC1 on circRNAs expression in HeLa cells
Project description:To gain insight into possible processes that require m6A for their function, METTL3 was knocked down (KD) in HepG2 cells by siRNA transfections Differential expression analysis of METTL3 KD versus mock-transfected HepG2 cells, in 2 biological replicates
Project description:Many studies have demonstrated the importance of circRNA in regulating gene expression through functioning as microRNA sponges. However, the roles of circRNA-protein interaction are not fully understood. Importantly, how circRNA-protein interaction contributes the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is largely unexplored. Therefore, RNA Pull down assay for investigating RNA-protein interaction was performed in PANC-1 cells.
Project description:we find METTL3 associates with polyribosomes and promotes translation. METTL3 depletion inhibits translation, and both wild-type and catalytically inactive METTL3 promote translation when tethered to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of a reporter mRNA. Mechanistically, METTL3 enhances mRNA translation through an interaction with the translation initiation machinery. m6A seq in A549 and H1299 cells, RNA seq in METTL3 knockdown cells
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common internal modification in eukaryotic messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and plays essential roles in mammals. The function of this chemical modification is deciphered by m6A-specific binding proteins of the YTH family. Recent studies indicated that m6A methyltransferase METTL3 ('writer') and demethylase FTO ('eraser') play critical roles in cardiovascular diseases. However, function of m6A 'reader' proteins in the heart is still largely unknown. Here, we report that cardiac-specific ablation of Ythdc1 in postnatal heart exhibits progressive dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure and dramatically increases the incidence of postnatal lethality. Mechanically, the transcript of Titin-the major DCM and heart failure related gene-is decorated by m6A modification and directly recognized by YTHDC1, deficiency of Ythdc1 in heart results in abnormal splicing of TTN and disarray of sarcomeric structures in the cardiomyocytes subsequently. Collectively, we demonstrated that YTHDC1-dependent TTN splicing is crucial for the postnatal heart development and cardiac function, which probably provides a potential target for treating DCM through tuning m6A modification of TTN mRNA.
Project description:Label the cells overexpressed Flag tagged YTHDC1, SRSF1, SRSF3, SRSF7, SRSF9 and SRSF10 with 4-SU, the RNA bound by YTHDC1 and SRSF proteins can be got by Flag IP followed by RNA isolation by using the TRIzol (Invitrogen) reagent by following the company manual.the RNA was then used for library preparation using a TruSeq⢠RNA Sample Prep Kit v2 (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) according to the manufacturerâs protocol.The libraries were sequenced using HiSeq2000 (Illumina) in single-read mode, creating reads with a length of 101 bp. Sequencing chemistry v2 (Illumina) was used and samples were multiplexed in two samples per lane. Discovery of the binding motif of YTHDC1, SRSF1, SRSF3, SRSF7, SRSF9 or SRSF10 in overexpressed Human HeLa cells
Project description:Cells have evolved a robust and highly regulated DNA damage response to preserve their genomic integrity. Although increasing evidence highlights the relevance of RNA regulation, our understanding of its impact on a fully efficient DNA damage response remains limited. Here, through a targeted CRISPR-knockout screen, we identified RNA binding proteins and modifiers that participate in mediating the p53 response. Among the top hits, m6A reader YTHDC1 was identified as a master regulator of p53 expression. YTHDC1 binds to the transcription start sites ofTP53and other genes involved in DNA damage response, promoting their transcriptional elongation. YTHDC1 deficiency leads to reducedTP53expression, and also retention of introns leading to aberrant protein production of key DNA damage factors. While intron retention is dependent on m6A, YTHDC1 favoursTP53transcriptionalpause-release independently of m6A. Depletion of YTHDC1 causes genomic instability and aberrant cancer cell proliferation mediated by genes regulated by YTHDC1. Our results uncover YTHDC1 as an orchestrator of the DNA damage response through distinct mechanisms of co-transcriptional mRNA regulation.
Project description:label the cells overexpressed Myc tagged METTL3 and Flag tagged WTAP with 4-SU, the RNA bound by METT3,WTAP can be got by Myc or Flag IP followed by RNA isolation by using the TRIzol (Invitrogen) reagent by following the company manual.the RNA was then used for library preparation using a TruSeq™ RNA Sample Prep Kit v2 (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer’s protocol.The libraries were sequenced using HiSeq2000 (Illumina) in single-read mode, creating reads with a length of 50 bp. Sequencing chemistry v2 (Illumina) was used and samples were multiplexed in two samples per lane. discovery of the binding motif of METTL3,WTAP in METTL3,WTAP overexpressed Human 293T cells