U1 snRNP regulates alternative promoter activity by inhibiting premature polyadenylation
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Project description:Transcription and splicing are intricately linked processes, with emerging evidence highlighting the involvement of splicing factors mediating their coupling. U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (U1 snRNP), a key splicing factor, not only serves as the initial component of the spliceosome but also plays a crucial role in preventing premature cleavage and polyadenylation, facilitating long-distance transcription elongation. Here, we show that U1 snRNP regulates alternative promoter usage through inhibition of premature polyadenylation. Inhibiting U1 snRNP with antisense oligonucleotides or introducing a premature polyadenylation leads to a significant decrease in downstream promoter activity in genes with premature polyadenylation sites in between two promoters. Conversely, restoring U1 snRNP activity or inhibiting premature polyadenylation sites using a gene-specific U1 snRNP rescues downstream promoter activity. Mechanistically, U1 snRNP inhibition correlates with reduced chromatin accessibility and serine 5 phosphorylation levels of RNA polymerase II at downstream promoters. Our findings propose a model where U1 snRNP facilitates productive transcription from upstream promoters, triggering downstream promoter activation by destabilizing nucleosomes and promoting promoter escape.
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