DNMT1 inhibition by pUG-fold quadruplex RNA

© 2023 Jansson-Fritzberg et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for the RNA Society..

Aberrant DNA methylation is one of the earliest hallmarks of cancer. DNMT1 is responsible for methylating newly replicated DNA, but the precise regulation of DNMT1 to ensure faithful DNA methylation remains poorly understood. A link between RNA and chromatin-associated proteins has recently emerged, and several studies have shown that DNMT1 can be regulated by a variety of RNAs. In this study, we have confirmed that human DNMT1 indeed interacts with multiple RNAs, including its own nuclear mRNA. Unexpectedly, we found that DNMT1 exhibits a strong and specific affinity for GU-rich RNAs that form a pUG-fold, a noncanonical G-quadruplex. We find that pUG-fold-capable RNAs inhibit DNMT1 activity by inhibiting binding of hemimethylated DNA, and we additionally provide evidence for multiple RNA binding modes with DNMT1. Together, our data indicate that a human chromatin-associated protein binds to and is regulated by pUG-fold RNA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 29(2023), 3 vom: 30. März, Seite 346-360

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jansson-Fritzberg, Linnea I [VerfasserIn]
Sousa, Camila I [VerfasserIn]
Smallegan, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jessica J [VerfasserIn]
Gooding, Anne R [VerfasserIn]
Kasinath, Vignesh [VerfasserIn]
Rinn, John L [VerfasserIn]
Cech, Thomas R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
9007-49-2
Chromatin
DNA
DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1
DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
DNA methylation
DNMT1
DNMT1 protein, human
EC 2.1.1.37
Epigenetics
G-quadruplex
Journal Article
PUG-fold
RNA
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 14.03.2023

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1261/rna.079479.122

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350864187