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RNA 2'-O-methylation promotes persistent R-loop formation and AID-mediated IgH class switch recombination.


ABSTRACT:

Background

RNA-DNA hybrids or R-loops are associated with deleterious genomic instability and protective immunoglobulin class switch recombination (CSR). However, the underlying phenomenon regulating the two contrasting functions of R-loops is unknown. Notably, the underlying mechanism that protects R-loops from classic RNase H-mediated digestion thereby promoting persistence of CSR-associated R-loops during CSR remains elusive.

Results

Here, we report that during CSR, R-loops formed at the immunoglobulin heavy (IgH) chain are modified by ribose 2'-O-methylation (2'-OMe). Moreover, we find that 2'-O-methyltransferase fibrillarin (FBL) interacts with activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) associated snoRNA aSNORD1C to facilitate the 2'-OMe. Moreover, deleting AID C-terminal tail impairs its association with aSNORD1C and FBL. Disrupting FBL, AID or aSNORD1C expression severely impairs 2'-OMe, R-loop stability and CSR. Surprisingly, FBL, AID's interaction partner and aSNORD1C promoted AID targeting to the IgH locus.

Conclusion

Taken together, our results suggest that 2'-OMe stabilizes IgH-associated R-loops to enable productive CSR. These results would shed light on AID-mediated CSR and explain the mechanism of R-loop-associated genomic instability.

SUBMITTER: Kassab MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11232215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RNA 2'-O-methylation promotes persistent R-loop formation and AID-mediated IgH class switch recombination.

Kassab Muzaffer Ahmad MA   Chen Yibin Y   Wang Xin X   He Bo B   Brown Eric J EJ   Yu Xiaochun X  

BMC biology 20240708 1


<h4>Background</h4>RNA-DNA hybrids or R-loops are associated with deleterious genomic instability and protective immunoglobulin class switch recombination (CSR). However, the underlying phenomenon regulating the two contrasting functions of R-loops is unknown. Notably, the underlying mechanism that protects R-loops from classic RNase H-mediated digestion thereby promoting persistence of CSR-associated R-loops during CSR remains elusive.<h4>Results</h4>Here, we report that during CSR, R-loops for  ...[more]

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