Project description:Human m6A-mRNA&lncRNA Epitranscriptomic Microarray of arsenite-transformed human keratinocytes (HaCaT-T cells, 1 μM arsenite exposure for 50 passages) compared to its control HaCaT cells (passed for 50 passages without arsenic exposure).
Project description:We conducted an analysis of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications in HaCaT cells, an immortalized human keratinocyte cell line, following treatment with METTL3 inhibitor, STM2457, under conditions of either M5 (inflammatory factor cocktail) stimulation or its absence. The primary aim of this investigation was to establish a molecular framework elucidating the role of m6A modifications in modulating the functional dynamics of keratinocytes within an inflammatory milieu.
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) represents the most prevalent internal modification on messenger RNA, and requires a multicomponent m6A methyltransferase complex in mammals. How their plant counterparts determine the global m6A modification landscape and its molecular link to plant development remain elusive. Here we show that FKBP12 INTERACTING PROTEIN 37 KD (FIP37) is a core component of the m6A methyltransferase complex, which underlies control of shoot stem cell fate in Arabidopsis. The mutants lacking FIP37 exhibit massive overproliferation of shoot meristems and a transcriptome-wide loss of m6A RNA modifications. We further demonstrate that FIP37 mediates m6A RNA modification on key shoot meristem genes inversely correlated with their mRNA stability, thus confining their transcript levels to prevent shoot meristem overproliferation. Our results suggest an indispensable role of FIP37 in mediating m6A mRNA modification, which is required for maintaining the shoot meristem as a renewable source for continuously producing all aerial organs in plants. m6A-seq in Arabidopsis thaliana (Col-0) wild-type and fip37-4 LEC1:FIP37, two replicates for each sample
Project description:ALKBH5 (AlkB homolog 5) has been identified as a eukaryotic demethylase, which catalyzes N6 adenosine. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is oxidatively demethylated by ALKBH5 with α-ketoglutarate as a substrate and Fe (II) as a coenzyme. We used microarrays to detail the differential gene expression by ALKBH5 knockdown in lung cancer cell lines.
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a widespread reversible chemical modification of RNAs, implicated in many aspects of RNA metabolism. Little quantitative information exists as to either how many transcript copies of particular genes are m6A modified (âm6A levelsâ), or the relationship of m6A modification(s) to alternative RNA isoforms. To deconvolute the m6A epitranscriptome, we developed m6A level and isoform-characterization sequencing (m6A-LAIC-seq). We found that cells exhibit a broad range of non-stoichiometric m6A levels with cell type specificity. At the level of isoform characterization, we discovered widespread differences in use of tandem alternative polyadenylation (APA) sites by methylated and nonmethylated transcript isoforms of individual genes. Strikingly, there is a strong bias for methylated transcripts to be coupled with proximal APA sites, resulting in shortened 3â untranslated regions (3â-UTRs), while nonmethylated transcript isoforms tend to use distal APA sites. m6A-LAIC-seq yields a new perspective on transcriptome complexity and links APA usage to m6A modifications. m6A-LAIC-seq of H1-ESC and GM12878 cell lines, each cell line has two replicates
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent internal modification found in mammalian messenger and non-coding RNAs. The discoveries of functionally significant demethylases that reverse this methylation as well as the recently revealed m6A distributions in mammalian transcriptomes strongly indicate regulatory functions of this modification. Here we report the identification and characterization of the mammalian nuclear RNA N6-adenosine methyltransferase core (RNMTC) complex. Besides METTL3, a methyltransferase which was the only known component of RNMTC in the past, we discovered that a previously uncharacterized methyltransferase, METTL14, exhibits a N6-adenosine methyltransferase activity higher than METTL3. Together with WTAP, the third component that dramatically affects the cellular m6A level, these three proteins form the core complex that orchestrates m6A deposition on mammalian nuclear RNA. Biochemistry assays, imaging experiments, as well as transcriptome-wide analyses of the binding sites and their effects on m6A methylation support methylation function and reveal new insights of RNMTC. PAR-CLIP and m6A-seq in HeLa cells
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has been recently identified as a conserved epitranscriptomic modification of eukaryotic mRNAs, but its features, regulatory mechanisms, and functions in cell reprogramming are largely unknown. Here, we report m6A modification profiles in the mRNA transcriptomes of four cell types with different degrees of pluripotency. Comparative analysis reveals several features of m6A, especially gene- and cell-type-specific m6A mRNA modifications. We also show that microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate m6A modification via a sequence pairing mechanism. Manipulation of miRNA expression or sequences alters m6A modification levels through modulating the binding of METTL3 methyltransferase to mRNAs containing miRNA targeting sites. Increased m6A abundance promotes the reprogramming of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) to pluripotent stem cells; conversely, reduced m6A levels impede reprogramming. Our results therefore uncover a role for miRNAs in regulating m6A formation of mRNAs and provide a foundation for future functional studies of m6A modification in cell reprogramming. m6A-seq in ESC, iPSC, NSC and sertoli cells.
Project description:N6 methyladenoside (m6A) sequencing was performed on induced Treg cells, Tnaive cells, CD4+ T cells from germ-free mice and CD4+ T cells from specific pathogen free mice. We found that there are 465 genes with increased m6A levels and 4083 genes with decreased m6A levels in iTregs compared to Tnaïve cells. We found that there are 291 genes with increased m6A levels and 344 genes with decreased m6A levels in germ-free CD4+ T-cells compared to T cells from specific pathogen free mice
Project description:Diffuse Midline Gliomas (DMG) are deadly pediatric brain cancers with limited treatment options. These tumors likely arise from oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC) that acquire a driver histone mutation, leading to an aberrant epigenome. RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a vital epi-transcriptomic modification that regulates RNA processes and plays a significant role in OPC development through its regulation of transcripts involved in histone modification processes. Despite this pivotal role in OPC biology, the epi-transcriptome has not yet been investigated in DMG, and its interrogation may uncover new therapeutic options and improve our understanding of this disease. Therefore, for the first time, we generated base-resolution m6A landscapes for patient-derived DMG cultures and revealed a critical role in cell cycle regulation. We also find that DMG is sensitive to the inhibition of the m6A demethylase Fat Mass and Obesity Associated (FTO), with this inhibition leading to decreased survival and S-phase arrest/stress. Additionally, key cell cycle regulators, such as PLK1, are m6A-modified, contain YTHDF2 binding sites, and show significant changes following FTO inhibition on transcriptomic and proteomic levels. Collectively, these findings highlight the epi-transcriptome and its regulators as promising therapeutic targets for this currently uncurable disease.