A Mettl16/m6A/mybl2b/Igf2bp1 axis ensures cell cycle progression of embryonic hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells

© 2024. The Author(s)..

Prenatal lethality associated with mouse knockout of Mettl16, a recently identified RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methyltransferase, has hampered characterization of the essential role of METTL16-mediated RNA m6A modification in early embryonic development. Here, using cross-species single-cell RNA sequencing analysis, we found that during early embryonic development, METTL16 is more highly expressed in vertebrate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) than other methyltransferases. In Mettl16-deficient zebrafish, proliferation capacity of embryonic HSPCs is compromised due to G1/S cell cycle arrest, an effect whose rescue requires Mettl16 with intact methyltransferase activity. We further identify the cell-cycle transcription factor mybl2b as a directly regulated by Mettl16-mediated m6A modification. Mettl16 deficiency resulted in the destabilization of mybl2b mRNA, likely due to lost binding by the m6A reader Igf2bp1 in vivo. Moreover, we found that the METTL16-m6A-MYBL2-IGF2BP1 axis controlling G1/S progression is conserved in humans. Collectively, our findings elucidate the critical function of METTL16-mediated m6A modification in HSPC cell cycle progression during early embryonic development.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

The EMBO journal - (2024) vom: 11. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Han, Yunqiao [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Kui [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Yayun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zuxiao [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jiong [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Hualei [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Liyan [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Manman [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Chaolin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yuwen [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Pan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Xin, Tianqing [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiaoyan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jieping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Zhaohui [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jianjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Haojian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xianqin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Mugen [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Daji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cell Cycle
Early Embryonic Development
Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells (HSPCs)
Journal Article
METTL16
MYBL2

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Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1038/s44318-024-00082-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370945409