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Live-Cell Imaging and Functional Dissection of Xist RNA Reveal Mechanisms of X Chromosome Inactivation and Reactivation.


ABSTRACT: We double-tagged Xist (inactivated X chromosome-specific transcript), a prototype long non-coding RNA pivotal for X chromosome inactivation (XCI), using the programmable RNA sequence binding domain of Pumilio protein, one tag for live-cell imaging and the other replacing A-repeat (a critical domain of Xist) to generate "?A mutant" and to tether effector proteins for dissecting Xist functionality. Based on the observation in live cells that the induced XCI in undifferentiated embryonic stem (ES) cells is counteracted by the intrinsic X chromosome reactivation (XCR), we identified Kat8 and Msl2, homologs of Drosophila dosage compensation proteins, as players involved in mammalian XCR. Furthermore, live-cell imaging revealed the obviously undersized ?A Xist cloud signals, clarifying an issue regarding the previous RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization results. Tethering candidate proteins onto the ?A mutant reveals the significant roles of Ythdc1, Ezh2, and SPOC (Spen) in Xist-mediated gene silencing and the significant role of Ezh2 in Xist RNA spreading.

SUBMITTER: Ha N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6159346 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Live-Cell Imaging and Functional Dissection of Xist RNA Reveal Mechanisms of X Chromosome Inactivation and Reactivation.

Ha Norbert N   Lai Lan-Tian LT   Chelliah Rosi R   Zhen Yashu Y   Yi Vanessa Seet Pei SP   Lai Soak-Kuan SK   Li Hoi-Yeung HY   Ludwig Alexander A   Sandin Sara S   Chen Lingyi L   Zhang Li-Feng LF  

iScience 20180913


We double-tagged Xist (inactivated X chromosome-specific transcript), a prototype long non-coding RNA pivotal for X chromosome inactivation (XCI), using the programmable RNA sequence binding domain of Pumilio protein, one tag for live-cell imaging and the other replacing A-repeat (a critical domain of Xist) to generate "ΔA mutant" and to tether effector proteins for dissecting Xist functionality. Based on the observation in live cells that the induced XCI in undifferentiated embryonic stem (ES)  ...[more]

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