scholarly journals Sox2-Evf2 lncRNA mechanisms of chromosome topological control in developing forebrain

Development ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. dev.197202
Author(s):  
Ivelisse Cajigas ◽  
Abhijit Chakraborty ◽  
Madison Lynam ◽  
Kelsey R. Swyter ◽  
Monique Bastidas ◽  
...  

The Evf2 long non-coding RNA directs Dlx5/6 ultraconserved enhancer(UCE)-intrachromosomal interactions, regulating genes across a 27Mb region on chr6 in mouse developing forebrain. Here, we show that Evf2 long-range gene repression occurs through multi-step mechanisms involving the transcription factor Sox2. Evf2 directly interacts with Sox2, antagonizing Sox2 activation of Dlx5/6UCE, and recruits Sox2 to the Dlx5/6eii shadow enhancer and key Dlx5/6UCE interaction sites. Sox2 directly interacts with Dlx1 and Smarca4, as part of the Evf2 ribonucleoprotein complex, forming spherical subnuclear domains (protein pools, PPs). Evf2 targets Sox2 PPs to one long-range repressed target gene (Rbm28), at the expense of another (Akr1b8).Evf2 and Sox2 shift Dlx5/6UCE interactions towards Rbm28, linking Evf2/Sox2 co-regulated topological control and gene repression. We propose a model that distinguishes Evf2 gene repression mechanisms at Rbm28 (Dlx5/6UCE position) and Akr1b8 (limited Sox2 availability). Genome-wide control of RNPs (Sox2, Dlx and Smarca4) shows that co-recruitment influences Sox2 DNA binding. Together, these data suggest that Evf2 organizes a Sox2 PP subnuclear domain, and through Sox2-RNP sequestration and recruitment, regulates chr6 long-range UCE targeting and activity with genome-wide consequences.

2018 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongtong Yu ◽  
David T W Tzeng ◽  
Ran Li ◽  
Jianye Chen ◽  
Silin Zhong ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivelisse Cajigas ◽  
Abhijit Chakraborty ◽  
Madison Lynam ◽  
Kelsey R Swyter ◽  
Monique Bastidas ◽  
...  

SummaryPrecise regulation of gene expression networks requires the selective targeting of DNA enhancers. The Evf2 long non-coding RNA regulates Dlx5/6 ultraconserved enhancer(UCE) interactions with long-range target genes, controlling gene expression over a 27Mb region in mouse developing forebrain. Here, we show that Evf2 long range gene repression occurs through multi-step mechanisms involving the transcription factor Sox2, a component of the Evf2 ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP). Evf2 directly interacts with Sox2, antagonizing Sox2-dependent Dlx5/6UCE activation. Evf2 regulates Sox2 binding at key sites, including the Dlx5/6eii shadow enhancer and Dlx5/6UCE interaction sites. Evf2 differentially targets RNP-associated Sox2 protein pools (PPs), redirecting Sox2-PPs to one repressed gene at the expense of the other. Co-regulation of Dlx5/6UCEintrachromosomal interactions by Evf2 and Sox2 reveals a role for Sox2 in chromosome topology. We propose that RNA organizes RNPs in a subnuclear domain, regulating both long-range UCE targeting and activity through Sox2-RNP sequestration and recruitment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Courtney M. Vecera ◽  
Gabriel R. Fries ◽  
Lokesh R. Shahani ◽  
Jair C. Soares ◽  
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira

Despite being the most widely studied mood stabilizer, researchers have not confirmed a mechanism for lithium’s therapeutic efficacy in Bipolar Disorder (BD). Pharmacogenomic applications may be clinically useful in the future for identifying lithium-responsive patients and facilitating personalized treatment. Six genome-wide association studies (GWAS) reviewed here present evidence of genetic variations related to lithium responsivity and side effect expression. Variants were found on genes regulating the glutamate system, including GAD-like gene 1 (GADL1) and GRIA2 gene, a mutually-regulated target of lithium. In addition, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) discovered on SESTD1 may account for lithium’s exceptional ability to permeate cell membranes and mediate autoimmune and renal effects. Studies also corroborated the importance of epigenetics and stress regulation on lithium response, finding variants on long, non-coding RNA genes and associations between response and genetic loading for psychiatric comorbidities. Overall, the precision medicine model of stratifying patients based on phenotype seems to derive genotypic support of a separate clinical subtype of lithium-responsive BD. Results have yet to be expounded upon and should therefore be interpreted with caution.


2021 ◽  
pp. annrheumdis-2019-216794
Author(s):  
Akari Suzuki ◽  
Matteo Maurizio Guerrini ◽  
Kazuhiko Yamamoto

For more than a decade, genome-wide association studies have been applied to autoimmune diseases and have expanded our understanding on the pathogeneses. Genetic risk factors associated with diseases and traits are essentially causative. However, elucidation of the biological mechanism of disease from genetic factors is challenging. In fact, it is difficult to identify the causal variant among multiple variants located on the same haplotype or linkage disequilibrium block and thus the responsible biological genes remain elusive. Recently, multiple studies have revealed that the majority of risk variants locate in the non-coding region of the genome and they are the most likely to regulate gene expression such as quantitative trait loci. Enhancer, promoter and long non-coding RNA appear to be the main target mechanisms of the risk variants. In this review, we discuss functional genetics to challenge these puzzles.


Author(s):  
Longlong Luo ◽  
Nupur khera ◽  
Andor Pivarcsi ◽  
Ankit Srivastava ◽  
Lorenzo Pasquali ◽  
...  

BMC Genomics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Kern ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
James Chitwood ◽  
Ian Korf ◽  
Mary Delany ◽  
...  

Genes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Borah ◽  
Antara Das ◽  
Matthew Milner ◽  
Arif Ali ◽  
Alison Bentley ◽  
...  

Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) research in plants has recently gained momentum taking cues from studies in animals systems. The availability of next-generation sequencing has enabled genome-wide identification of lncRNA in several plant species. Some lncRNAs are inhibitors of microRNA expression and have a function known as target mimicry with the sequestered transcript known as an endogenous target mimic (eTM). The lncRNAs identified to date show diverse mechanisms of gene regulation, most of which remain poorly understood. In this review, we discuss the role of identified putative lncRNAs that may act as eTMs for nutrient-responsive microRNAs (miRNAs) in plants. If functionally validated, these putative lncRNAs would enhance current understanding of the role of lncRNAs in nutrient homeostasis in plants.


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