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The most abundant maternal lncRNA Sirena1 acts post-transcriptionally and impacts mitochondrial distribution.


ABSTRACT: Tens of thousands of rapidly evolving long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes have been identified, but functions were assigned to relatively few of them. The lncRNA contribution to the mouse oocyte physiology remains unknown. We report the evolutionary history and functional analysis of Sirena1, the most expressed lncRNA and the 10th most abundant poly(A) transcript in mouse oocytes. Sirena1 appeared in the common ancestor of mouse and rat and became engaged in two different post-transcriptional regulations. First, antisense oriented Elob pseudogene insertion into Sirena1 exon 1 is a source of small RNAs targeting Elob mRNA via RNA interference. Second, Sirena1 evolved functional cytoplasmic polyadenylation elements, an unexpected feature borrowed from translation control of specific maternal mRNAs. Sirena1 knock-out does not affect fertility, but causes minor dysregulation of the maternal transcriptome. This includes increased levels of Elob and mitochondrial mRNAs. Mitochondria in Sirena1-/- oocytes disperse from the perinuclear compartment, but do not change in number or ultrastructure. Taken together, Sirena1 contributes to RNA interference and mitochondrial aggregation in mouse oocytes. Sirena1 exemplifies how lncRNAs stochastically engage or even repurpose molecular mechanisms during evolution. Simultaneously, Sirena1 expression levels and unique functional features contrast with the lack of functional importance assessed under laboratory conditions.

SUBMITTER: Ganesh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7102984 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The most abundant maternal lncRNA Sirena1 acts post-transcriptionally and impacts mitochondrial distribution.

Ganesh Sravya S   Horvat Filip F   Drutovic David D   Efenberkova Michaela M   Pinkas Dominik D   Jindrova Anna A   Pasulka Josef J   Iyyappan Rajan R   Malik Radek R   Susor Andrej A   Vlahovicek Kristian K   Solc Petr P   Svoboda Petr P  

Nucleic acids research 20200401 6


Tens of thousands of rapidly evolving long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes have been identified, but functions were assigned to relatively few of them. The lncRNA contribution to the mouse oocyte physiology remains unknown. We report the evolutionary history and functional analysis of Sirena1, the most expressed lncRNA and the 10th most abundant poly(A) transcript in mouse oocytes. Sirena1 appeared in the common ancestor of mouse and rat and became engaged in two different post-transcriptional reg  ...[more]

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