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ArticleBMC biology2024

RNA 2'-O-methylation promotes persistent R-loop formation and AID-mediated IgH class switch recombination.

Muzaffer Ahmad Kassab, Yibin Chen, Xin Wang, Bo He, Eric J Brown, Xiaochun Yu

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Article in BMC biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Muzaffer Ahmad KassabDepartment of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. muzaffer.kassab@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Yibin ChenDepartment of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Xin WangDepartment of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Bo HeDepartment of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Eric J BrownPresent address: Department of Cancer Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Xiaochun YuDepartment of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. yuxiaochun@westlake.edu.cn.

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI XIWEI WU · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
Regulation of Ionizing Radiation-Induced DNA Damage ResponseR01CA130899 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LIU, YILUN · 2009 to 2023
$5.5M
Molecular Mechanisms of BRCA1-Dependent DNA Damage Response and TumorogenesisR01CA132755 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SHEN, BINGHUI · 2008 to 2019
$3.5M
Functional analysis of BRCA1 in DNA damage response and tumor suppressionR01CA187209 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI YU, XIAOCHUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
National Cancer Center CA130899National Cancer Center CA132755National Cancer Center CA187209NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NCI NIH HHS R01 CA130899NCI NIH HHS R01 CA132755NCI NIH HHS R01 CA187209
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Abstract

backgroundRNA-DNA hybrids or R-loops are associated with deleterious genomic instability and protective immunoglobulin class switch recombination (CSR). However, the underlying phenomenon regulating the two contrasting functions of R-loops is unknown. Notably, the underlying mechanism that protects R-loops from classic RNase H-mediated digestion thereby promoting persistence of CSR-associated R-loops during CSR remains elusive.

resultsHere, we report that during CSR, R-loops formed at the immunoglobulin heavy (IgH) chain are modified by ribose 2'-O-methylation (2'-OMe). Moreover, we find that 2'-O-methyltransferase fibrillarin (FBL) interacts with activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) associated snoRNA aSNORD1C to facilitate the 2'-OMe. Moreover, deleting AID C-terminal tail impairs its association with aSNORD1C and FBL. Disrupting FBL, AID or aSNORD1C expression severely impairs 2'-OMe, R-loop stability and CSR. Surprisingly, FBL, AID's interaction partner and aSNORD1C promoted AID targeting to the IgH locus.

conclusionTaken together, our results suggest that 2'-OMe stabilizes IgH-associated R-loops to enable productive CSR. These results would shed light on AID-mediated CSR and explain the mechanism of R-loop-associated genomic instability.

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Cytidine DeaminaseImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingR-Loop StructuresAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)AnimalsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsMethylationMiceRecombination, GeneticRNAAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)Cytidine DeaminaseImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsRNA2'-O-methylation (2'-OMe)Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)Class switching recombination (CSR)R-loop

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PMCPMC11232215

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