Project description:We deleted SLC2A5 using CRISPR-Cas9 technology in human lung cancer cell A549. Control A549 cells and A549 cells with SLC2A5 knockout were transplanted in balb/c nude mice. Then RNA-seq was performed in control A549 and SLC2A5 ablation A549 Xenografts.
Project description:This quantitative protepomics study (TMT10 isobaric labeling) of the protein expression in the retina of Msi1/Msi2 double knockout mouse compared to floxed controls. The Msi1 and Msi2 genes were knocked out in photoreceptor cells using tamoxifen inducible Cre (Cre-ERT2) under the control of Pde6g promoter. Tamoxifen was administered by intrapertoneal injection for three consecutive day starting at postnatald day 30, and the retina was collected at postnatal day 51. Retinas from floxed animals lacking the Cre recombinase and treated with tamoxifen were used as controls. Five biological replicates for each knockout (three femailes, two males) and control (two femaes and three males) group were used.
2022-03-10 | PXD030748 | Pride
Project description:RNA-seq of control and UHRF1-knockout A549-ACE2 cells
Project description:Understanding RBPs’ molecular functions as well as their cell-type specific activity requires identification of RBPs’ direct mRNA targets. However, efforts to identify RNA targets of RNA binding proteins in stem cells have been hindered by limited cell numbers. Here we adapted the HyperTRIBE method using an RBP fused to a Drosophila RNA editing enzyme (ADAR) to allow for global mapping of mRNA targets of the RBP MSI2 in rare mammalian adult stem cells. We applied this method to identify MSI2 RNA binding targets in mouse HSPCs (Lin- Sca1+ Kit+ or LSK cells) and mouse leukemic stem cells (LSCs). MSI2 fusion with the catalytic domain of the Hyperactive ADAR mutant (MSI2-ADA) or with the dead catalytic mutant (MSI2-DCD) were overexpressed for 48 hours in LSKs and LSCs, followed by RNA-seq. As ADAR converts A to I (G), the fusion leaves a "finger-print" where MSI2 binds. MSI2-DCD and empty vector controls were used to normalize the background editing. We show that despite comparable expression of the MSI2-ADA fusion protein and endogenous MSI2 in LSCs vs LSKs, MSI2 RNA binding activity (number of targets and editing frequency) in LSCs is significantly higher than that in LSKs. This elevated RNA binding activity is independent of abundancy of the target transcripts.
Project description:The Musashi-2 (Msi2) RNA-binding protein maintains stem cell self-renewal and promotes oncogenesis by enhancing cell proliferation in hematopoietic and gastrointestinal tissues. However, it is unclear how Msi2 recognizes and regulates mRNA targets in vivo and whether Msi2 primarily controls cell growth in all cell types. Here we identified Msi2 targets with HITSCLIP and revealed that Msi2 primarily recognizes mRNA 3UTRs at sites enriched in multiple copies of UAG motifs in epithelial progenitor cells. RNA-seq and ribosome profiling demonstrated that Msi2 promotes targeted mRNA decay without affecting translation efficiency. Unexpectedly, the most prominent Msi2 targets identified are key regulators that govern cell motility with a high enrichment in focal adhesion and extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, in addition to regulators of cell growth and survival. Loss of Msi2 stimulates epithelial cellmigration, increases the number of focal adhesion and also compromises cell growth. These findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of Msi2âs recognition and repression of targets and uncover a key function of Msi2 in restricting epithelial cell migration. Identification of direct Musashi-2 targets in keratinocytes through the use of RNA-Seq, Ribosome-Profiling, and Msi2-HITS-CLIP
Project description:Understanding RBPs’ molecular functions as well as their cell-type specific activity requires identification of RBPs’ direct mRNA targets. However, efforts to identify RNA targets of RNA binding proteins in stem cells have been hindered by limited cell numbers. Here we adapted the HyperTRIBE method using an RBP fused to a Drosophila RNA editing enzyme (ADAR) to allow for global mapping of mRNA targets of the RBP MSI2 in rare mammalian adult stem cells. We applied this method to identify MSI2 RNA binding targets in subcompartments of mouse HSPCs including long-term HSCs (LT-HSCs), short-term HSCs (ST-HSCs), multipotent progenitors MPP2 and MPP4. MSI2 fusion with the catalytic domain of the Hyperactive ADAR mutant (MSI2-ADA) or with the dead catalytic mutant (MSI2-DCD) were overexpressed in sorted LSK cells, which were transplanted into mice. After 7 weeks, mouse HSPCs were sorted into 4 populations for RNA-seq. As ADAR converts A to I (G), the fusion leaves a "finger-print" where MSI2 binds. MSI2-DCD and empty vector controls were used to normalize the background editing. We were able to identify MSI2 RNA binding targets in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for the first time. Furthermore, we show differential RNA binding activity (by target transcripts and editing frequency) of MSI2 in different subcompartments of HSPCs.
2020-03-11 | GSE132947 | GEO
Project description:RNA-Seq of samples from mouse retina of Msi1/Msi2 double knockout in photoreceptor cells
Project description:The Musashi-2 (Msi2) RNA-binding protein maintains stem cell self-renewal and promotes oncogenesis by enhancing cell proliferation in hematopoietic and gastrointestinal tissues. However, it is unclear how Msi2 recognizes and regulates mRNA targets in vivo and whether Msi2 primarily controls cell growth in all cell types. Here we identified Msi2 targets with HITSCLIP and revealed that Msi2 primarily recognizes mRNA 3UTRs at sites enriched in multiple copies of UAG motifs in epithelial progenitor cells. RNA-seq and ribosome profiling demonstrated that Msi2 promotes targeted mRNA decay without affecting translation efficiency. Unexpectedly, the most prominent Msi2 targets identified are key regulators that govern cell motility with a high enrichment in focal adhesion and extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, in addition to regulators of cell growth and survival. Loss of Msi2 stimulates epithelial cellmigration, increases the number of focal adhesion and also compromises cell growth. These findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of Msi2’s recognition and repression of targets and uncover a key function of Msi2 in restricting epithelial cell migration.