Single molecule poly(A) tail-seq shows LARP4 opposes deadenylation through mRNA lifespan with most impact on short tails
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, United States
Abstract
La-related protein 4 (LARP4) directly binds both poly(A) and poly(A)-binding protein (PABP). LARP4 was shown to promote poly(A) tail (PAT) lengthening and stabilization of individual mRNAs presumably by protection from deadenylation (Mattijssen et al., 2017). We developed a nucleotide resolution transcriptome-wide, single molecule SM-PAT-seq method. This revealed LARP4 effects on a wide range of PAT lengths for human mRNAs and mouse mRNAs from LARP4 knockout (KO) and control cells. LARP4 effects are clear on long PAT mRNAs but become more prominent at 30-75 nucleotides. We also analyzed time courses of PAT decay transcriptome-wide and for ~200 immune response mRNAs. This demonstrated accelerated deadenylation in KO cells on PATs <75 nucleotides and phasing features consistent with greater PABP dissociation in the absence of LARP4. Thus, LARP4 shapes PAT profiles throughout mRNA lifespan and with impact on mRNA decay at short lengths known to sensitize PABP dissociation in response to deadenylation machinery.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD000412-31 PGD)
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Single molecule poly(A) tail-seq shows LARP4 opposes deadenylation through mRNA lifespan with most impact on short tails
eLife 9:e59186.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59186
