N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is well-known for controlling different processes of linear RNA metabolism. Conversely, its role in the biogenesis and function of circular RNAs (circRNAs) is still poorly understood. Here, we characterize circRNA expression in the pathological context of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), observing a global increase when compared to wild-type myoblasts. For a set of circRNAs, such an increase is due to the raised expression of the m6A machinery, which we also find to control the proliferation activity of RMS cells. Furthermore, we identify the RNA helicase DDX5 as a mediator of the back-splicing reaction and as a co-factor of the m6A regulatory network. DDX5 and the m6A reader YTHDC1 are shown to interact and to promote the production of a common subset of circRNAs in RMS. In line with the observation that YTHDC1/DDX5 depletion reduces RMS proliferation, our results provide proteins and RNA candidates for the study of rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenicity.
The m6A reader YTHDC1 and the RNA helicase DDX5 control the production of rhabdomyosarcoma-enriched circRNAs / Dattilo, Dario; DI TIMOTEO, Gaia; Setti, Adriano; Giuliani, Andrea; Peruzzi, Giovanna; BELTRAN NEBOT, Manuel; Centrón-Broco, Alvaro; Mariani, Davide; Mozzetta, Chiara; Bozzoni, Irene. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 14:1(2023), pp. 1-15. [10.1038/s41467-023-37578-7]
The m6A reader YTHDC1 and the RNA helicase DDX5 control the production of rhabdomyosarcoma-enriched circRNAs
Dario DattiloCo-primo
;Gaia Di TimoteoCo-primo
;Adriano SettiCo-primo
;Andrea Giuliani;Giovanna Peruzzi;Manuel Beltran Nebot;Davide Mariani;Chiara Mozzetta;Irene Bozzoni
2023
Abstract
N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is well-known for controlling different processes of linear RNA metabolism. Conversely, its role in the biogenesis and function of circular RNAs (circRNAs) is still poorly understood. Here, we characterize circRNA expression in the pathological context of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), observing a global increase when compared to wild-type myoblasts. For a set of circRNAs, such an increase is due to the raised expression of the m6A machinery, which we also find to control the proliferation activity of RMS cells. Furthermore, we identify the RNA helicase DDX5 as a mediator of the back-splicing reaction and as a co-factor of the m6A regulatory network. DDX5 and the m6A reader YTHDC1 are shown to interact and to promote the production of a common subset of circRNAs in RMS. In line with the observation that YTHDC1/DDX5 depletion reduces RMS proliferation, our results provide proteins and RNA candidates for the study of rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenicity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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