Nuclear compartmentalization of TERT mRNA and TUG1 lncRNA is driven by intron retention
| Autor: | John L. Rinn, Evan P. Hass, Marvin H. Caruthers, Katarzyna Jastrzebska, Josep Biayna, Ulrich Braunschweig, Heera K. Langner, Gabrijela Dumbovic, Benjamin J. Blencowe, Michael J. Smallegan, Thomas R. Cech |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Messenger RNA Cell biology Multidisciplinary RNA localization Chemistry Science Intron General Physics and Astronomy RNA General Chemistry Compartmentalization (psychology) General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Article Computational biology and bioinformatics 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis RNA splicing Telomerase reverse transcriptase Gene Cancer |
| Zdroj: | Nature Communications Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| Popis: | The spatial partitioning of the transcriptome in the cell is an important form of gene-expression regulation. Here, we address how intron retention influences the spatio-temporal dynamics of transcripts from two clinically relevant genes: TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase) pre-mRNA and TUG1 (Taurine-Upregulated Gene 1) lncRNA. Single molecule RNA FISH reveals that nuclear TERT transcripts uniformly and robustly retain specific introns. Our data suggest that the splicing of TERT retained introns occurs during mitosis. In contrast, TUG1 has a bimodal distribution of fully spliced cytoplasmic and intron-retained nuclear transcripts. We further test the functionality of intron-retention events using RNA-targeting thiomorpholino antisense oligonucleotides to block intron excision. We show that intron retention is the driving force for the nuclear compartmentalization of these RNAs. For both RNAs, altering this splicing-driven subcellular distribution has significant effects on cell viability. Together, these findings show that stable retention of specific introns can orchestrate spatial compartmentalization of these RNAs within the cell. This process reveals that modulating RNA localization via targeted intron retention can be utilized for RNA-based therapies. RNA localization plays an important role in transcriptome regulation. The majority of TERT transcripts are detected in the nucleus and TUG1 lncRNAs in both the nucleus and cytoplasm. Here, the authors combine single-cell RNA imaging, antisense oligonucleotides and splicing analyses to show that retention of specific introns drives stable compartmentalization of TERT and TUG1 transcripts in the nucleus, and that splicing of TERT retained introns is mitotically regulated. |
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