| Literature DB >> 25047833 |
Shuai Yuan1, Hao Tang1, Junyue Xing1, Xiuqin Fan1, Xiaoyu Cai1, Qiu Li1, Pei Han1, Yuhong Luo2, Zhuojun Zhang1, Bin Jiang1, Yali Dou3, Myriam Gorospe4, Wengong Wang5.
Abstract
Methylation is a prevalent posttranscriptional modification of RNAs. However, whether mammalian microRNAs are methylated is unknown. Here, we show that the tRNA methyltransferase NSun2 methylates primary (pri-miR-125b), precursor (pre-miR-125b), and mature microRNA 125b (miR-125b) in vitro and in vivo. Methylation by NSun2 inhibits the processing of pri-miR-125b2 into pre-miR-125b2, decreases the cleavage of pre-miR-125b2 into miR-125, and attenuates the recruitment of RISC by miR-125, thereby repressing the function of miR-125b in silencing gene expression. Our results highlight the impact of miR-125b function via methylation by NSun2.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25047833 PMCID: PMC4187725 DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00243-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biol ISSN: 0270-7306 Impact factor: 4.272