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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Determinant of m6A regional preference by transcriptional dynamics.

Yalan Wang, Shen Wang, Zhen Meng, Xiao-Min Liu, Yuanhui Mao

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yalan WangDepartment of Neurology of The Second Affiliated Hospital & Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Shen WangSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Zhen MengDepartment of Neurology of The Second Affiliated Hospital & Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiao-Min LiuSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9258-4087
Yuanhui MaoDepartment of Neurology of The Second Affiliated Hospital & Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0893-2588
China Pharmaceutical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32070868Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20211219
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant chemical modification occurring on eukaryotic mRNAs, and has been reported to be involved in almost all stages of mRNA metabolism. The distribution of m6A sites is notably asymmetric along mRNAs, with a strong preference toward the 3' terminus of the transcript. How m6A regional preference is shaped remains incompletely understood. In this study, by performing m6A-seq on chromatin-associated RNAs, we found that m6A regional preference arises during transcription. Nucleosome occupancy is remarkedly increased in the region downstream of m6A sites, suggesting an intricate interplay between m6A methylation and nucleosome-mediated transcriptional dynamics. Notably, we found a remarkable slowdown of Pol-II movement around m6A sites. In addition, inhibiting Pol-II movement increases nearby m6A methylation levels. By analyzing massively parallel assays for m6A, we found that RNA secondary structures inhibit m6A methylation. Remarkably, the m6A sites associated with Pol-II pausing tend to be embedded within RNA secondary structures. These results suggest that Pol-II pausing could affect the accessibility of m6A motifs to the methyltransferase complex and subsequent m6A methylation by mediating RNA secondary structure. Overall, our study reveals a crucial role of transcriptional dynamics in the formation of m6A regional preference.

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AdenosineRNA, MessengerRNA Polymerase IITranscription, GeneticChromatinHumansMethylationMethyltransferasesNucleic Acid ConformationNucleosomesAdenosineChromatinMethyltransferasesN-methyladenosineNucleosomesRNA, MessengerRNA Polymerase II

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PMID38452220
PMCPMC11039984
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