Project description:To identify the directly bound transcripts of METTL3, METTL14, and METTL16, RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (RIP-seq) was conducted HEK293T stablely expressing METTL3, METTL14, and METTL16, respectively. Briefly, HEK293T cells were infected with lentivirus, pmiRNA1-3 x Flag-METTL3, pmiRNA1-3 x Flag-METTL14, and pmiRNA1-3 x Flag-METTL14, to overexpress the three METTL family members with 3 x Flag fused in the N-terminal. Only the GFP-positive cells were used for study and expanded in DMEM medium.
Project description:To identify the directly bound transcripts of Flag antibody (the backgroud control for our METTL16 RIP-seq), RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (RIP-seq) was conducted HEK293T. Briefly, HEK293T cells were infected with pmiRNA1-empty vector. Only the GFP-positive cells were used for study and expanded in DMEM medium.
Project description:m6A modification plays vital roles in regulating mRNA lifecycle, thus controlling the biological process of multiple cell types. Here we intended to discover the binding sites of Mettl3 protein on mRNA of NK cells. Total RNAs were isolated from WT splenic NK cells, and subjected to standard RIP protocol. The library products corresponding to 200-500 bps were enriched, quantified and finally sequenced on Illumina Novaseq 6000 sequencer with PE150 model. Mettl3 binding sites were located primarily in the 3’ untranslated regions (UTRs), coding sequences (CDSs) region and near stop codons.
Project description:m6A-RIP sequencing of primary hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) isolated from Control and HSC-specific Mettl3-knockout (Mettl3 cKO) mouse liver tissues.
Project description:N7-methylguanosine (m7G) modification, routinely occurring at the 5’ cap of mRNA or within tRNA and rRNA, also exists internally in mRNA. Although essential for mRNA translation as well as stress response, the “reader” protein for mRNA internal m7G modification is still unrevealed. Here, we reported that Quaking protein (QKI), especially QKI7, can selectively recognize the internal mRNA m7G decoration in the cytosol of various cell types. We identified over 1000 confident m7G-modified and QKI binding RNA targets with a conserved motif, “GANGAN (N=A/U/G)”. More strikingly, internal m7G reader QKI7 directly interacts with the SG core protein G3BP1 and can shuttle a subset of m7G-modified transcripts into SG mRNA pool under oxidative stress condition. Additionally, by sequestering mRNA within SGs, QKI7 modulates the translation efficiency of selected transcripts. Moreover, in line with the observation that doxorubicin triggers the assembly of SGs, QKI7 mediates the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapy drug treatment.