scholarly journals A global map of RNA binding protein occupancy guides functional dissection of post-transcriptional regulation of the T cell transcriptome

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Litterman ◽  
Wandi S. Zhu ◽  
Robin Kageyama ◽  
Wenxue Zhao ◽  
Noah Zaitlen ◽  
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AbstractRNA binding proteins (RBPs) mediate constitutive RNA metabolism and gene specific regulatory interactions. To identify RNA cis-regulatory elements, we developed GCLiPP, a biochemical technique for detecting RBP occupancy transcriptome-wide. GCLiPP sequence tags corresponded with known RBP binding sites, specifically correlating to abundant cytosolic RBPs. To demonstrate the utility of our occupancy profiles, we performed functional dissection of 3′ UTRs with CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. Two RBP occupied sites in the CD69 3′ UTR destabilized the transcript of this key regulator of lymphocyte tissue egress. Comparing human Jurkat T cells and mouse primary T cells uncovered hundreds of biochemically shared peaks of GCLiPP signal across homologous regions of human and mouse 3′ UTRs, including a cis-regulatory element that governs the stability of the mRNA that encodes the proto-oncogene PIM3 in both species. Our GCLiPP datasets provide a rich resource for investigation of post-transcriptional regulation in the immune system.

2019 ◽  
Vol 166 (5) ◽  
pp. 375-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaro Uchida ◽  
Tomoki Chiba ◽  
Ryota Kurimoto ◽  
Hiroshi Asahara

Abstract In human genome, there are approximately 1,500 RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). They can regulate mRNA stability or translational efficiency via ribosomes and these processes are known as ‘post-transcriptional regulation’. Accumulating evidences indicate that post-transcriptional regulation is the determinant of the accurate levels of cytokines mRNAs. While transcriptional regulation of cytokines mRNAs has been well studied and found to be important for the rapid induction of mRNA and regulation of the acute phase of inflammation, post-transcriptional regulation by RBPs is essential for resolving inflammation in the later phase, and their dysfunction may lead to severe autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus. For post-transcriptional regulation, RBPs recognize and directly bind to cis-regulatory elements in 3′ untranslated region of mRNAs such as AU-rich or constitutive decay elements and play various roles. In this review, we summarize the recent findings regarding the role of RBPs in the regulation of inflammation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1201-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiamma Salerno ◽  
Monika C. Wolkers

Cytotoxic T-cells are crucial to protect us from intracellular pathogens and malignant cells. When T-cells become activated, they rapidly secrete cytokines, chemokines and cytotoxic granules that are critical to clear infected cells. However, when not properly regulated, these toxic effector molecules become one of the key mediators of autoimmune diseases. Therefore, a tight and multi-layered regulation of gene expression and protein production is required to ensure a protective yet balanced immune response. In this review, we describe how post-transcriptional events modulate the production of effector molecules in T-cells. In particular, we will focus on the role of cis-regulatory elements within the 3′-UTR of specific mRNAs and on RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and non-coding RNAs that control the initiation and resolution of T-cell responses.


2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura P.M.H. de Rooij ◽  
Derek C.H. Chan ◽  
Ava Keyvani Chahi ◽  
Kristin J. Hope

Normal hematopoiesis is sustained through a carefully orchestrated balance between hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal and differentiation. The functional importance of this axis is underscored by the severity of disease phenotypes initiated by abnormal HSC function, including myelodysplastic syndromes and hematopoietic malignancies. Major advances in the understanding of transcriptional regulation of primitive hematopoietic cells have been achieved; however, the post-transcriptional regulatory layer that may impinge on their behavior remains underexplored by comparison. Key players at this level include RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which execute precise and highly coordinated control of gene expression through modulation of RNA properties that include its splicing, polyadenylation, localization, degradation, or translation. With the recent identification of RBPs having essential roles in regulating proliferation and cell fate decisions in other systems, there has been an increasing appreciation of the importance of post-transcriptional control at the stem cell level. Here we discuss our current understanding of RBP-driven post-transcriptional regulation in HSCs, its implications for normal, perturbed, and malignant hematopoiesis, and the most recent technological innovations aimed at RBP–RNA network characterization at the systems level. Emerging evidence highlights RBP-driven control as an underappreciated feature of primitive hematopoiesis, the greater understanding of which has important clinical implications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (21) ◽  
pp. 11963
Author(s):  
Noof Aloufi ◽  
Aeshah Alluli ◽  
David H. Eidelman ◽  
Carolyn J. Baglole

