m6A modification inhibits miRNAs' intracellular function, favoring their extracellular export for intercellular communication.
Cell Rep
; 43(6): 114369, 2024 Jun 25.
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| ID: mdl-38878288
ABSTRACT
Epitranscriptomics represents a further layer of gene expression regulation. Specifically, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates RNA maturation, stability, degradation, and translation. Regarding microRNAs (miRNAs), while it has been reported that m6A impacts their biogenesis, the functional effects on mature miRNAs remain unclear. Here, we show that m6A modification on specific miRNAs weakens their coupling to AGO2, impairs their function on target mRNAs, determines their delivery into extracellular vesicles (EVs), and provides functional information to receiving cells. Mechanistically, the intracellular functional impairment is caused by m6A-mediated inhibition of AGO2/miRNA interaction, the EV loading is favored by m6A-mediated recognition by the RNA-binding protein (RBP) hnRNPA2B1, and the EV-miRNA function in the receiving cell requires their FTO-mediated demethylation. Consequently, cells express specific miRNAs that do not impact endogenous transcripts but provide regulatory information for cell-to-cell communication. This highlights that a further level of complexity should be considered when relating cellular dynamics to specific miRNAs.
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Assunto principal:
Comunicação Celular
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Adenosina
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MicroRNAs
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Proteínas Argonautas
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Vesículas Extracelulares
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Cell Rep
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Itália
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos