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ArticleCell death & disease2021

Distinct roles of Fto and Mettl3 in controlling development of the cerebral cortex through transcriptional and translational regulations.

Kunzhao Du, Zhen Zhang, Zhiwei Zeng, Jinling Tang, Trevor Lee, Tao Sun

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kunzhao Du *Center for Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Zhen Zhang *School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zhiwei ZengCenter for Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Jinling TangCenter for Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Trevor LeeDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Cornell University Weill Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Tao SunCenter for Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China. taosun@hqu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2464-7904
Huaqiao University · CNCornell University · USShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31771141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper development of the mammalian cerebral cortex relies on precise gene expression regulation, which is controlled by genetic, epigenetic, and epitranscriptomic factors. Here we generate RNA demethylase Fto and methyltransferase Mettl3 cortical-specific conditional knockout mice, and detect severe brain defects caused by Mettl3 deletion but not Fto knockout. Transcriptomic profiles using RNA sequencing indicate that knockout of Mettl3 causes a more dramatic alteration on gene transcription than that of Fto. Interestingly, we conduct ribosome profiling sequencing, and find that knockout of Mettl3 leads to a more severe disruption of translational regulation of mRNAs than deletion of Fto and results in altered translation of crucial genes in cortical radial glial cells and intermediate progenitors. Moreover, Mettl3 deletion causes elevated translation of a significant number of mRNAs, in particular major components in m

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalProtein BiosynthesisTranscription, GeneticAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOAnimalsCerebral CortexGestational AgeMethylationMethyltransferasesMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeurogliaAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOFTO protein, mouseMethyltransferasesMettl3 protein, mouse

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PMID34262022
PMCPMC8280107
OpenAlexW3177913785

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