Topology of the human and mouse m6A RNA methylomes revealed by m6A-seq.

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Title:	Topology of the human and mouse m⁶A RNA methylomes revealed by m⁶A-seq.
Authors:	Dominissini, Dan, Moshitch-Moshkovitz, Sharon, Schwartz, Schraga, Salmon-Divon, Mali, Ungar, Lior, Osenberg, Sivan, Cesarkas, Karen, Jacob-Hirsch, Jasmine, Amariglio, Ninette, Kupiec, Martin, Sorek, Rotem, Rechavi, Gideon
Source:	Nature. 5/10/2012, Vol. 485 Issue 7397, p201-206. 6p.
Subjects:	RNA, Genetic regulation, Gene expression, Messenger RNA, Apoptosis, Nucleic acids
Abstract:	An extensive repertoire of modifications is known to underlie the versatile coding, structural and catalytic functions of RNA, but it remains largely uncharted territory. Although biochemical studies indicate that N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent internal modification in messenger RNA, an in-depth study of its distribution and functions has been impeded by a lack of robust analytical methods. Here we present the human and mouse m6A modification landscape in a transcriptome-wide manner, using a novel approach, m6A-seq, based on antibody-mediated capture and massively parallel sequencing. We identify over 12,000 m6A sites characterized by a typical consensus in the transcripts of more than 7,000 human genes. Sites preferentially appear in two distinct landmarks-around stop codons and within long internal exons-and are highly conserved between human and mouse. Although most sites are well preserved across normal and cancerous tissues and in response to various stimuli, a subset of stimulus-dependent, dynamically modulated sites is identified. Silencing the m6A methyltransferase significantly affects gene expression and alternative splicing patterns, resulting in modulation of the p53 (also known as TP53) signalling pathway and apoptosis. Our findings therefore suggest that RNA decoration by m6A has a fundamental role in regulation of gene expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	An extensive repertoire of modifications is known to underlie the versatile coding, structural and catalytic functions of RNA, but it remains largely uncharted territory. Although biochemical studies indicate that N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent internal modification in messenger RNA, an in-depth study of its distribution and functions has been impeded by a lack of robust analytical methods. Here we present the human and mouse m6A modification landscape in a transcriptome-wide manner, using a novel approach, m6A-seq, based on antibody-mediated capture and massively parallel sequencing. We identify over 12,000 m6A sites characterized by a typical consensus in the transcripts of more than 7,000 human genes. Sites preferentially appear in two distinct landmarks-around stop codons and within long internal exons-and are highly conserved between human and mouse. Although most sites are well preserved across normal and cancerous tissues and in response to various stimuli, a subset of stimulus-dependent, dynamically modulated sites is identified. Silencing the m6A methyltransferase significantly affects gene expression and alternative splicing patterns, resulting in modulation of the p53 (also known as TP53) signalling pathway and apoptosis. Our findings therefore suggest that RNA decoration by m6A has a fundamental role in regulation of gene expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00280836
DOI:	10.1038/nature11112