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Windhager, L.* ; Bonfert, T.* ; Burger, K. ; Ruzsics, Z.* ; Krebs, S.* ; Kaufmann, S.* ; Malterer, G.* ; L'hernault, A.* ; Schilhabel, M.* ; Schreiber, S.* ; Rosenstiel, P.* ; Zimmer, R.* ; Eick, D. ; Friedel, C.C.* ; Dölken, L.*

Ultrashort and progressive 4sU-tagging reveals key characteristics of RNA processing at nucleotide resolution.

Genome Res. 22, 2031-2042 (2012)
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RNA synthesis and decay rates determine the steady-state levels of cellular RNAs. Metabolic tagging of newly transcribed RNA by 4-thiouridine (4sU) can reveal the relative contributions of RNA synthesis and decay rates. The kinetics of RNA processing, however, had so far remained unresolved. Here, we show that ultrashort 4sU-tagging not only provides snapshot pictures of eukaryotic gene expression but, when combined with progressive 4sU-tagging and RNA-seq, reveals global RNA processing kinetics at nucleotide resolution. Using this method, we identified classes of rapidly and slowly spliced/degraded introns. Interestingly, each class of splicing kinetics was characterized by a distinct association with intron length, gene length, and splice site strength. For a large group of introns, we also observed long lasting retention in the primary transcript, but efficient secondary splicing or degradation at later time points. Finally, we show that processing of most, but not all small nucleolar (sno)RNA-containing introns is remarkably inefficient with the majority of introns being spliced and degraded rather than processed into mature snoRNAs. In summary, our study yields unparalleled insights into the kinetics of RNA processing and provides the tools to study molecular mechanisms of RNA processing and their contribution to the regulation of gene expression.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords 4sU-tagging; newly transcribed RNA; RNA-seq; RNA processing; 4-thiouridine; non-coding RNA; NEWLY SYNTHESIZED RNA; NONCODING RNAS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MAMMALIAN-CELLS; POLYMERASE-II; MICRORNA; INTRON; IDENTIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTOME; ORGANIZATION
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1088-9051
e-ISSN 1549-5469
Journal Genome Research
Quellenangaben Volume: 22, Issue: 10, Pages: 2031-2042 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology and Tumor Genetics (K.MOLBI)