| Literature DB >> 26322075 |
Veronica J Peschansky1, Chiara Pastori1, Zane Zeier1, Dario Motti2, Katya Wentzel1, Dmitry Velmeshev1, Marco Magistri1, John L Bixby3, Vance P Lemmon4, José P Silva1, Claes Wahlestedt1.
Abstract
CGG repeat expansions in the Fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene are responsible for a family of associated disorders characterized by either intellectual disability and autism Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), or adult-onset neurodegeneration Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome. However, the FMR1 locus is complex and encodes several long non-coding RNAs, whose expression is altered by repeat expansion mutations. The role of these lncRNAs is thus far unknown; therefore we investigated the functionality of FMR4, which we previously identified. "Full"-length expansions of the FMR1 triplet repeat cause silencing of both FMR1 and FMR4, thus we are interested in potential loss-of-function that may add to phenotypic manifestation of FXS. Since the two transcripts do not exhibit cis-regulation of one another, we examined the potential for FMR4 to regulate target genes at distal genomic loci using gene expression microarrays. We identified FMR4-responsive genes, including the methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 4 (MBD4). Furthermore, we found that in differentiating human neural precursor cells, FMR4 expression is developmentally regulated in opposition to expression of both FMR1 (which is expected to share a bidirectional promoter with FMR4) and MBD4. We therefore propose that FMR4's function is as a gene-regulatory lncRNA and that this transcript may function in normal development. Closer examination of FMR4 increases our understanding of the role of regulatory lncRNA and the consequences of FMR1 repeat expansions.Entities:
Keywords: FMR4; Fragile X; MBD4; chromatin remodeling; differentiation; epigenetics; intellectual disability; lncRNA
Year: 2015 PMID: 26322075 PMCID: PMC4530595 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Genet ISSN: 1664-8021 Impact factor: 4.599
Top GeneGo pathways represented by FMR4-responsive genes identified by microarray analysis.
| Category | GeneGo pathway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cell adhesion | Chemokines and adhesion | 0.10161 |
| Integrin-mediated cell adhesion and migration | 0.11458 | |
| Cell cycle | Regulation of G1/S transition (part 2) | 0.00000 |
| Nucleocytoplasmic transport of CDK/Cyclins | 0.03480 | |
| Spindle assembly and chromosome separation | 0.08019 | |
| Development | Mu-type opioid receptor signaling via beta-arrestin | 0.00000 |
| S1P1 receptor signaling via beta-arrestin | 0.00000 | |
| Beta-adrenergic receptors transactivation of EGFR | 0.00000 | |
| Ligand-independent activation of ESR1 and ESR2 | 0.00001 | |
| Gastrin in cell growth and proliferation | 0.00002 | |
| Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor activation of ERK | 0.00002 | |
| Regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) | 0.04670 | |
| Lipoxin inhibitory action on PDGF, EGF, and LTD4 signaling | 0.08717 | |
| A3 receptor signaling | 0.11683 | |
| Immune response | Oncostatin M signaling via MAPK in mouse cells | 0.00000 |
| Oncostatin M signaling via MAPK in human cells | 0.00000 | |
| IL-15 signaling | 0.00002 | |
| Histamine H1 receptor signaling in immune response | 0.02758 | |
| Transport | RAN regulation pathway | 0.04453 |
| N/A | Inhibitory action of Lipoxin A4 on PDGF, EGF, and LTD4 signaling | 0.08485 |
Top GeneGo process networks represented by FMR4-responsive genes identified by microarray analysis.
| Category | GeneGo process networks | |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptosis | Death domain receptors and caspases in apoptosis | 0.02682 |
| Cell adhesion | Platelet aggregation | 0.02999 |
| Leucocyte chemotaxis | 0.04076 | |
| Cell cycle | G1/S Interleukin regulation | 0.00000 |
| G1-S Growth factor regulation | 0.00002 | |
| Cytoskeleton | Actin filaments | 0.00022 |
| Actin filaments | 0.03088 | |
| Development | Hemopoiesis, erythropoietin pathway | 0.00000 |
| Neurogenesis and synaptogenesis | 0.08499 | |
| Neuromuscular junction | 0.11290 | |
| Wnt/beta-catenin, notch, VEGF, IP3, and integrin signaling | 0.11674 | |
| DNA Damage | Checkpoint | 0.00006 |
| Immune response | BCR pathway | 0.00008 |
| Inflammation | MIF signaling | 0.00000 |
| IL-2 signaling | 0.00003 | |
| Protein C signaling | 0.06668 | |
| Kallikrein–kinin system | 0.09179 | |
| Reproduction | FSH-beta signaling pathway | 0.00001 |
| Signal | CREM pathway | 0.00002 |
| Transduction | Neuropeptide signaling pathways | 0.01407 |