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ArticleNucleic acids research2019

The m6A reader YTHDF1 regulates axon guidance through translational control of Robo3.1 expression.

Mengru Zhuang, Xinbei Li, Junda Zhu, Jian Zhang, Fugui Niu, Fanghao Liang, Mengxian Chen, Duo Li, Peng Han, Sheng-Jian Ji

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 116 papers.

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116 citing papers in PubMed, 219 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mengru ZhuangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Xinbei LiDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Junda ZhuDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Fugui NiuDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Fanghao LiangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Mengxian ChenDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Duo LiDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Peng HanDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Sheng-Jian JiDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Southern University of Science and Technology · CNHong Kong University of Science and Technology · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N 6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is a dynamic mRNA modification which regulates protein expression in various posttranscriptional levels. Functional studies of m6A in nervous system have focused on its writers and erasers so far, whether and how m6A readers mediate m6A functions through recognizing and binding their target mRNA remains poorly understood. Here, we find that the expression of axon guidance receptor Robo3.1 which plays important roles in midline crossing of spinal commissural axons is regulated precisely at translational level. The m6A reader YTHDF1 binds to and positively regulates translation of m6A-modified Robo3.1 mRNA. Either mutation of m6A sites in Robo3.1 mRNA or YTHDF1 knockdown or knockout leads to dramatic reduction of Robo3.1 protein without affecting Robo3.1 mRNA level. Specific ablation of Ythdf1 in spinal commissural neurons results in pre-crossing axon guidance defects. Our findings identify a mechanism that YTHDF1-mediated translation of m6A-modified Robo3.1 mRNA controls pre-crossing axon guidance in spinal cord.

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AdenosineAnimalsAxon GuidanceAxonsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNervous SystemNeuronsProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA-Binding ProteinsRoundabout ProteinsAdenosineMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsN-methyladenosineReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA-Binding ProteinsRobo3 protein, mouseRoundabout ProteinsYthdf1 protein, mouse

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PMID30843071
PMCPMC6511866
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