Project description:RNA m5C methylation profile of MCF10A and MDA486 by using MeRIP-Seq protocol Immunoprecipitation of Methylated mRNA at Cytosine (m5C) residues: Affinity purified of anti-methyl cytosine (m5C) polyclonal antibody 7ug (Zymo Research, Catalog#A3001-50) was conjugated with protein-A magnetic beads for 2 h at 4°C in end to end rotator. After that, conjugated beads were extensively washed with RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) wash buffer to remove unbound antibody. Fragmented 25 ug polyA RNA (mRNA) was incubated with m5C conjugated beads for overnight at 4°C in in the rotating platform in RIP buffer. RIP was done using Megna RNA Immunoprecipitation kit (Millipore, Catalog#17-700). m5C mRNA-immune bead complex was treated with proteinase K buffer to release m5C mRNA from the conjugated antibody. To isolate m5C, mRNA was treated with phenol:chloroform:isoamyl and mixed with 400 ul of chloroform, which was centrifuged at 14000 rpm for 10 minutes to separate aqueous phase. The aqueous phase was ethanol precipitated at -80°C for overnight, to get m5C mRNA. This precipitated m5C mRNA pellet was washed twice with 70% ethanol and air dried. Finally, m5C mRNA pellet was dissolved in nuclease free Water. The m5C mRNA integrity and conentration was quantified by bioanalyzer (Agilent) and Qubit 2.0 flurometer (Invitrogen). The fragmented mRNA was used by following TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation Guide to develop RNA-Seq library for sequencing.
Project description:RNA m5C methylation profile of MCF10A and MDA486 by using MeRIP-Seq protocol Immunoprecipitation of Methylated mRNA at Cytosine (m5C) residues: Affinity purified of anti-methyl cytosine (m5C) polyclonal antibody 7ug (Zymo Research, Catalog#A3001-50) was conjugated with protein-A magnetic beads for 2 h at 4°C in end to end rotator. After that, conjugated beads were extensively washed with RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) wash buffer to remove unbound antibody. Fragmented 25 ug polyA RNA (mRNA) was incubated with m5C conjugated beads for overnight at 4°C in in the rotating platform in RIP buffer. RIP was done using Megna RNA Immunoprecipitation kit (Millipore, Catalog#17-700). m5C mRNA-immune bead complex was treated with proteinase K buffer to release m5C mRNA from the conjugated antibody. To isolate m5C, mRNA was treated with phenol:chloroform:isoamyl and mixed with 400 ul of chloroform, which was centrifuged at 14000 rpm for 10 minutes to separate aqueous phase. The aqueous phase was ethanol precipitated at -80°C for overnight, to get m5C mRNA. This precipitated m5C mRNA pellet was washed twice with 70% ethanol and air dried. Finally, m5C mRNA pellet was dissolved in nuclease free Water. The m5C mRNA integrity and conentration was quantified by bioanalyzer (Agilent) and Qubit 2.0 flurometer (Invitrogen). The fragmented mRNA was used by following TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation Guide to develop RNA-Seq library for sequencing.
Project description:The epigenetic modifications play important regulatory roles in tissue development, maintenance of physiological functions and pathological process. RNA methylations, including newly identified m1A, m5C, m6A and m7G, are important epigenetic modifications. However, how these modifications are distributed in the transcriptome of vertebrate brains and whether their abundance is altered under pathological conditions are still poorly understood. In this study, we chose the model animal of zebrafish to conduct a systematic study to investigate the mRNA methylation atlas in the brain. By performing unbiased analyses of the m1A, m5C, m6A and m7G methylation of mRNA, we found that within the whole brain transcriptome, with the increase of the gene expression levels, the overall level of each of these four modifications on the related genes was also progressively increased. Further bioinformatics analysis indicated that the zebrafish brain has an abundance of m1A modifications. In the hypoxia-treated zebrafish brains, the proportion of m1A is decreased, affecting the RNA splicing and zebrafish endogenous retroviruses. Our study presents the first comprehensive atlas of m1A, m5C, m6A and m7G in the epitranscriptome of the zebrafish brain and reveals the distribution of these modifications in mRNA under hypoxic conditions. These data provide an invaluable resource for further research on the involvement of m1A, m5C, m6A and m7G in the regulation of miRNA and repeat elements in vertebrates, and provide new thoughts to study the brain hypoxic injury on the aspect of epitranscriptome.
Project description:Here we report m5C-TAC-seq, a base-resolution sequencing method to directly detect m5C sites without affecting unmodified C. In m5C-seq, we combined TET-mediated oxidation of RNA m5C to f5C with the selective chemical labeling reaction of f5C, enabling both pre-enrichment of m5C-containing RNA and a m5C-to-T transition in reverse transcription. m5C-seq identifies 2,500 sites in the transcriptome of HeLa and 768 sites in the transcriptome-wide of HEK293T. In addition, taking advantage of barcoding and pooling strategy, m5C-seq detected differential m5C sites upon specific methyltransferases depletion in mESCs and dynamically regulated m5C sites under cell fate transition. Moreover, we also detected 215 sites in chromatin-associated RNAs, demonstrating that portion of m5C sites can be co-transcriptionally catalyzed and the existence of m5C methylations in repeat RNAs.
Project description:Purpose: The precise temporal and spatial regulation of N5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA modification plays essential roles in RNA metabolism. Targeting m5C regulation in cancer cells may be a potential strategy for cancer therapy. Erianin is a natural product isolated from Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. Howbeit, the in‐depth understanding of interaction between erianin and m5C modification remains indistinct. Methods: Natural product library screening was used to explore the effects of natural product monomers on uveal melanoma (UM) cells. Intraocular xenografts model was established to examine the effect of erianin. Immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry (IP-MS) and molecular docking analyses were performed to identify NSUN2 as the target of erianin. m5C-meRIP-seq and m5C-meRIP-qPCR analyses were performed to identify the functional target of NSUN2. Tube formation assay and CD31-PAS double staining were used to detect vasculogenic mimicry (VM) in UM. Results: Herein, we report the discovery of erianin as an effective inhibitor of uveal melanoma. Mechanistically, the targeted inhibition of NSUN2 function by erianin results in a decrease in the m5C modification and expression levels of CHAC1 in UM, thereby curtailing the formation of VM. Conclusions: Collectively, our data suggested that erianin significantly inhibited UM progression in vitro and in vivo. Our study unveils a novel therapeutic strategy for combating UM.
Project description:5-methylcytosine, an abundant RNA modification, plays a crucial role in regulating RNA fate and gene expression. While recent progress has been made in understanding the biological roles of m5C, the inability to introduce m5C at specific sites within transcripts has hindered efforts to elucidate direct links between specific m5C and phenotypic outcomes. Here we developed a CRISPR-Cas13d-based tool, named reengineered m5C modification systems (termed ‘RCMS’), for targeted m5C methylation and demethylation in specific transcripts. The RCMS editors consist of a nuclear-localised dCasRx conjugated to either to a methyltransferase, NSUN2/NSUN6 or a demethylase, the catalytic domain of mouse Tet2 (Tet2 CD), enabling the manipulation of methylation events at precise m5C sites. We demonstrate that the RCMS editors can direct site-specific m5C incorporation and demethylation. Furthermore, we confirm their effectiveness in modulating m5C levels within tRNAs and their ability to induce changes in transcript abundance and cell proliferation through m5C-mediated mechanisms. These findings collectively establish RCMS editors as a focused epitranscriptome engineering tool, facilitating the identification of individual m5C alterations and their consequential effects.