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Post-transcriptional 3´-UTR cleavage of mRNA transcripts generates thousands of stable uncapped autonomous RNA fragments.


ABSTRACT: The majority of mammalian genes contain one or more alternative polyadenylation sites. Choice of polyadenylation sites was suggested as one of the underlying mechanisms for generating longer/shorter transcript isoforms. Here, we demonstrate that mature mRNA transcripts can undergo additional cleavage and polyadenylation at a proximal internal site in the 3'-UTR, resulting in two stable, autonomous, RNA fragments: a coding sequence with a shorter 3'-UTR (body) and an uncapped 3'-UTR sequence downstream of the cleavage point (tail). Analyses of the human transcriptome has revealed thousands of such cleavage positions, suggesting a widespread post-transcriptional phenomenon producing thousands of stable 3'-UTR RNA tails that exist alongside their transcripts of origin. By analyzing the impact of microRNAs, we observed a significantly stronger effect for microRNA regulation at the body compared to the tail fragments. Our findings open a variety of future research prospects and call for a new perspective on 3'-UTR-dependent gene regulation.

SUBMITTER: Malka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5725528 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Post-transcriptional 3´-UTR cleavage of mRNA transcripts generates thousands of stable uncapped autonomous RNA fragments.

Malka Yuval Y   Steiman-Shimony Avital A   Rosenthal Eran E   Argaman Liron L   Cohen-Daniel Leonor L   Arbib Eliran E   Margalit Hanah H   Kaplan Tommy T   Berger Michael M  

Nature communications 20171211 1


The majority of mammalian genes contain one or more alternative polyadenylation sites. Choice of polyadenylation sites was suggested as one of the underlying mechanisms for generating longer/shorter transcript isoforms. Here, we demonstrate that mature mRNA transcripts can undergo additional cleavage and polyadenylation at a proximal internal site in the 3'-UTR, resulting in two stable, autonomous, RNA fragments: a coding sequence with a shorter 3'-UTR (body) and an uncapped 3'-UTR sequence down  ...[more]

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