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an incurable and prevalent respiratory disorder that is characterized by chronic inflammation and emphysema. COPD is primarily caused by cigarette smoke (CS). CS alters numerous cellular processes, including the post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs. The identification of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as main factors engaged in the regulation of RNA biology opens the door to understanding their role in coordinating physiological cellular processes. Dysregulation of post-transcriptional regulation by foreign particles in CS may lead to the development of diseases such as COPD. Here we review current knowledge about post-transcriptional events that may be involved in the pathogenesis of COPD.


Author(s):  
Marialaura Amadio ◽  
Giovanni Scapagnini ◽  
Sergio Davinelli ◽  
Vittorio Calabrese ◽  
Stefano Govoni ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Van Assche ◽  
Sandra Van Puyvelde ◽  
Jos Vanderleyden ◽  
Hans P. Steenackers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiyuan Wang ◽  
Sheng Liu ◽  
Xiufang Dai ◽  
Yongkang Yang ◽  
Yunjun Luo ◽  
...  

Populus trichocarpa (P. trichocarpa) is a model tree for the investigation of wood formation. In recent years, researchers have generated a large number of high-throughput sequencing data in P. trichocarpa. However, no comprehensive database that provides multi-omics associations for the investigation of secondary growth in response to diverse stresses has been reported. Therefore, we developed a public repository that presents comprehensive measurements of gene expression and post-transcriptional regulation by integrating 144 RNA-Seq, 33 ChIP-seq, and six single-molecule real-time (SMRT) isoform sequencing (Iso-seq) libraries prepared from tissues subjected to different stresses. All the samples from different studies were analyzed to obtain gene expression, co-expression network, and differentially expressed genes (DEG) using unified parameters, which allowed comparison of results from different studies and treatments. In addition to gene expression, we also identified and deposited pre-processed data about alternative splicing (AS), alternative polyadenylation (APA) and alternative transcription initiation (ATI). The post-transcriptional regulation, differential expression, and co-expression network datasets were integrated into a new P. trichocarpa Stem Differentiating Xylem (PSDX) database, which further highlights gene families of RNA-binding proteins and stress-related genes. The PSDX also provides tools for data query, visualization, a genome browser, and the BLAST option for sequence-based query. Much of the data is also available for bulk download. The availability of PSDX contributes to the research related to the secondary growth in response to stresses in P. trichocarpa, which will provide new insights that can be useful for the improvement of stress tolerance in woody plants.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Podszywalow-Bartnicka ◽  
Magdalena Wolczyk ◽  
Katarzyna Piwocka

Post-transcriptional regulation is an important step of gene expression that allows to fine-tune the cellular protein profile (so called proteome) according to the current demands. That mechanism has been developed to aid survival under stress conditions, however it occurs to be hijacked by cancer cells. Adjustment of the protein profile remodels signaling in cancer cells to adapt to therapeutic treatment, thereby enabling persistence despite unfavorable environment or accumulating mutations. The proteome is shaped at the post-transcriptional level by numerous mechanisms such as alternative splicing, mRNA modifications and triage by RNA binding proteins, change of ribosome composition or signaling, which altogether regulate the translation process. This chapter is an overview of the translation disturbances found in leukemia and their role in development of the disease, with special focus on the possible therapeutic strategies tested in acute leukemia which target elements of those regulatory mechanisms.


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