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Aire-dependent genes undergo Clp1-mediated 3'UTR shortening associated with higher transcript stability in the thymus.


ABSTRACT: The ability of the immune system to avoid autoimmune disease relies on tolerization of thymocytes to self-antigens whose expression and presentation by thymic medullary epithelial cells (mTECs) is controlled predominantly by Aire at the transcriptional level and possibly regulated at other unrecognized levels. Aire-sensitive gene expression is influenced by several molecular factors, some of which belong to the 3'end processing complex, suggesting they might impact transcript stability and levels through an effect on 3'UTR shortening. We discovered that Aire-sensitive genes display a pronounced preference for short-3'UTR transcript isoforms in mTECs, a feature preceding Aire's expression and correlated with the preferential selection of proximal polyA sites by the 3'end processing complex. Through an RNAi screen and generation of a lentigenic mouse, we found that one factor, Clp1, promotes 3'UTR shortening associated with higher transcript stability and expression of Aire-sensitive genes, revealing a post-transcriptional level of control of Aire-activated expression in mTECs.

SUBMITTER: Guyon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7205469 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aire-dependent genes undergo Clp1-mediated 3'UTR shortening associated with higher transcript stability in the thymus.

Guyon Clotilde C   Jmari Nada N   Padonou Francine F   Li Yen-Chin YC   Ucar Olga O   Fujikado Noriyuki N   Coulpier Fanny F   Blanchet Christophe C   Root David E DE   Giraud Matthieu M  

eLife 20200429


The ability of the immune system to avoid autoimmune disease relies on tolerization of thymocytes to self-antigens whose expression and presentation by thymic medullary epithelial cells (mTECs) is controlled predominantly by Aire at the transcriptional level and possibly regulated at other unrecognized levels. Aire-sensitive gene expression is influenced by several molecular factors, some of which belong to the 3'end processing complex, suggesting they might impact transcript stability and level  ...[more]

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