遗传 ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 964-976.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.18-175

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RNA甲基化修饰调控和规律

杨莹1,2,3,陈宇晟1,3,孙宝发1,2,3,杨运桂1,2,3()   

  1. 1. 中国科学院北京基因组研究所,中国科学院精准基因组医学重点实验室,北京 100101
    2. 中国科学院干细胞创新研究院,北京 100101
    3. 中国科学院大学,北京 100049
  • 收稿日期:2018-06-29 修回日期:2018-10-08 出版日期:2018-11-20 发布日期:2018-11-05
  • 通讯作者: 杨运桂 E-mail:ygyang@big.ac.cn
  • 作者简介:杨莹,博士,副研究员,研究方向：RNA表观转录组学。E-mail: yingyang@big.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划项目(973计划)(2016YFC0900300);国家自然科学基金项目(31500659);国家自然科学基金项目(31770872);中国科学院青年创新促进会项目(CAS 2018133)

RNA methylation: regulations and mechanisms

Ying Yang1,2,3,Yusheng Chen1,3,Baofa Sun1,2,3,Yungui Yang1,2,3()   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    2. Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2018-06-29 Revised:2018-10-08 Online:2018-11-20 Published:2018-11-05
  • Contact: Yang Yungui E-mail:ygyang@big.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2016YFC0900300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31500659);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31770872);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association(CAS 2018133)

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摘要：

表观遗传学修饰包括DNA、RNA和蛋白质的化学修饰,基于非序列改变所致基因表达和功能水平变化。近年来,在DNA和蛋白质修饰基础上,可逆RNA甲基化修饰研究引领了第3次表观遗传学修饰研究的浪潮。RNA存在100余种化学修饰,甲基化是最主要的修饰形式。鉴定RNA甲基化修饰酶及研发其转录组水平高通量检测技术,是揭示RNA化学修饰调控基因表达和功能规律的基础。本文主要总结了近年来本课题组与合作团队及国内外同行在RNA甲基化表观转录组学研究中取得的主要前沿进展,包括发现了RNA去甲基酶、甲基转移酶和结合蛋白,揭示RNA甲基化修饰调控RNA加工代谢,及其调控正常生理和异常病理等重要生命进程。这些系列研究成果证明RNA甲基化修饰类似于DNA甲基化,具有可逆性,拓展了RNA甲基化表观转录组学研究新领域,完善了中心法则表观遗传学规律。

关键词: 表观转录组学, RNA甲基化, RNA加工, 6-甲基腺嘌呤, 5-甲基胞嘧啶

Abstract:

Epigenetic modifications include the chemical modifications on DNA, RNA and proteins characterized by altered gene expression and function without any changes in the gene sequence. In addition to well-established DNA and protein epigenetic modifications, the reversible RNA methylation has led the third wave of studies in the epigenetic field. RNA has more than 100 chemical modifications, among which methylation is the major type. The identification of catalyzing enzymes for RNA methylation and the development of high-throughput detection technologies for RNA modification at the transcriptomic level are the prerequisites for revealing the regulatory role of RNA methylation in gene expression and biological functions. In this review, we summarize the recent frontier in RNA methylation-mediated epitranscriptomics from our and other laboratories, with emphasis on the discoveries of RNA modification demethylase , methyltransferase and binding protein as well as the illustration of regulatory roles of RNA methylation modification in hematopoietic stem cell differentiation, spermatogenesis, brain development and other pivotal life processes. These findings have shown that RNA methylation is just as reversible as DNA methylation, and opened up a novel field in RNA methylation-mediated epitranscriptomics, which appends a new layer of epigenetic regulation to the central genetic dogma.

Key words: epitranscriptomics, RNA methylation, RNA processing, N 6-methyladenosine (m 6A), 5-methylcytosine (m 5C)