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Jones, A. ; Tikhaia, E. ; Mourao, A. ; Sattler, M.

Structural effects of m6A modification of the Xist A-repeat AUCG tetraloop and its recognition by YTHDC1.

Nucleic Acids Res. 50, 2350-2362 (2022)
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The A-repeat region of the lncRNA Xist is critical for X inactivation and harbors several N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications. How the m6A modification affects the conformation of the conserved AUCG tetraloop hairpin of the A-repeats and how it can be recognized by the YTHDC1 reader protein is unknown. Here, we report the NMR solution structure of the (m6A)UCG hairpin, which reveals that the m6A base extends 5' stacking of the A-form helical stem, resembling the unmethylated AUCG tetraloop. A crystal structure of YTHDC1 bound to the (m6A)UCG tetraloop shows that the (m6A)UC nucleotides are recognized by the YTH domain of YTHDC1 in a single-stranded conformation. The m6A base inserts into the aromatic cage and the U and C bases interact with a flanking charged surface region, resembling the recognition of single-stranded m6A RNA ligands. Notably, NMR and fluorescence quenching experiments show that the binding requires local unfolding of the upper stem region of the (m6A)UCG hairpin. Our data show that m6A can be readily accommodated in hairpin loop regions, but recognition by YTH readers requires local unfolding of flanking stem regions. This suggests how m6A modifications may regulate lncRNA function by modulating RNA structure.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Nmr-spectroscopy; Hydrogen-bonds; Xplor-nih; Rna; Reader; Binding; Domain; N-6-methyladenosine; Proteins; Spen
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0305-1048
e-ISSN 1362-4962
Journal Nucleic Acids Research
Quellenangaben Volume: 50, Issue: 4, Pages: 2350-2362 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publishing Place Great Clarendon St, Oxford Ox2 6dp, England
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Structural Biology (STB)
Grants Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)