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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

A U3 snoRNA is required for the regulation of chromatin dynamics and antiviral response in Drosophila melanogaster.

Shruti Jain, Jordi Planells, Isabel Regadas, Donal Barrett, Anne von Euler, Indranil Sinha, Bo Gustav Lindberg, Jenny C Hesson, Patrycja Swacha, Nelson O Gekara and 4 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Animal virus-host interactions mediated by non-coding RNAs.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Shruti JainDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Jordi PlanellsDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Isabel RegadasDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Donal BarrettSciLifeLab, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna SE-171 65, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5381-5391
Anne von EulerDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Indranil SinhaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Bo Gustav LindbergDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Jenny C HessonDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-751 23, Sweden.
Patrycja SwachaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Nelson O GekaraDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Vicent PelechanoSciLifeLab, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna SE-171 65, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9415-788X
Ylva EngströmDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
Mattias MannervikDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-4999-9655
Neus VisaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3145-3953

Funding

Karolinska InstituteStockholm UniversitySwedish Research Council 2019-02335Swedish Research Council 2020-01480Swedish Research Council 2021-06112Swedish Research Council 2022-01308_3Swedish Research Council 2024-04173The Swedish Cancer Society 20 1044 PjThe Swedish Cancer Society 23 2963 PjThe Swedish Cancer Society CAN 23 3096 PjWallenberg Academy Fellowship KAW 2021.0167
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are prevailing components of the chromatin-associated transcriptome. Here we show that specific snoRNAs are required for the activation of immune response genes and for survival during viral infections in Drosophila melanogaster. We have studied snoRNA:U3:9B, a chromatin-associated snoRNA that binds to a large number of protein coding genes, including immune response genes. We have used CRISPR/Cas9 to delete snoRNA:U3:9B and study its function in vivo. SnoRNA:U3:9B-deficient larvae are viable but failed to develop into pupae when challenged by expression of a Sindbis virus replicon. SnoRNA:U3:9B is localized to immune genes in vivo and the chromatin decompaction and gene activation typically observed at immune genes following infection are abolished in snoRNA:U3:9B-deficient larvae, which suggests that this snoRNA acts locally to regulate chromatin accessibility. Mechanistically, snoRNA:U3:9B is required for the recruitment of the chromatin remodeler Brahma to a set of target immune genes. In summary, these results uncover an antiviral defense mechanism that relies on a snoRNA for the recruitment of a chromatin remodeling factor to immune genes to facilitate immune gene activation.

Indexed as

ChromatinDrosophila melanogasterRNA, Small NucleolarAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyCRISPR-Cas SystemsDrosophila ProteinsLarvaSindbis VirusTrans-Activatorsbrm protein, DrosophilaCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinDrosophila ProteinsRNA, Small NucleolarTrans-Activators

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PMID40737091
PMCPMC12309367

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