論文

国際誌
2022年1月11日

Recognition of G-quadruplex RNA by a crucial RNA methyltransferase component, METTL14.

Nucleic acids research
  • Atsuhiro Yoshida
  • ,
  • Takanori Oyoshi
  • ,
  • Akiyo Suda
  • ,
  • Shiroh Futaki
  • ,
  • Miki Imanishi

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開始ページ
449
終了ページ
457
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1093/nar/gkab1211

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is an important epitranscriptomic chemical modification that is mainly catalyzed by the METTL3/METTL14 RNA methyltransferase heterodimer. Although m6A is found at the consensus sequence of 5'-DRACH-3' in various transcripts, the mechanism by which METTL3/METTL14 determines its target is unclear. This study aimed to clarify the RNA binding property of METTL3/METTL14. We found that the methyltransferase heterodimer itself has a binding preference for RNA G-quadruplex (rG4) structures, which are non-canonical four-stranded structures formed by G-rich sequences, via the METTL14 RGG repeats. Additionally, the methyltransferase heterodimer selectively methylated adenosines close to the rG4 sequences. These results suggest a possible process for direct recruitment of METTL3/METTL14 to specific methylation sites, especially near the G4-forming regions. This study is the first to report the RNA binding preference of the m6A writer complex for the rG4 structure and provides insights into the role of rG4 in epitranscriptomic regulation.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab1211
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34908152
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8755082
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1093/nar/gkab1211
  • PubMed ID : 34908152
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8755082

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