Multiplexed Assays of Human Disease-relevant Mutations Reveal UTR Dimer Composition as a Major Determinant of RNA Stability
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ABSTRACT: UTRs contain crucial regulatory elements for RNA stability, translation and localization and their integrity is indispensable for gene expression. It has been estimated that ~3.7% of disease-associated genetic variants are located in UTRs. However, functional interpretation of UTR variants is largely incomplete because efficient experimental assessment and computational prediction are both lacking. To systematically assess the effect of UTR variants on RNA stability, we established an unbiased massively parallel reporter assay with 6,555 UTR variants reported in human disease databases. We found that there are common as well as distinct stability regulation elements in each cell line and that, among RNA-binding protein-binding sites, microRNA seed sequences, structural cues and small k-mers, TA-dimers are the most prominent destabilizing sequence.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE217518 | GEO | 2025/01/20
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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