Project description:ZFP36L1 is a tandem zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that recognizes conserved Adenylate-Uridylate-rich Elements (AREs) located in 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) to mediate RNA decay. We hypothesized that ZFP36L1 is a negative regulator of a post-transcriptional hub involved in the RNA half-life regulation of cancer-related transcripts. Forced expression of ZFP36L1 in cancer cells markedly reduced cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo; whereas silencing of ZFP36L1 enhanced tumor cell growth. To identify direct downstream targets of ZFP36L1, systematic screening using RNA pull-down of wildtype and mutant ZFP36L1 as well as whole transcriptome sequencing of bladder cancer cells ± tet-on ZFP36L1, was performed. A network of 1,410 genes was identified as potential direct targets of ZFP36L1, including HIF1A, CCND1, and E2F1. ZFP36L1 specifically bound to the 3' UTRs of these targets for RNA degradation, thus suppressing their expression. Collectively, our findings reveal an indispensable role of ZFP36L1 as a post-transcriptional safeguard against aberrant hypoxic signaling and abnormal cell cycle progression.
Project description:ZFP36L1 is a tandem zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that recognizes conserved Adenylate-Uridylate-rich Elements (AREs) located in 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) to mediate RNA decay. We hypothesized that ZFP36L1 is a negative regulator of a post-transcriptional hub involved in the RNA half-life regulation of cancer-related transcripts. Forced expression of ZFP36L1 in cancer cells markedly reduced cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo; whereas silencing of ZFP36L1 enhanced tumor cell growth. To identify direct downstream targets of ZFP36L1, systematic screening using RNA pull-down of wildtype and mutant ZFP36L1 as well as whole transcriptome sequencing of bladder cancer cells ± tet-on ZFP36L1, was performed. A network of 1,410 genes was identified as potential direct targets of ZFP36L1, including HIF1A, CCND1, and E2F1. ZFP36L1 specifically bound to the 3' UTRs of these targets for RNA degradation, thus suppressing their expression. Collectively, our findings reveal an indispensable role of ZFP36L1 as a post-transcriptional safeguard against aberrant hypoxic signaling and abnormal cell cycle progression.
Project description:ZFP36L1 is a tandem zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that recognizes conserved Adenylate-Uridylate-rich Elements (AREs) located in 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) to mediate RNA decay. We hypothesized that ZFP36L1 is a negative regulator of a post-transcriptional hub involved in the RNA half-life regulation of cancer-related transcripts. Forced expression of ZFP36L1 in cancer cells markedly reduced cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo; whereas silencing of ZFP36L1 enhanced tumor cell growth. To identify direct downstream targets of ZFP36L1, systematic screening using RNA pull-down of wildtype and mutant ZFP36L1 as well as whole transcriptome sequencing of bladder cancer cells ± tet-on ZFP36L1, was performed. A network of 1,410 genes was identified as potential direct targets of ZFP36L1, including HIF1A, CCND1, and E2F1. ZFP36L1 specifically bound to the 3' UTRs of these targets for RNA degradation, thus suppressing their expression. Collectively, our findings reveal an indispensable role of ZFP36L1 as a post-transcriptional safeguard against aberrant hypoxic signaling and abnormal cell cycle progression.
Project description:High-throughput sequencing analysis of transcriptome from LPS-activated B cells from Lymph node of Zfp36l1(fl/fl) and Zfp36l1(fl/fl) x Cd79a(Cre/+) mice
Project description:Purpose: We aimed to identify the targets of the RNA binding protein ZFP36L1 in thymoctes. Methods: Total naïve thymocytes from control or DCKO mice were treated with UV light to crosslink RNA and proteins, then RNA-protein complexes were pulled down with anti-ZFP36L1. RNA was extracted and used to make cDNS libraries that were then sequenced by MiSeq 150bp single-end read (Sample 1) and HiSeq2500 RapidRun 50bp single-end read (sample 2, 3). Results: Sample demultiplexing was performed by identification of the 3 known bases of the 7 bases barcode introduced in the 5â end of the read by the RCLIP primer. The remaining four random bases were used to remove PCR duplicate reads. Reads were trimmed to remove any adaptor sequence and barcodes before mapping reads to genome GRCm38 using Bowtie. After read mapping, the single-nucleotide at position -1 was annotated as unique ZFP36L1 crosslink site. Identification of highly significant ZFP36L1 binding sites was performed using iCount to assign a FDR to each crosslink site. Conclusions: We identified ZFP36L1 binding sites in 8675 thymocyte mRNAs. Individual nucleotide resolution cross linking immunoprecipitation (iCLIP) of ZFP36L1-bound RNAs in total naive thymocytes from C57BL/6 mice.
Project description:We report our study of the function of two members of the TTP (tristetraprolin) mRNA binding protein family, Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2, in retinal development. We found that Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 were expressed in retinal progenitor cells during development and Müller glial cells and photoreceptors in the mature retina. Our analysis of the mutant retinas showed that, whereas the single knockout retinas appeared largely normal, the double knockout (DKO) retina manifested decreased RPC proliferation and increased differentiation of multiple retinal cell types. RNA-seq analysis not only confirmed the imbalance of proliferation and differentiation in the DKO retina but also revealed Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 interact with multiple signaling pathways including the sonic hedgehog pathway and the Notch pathway, to regulate this process.
Project description:We expressed either a wt or a phosphomutant version of ZFP36L1 in IMR90 ER:RAS cells. 7 days upon RAS induction (when the cells reach a fully senescent phenotype) we collected the RNA. ZFP36L1 is a RNA binding protein that binds to AU-rich elements in the 3âUTR of mRNAs and triggers their degradation. Our previous experiments showed that the activity of ZFP36L1 was key in the regulation of the senescent phenotype.By performing RNAseq we have uncovered the effect of expressing a constitutively active mutant of ZFP36L1 within the senescent transcriptome. 4 samples examined: Non-senescent cells (EV - 4OHT), Senescent cells (EV + 4OHT), Senescent cells expressing ZFP36L1wt and Senescent cells expressing ZFP36L1mut