Yeast m6 A methylated mRNAs are enriched on translating ribosomes during meiosis, and under rapamycin treatment

Bodi, Zsuzsanna, Bottley, Andrew, Archer, Nathan, May, Sean and Fray, Rupert G. (2015) Yeast m6 A methylated mRNAs are enriched on translating ribosomes during meiosis, and under rapamycin treatment. PLoS ONE, 10 . e0132090/1-e0132090/13. ISSN 1932-6203

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Interest in mRNA methylation has exploded in recent years. The sudden interest in a 40 year old discovery was due in part to the finding of FTO’s (Fat Mass Obesity) N6-methyladenosine (m6 A) deaminase activity, thus suggesting a link between obesity-associated diseases and the presence of m6 A in mRNA. Another catalyst of the sudden rise in mRNA methylation research was the release of mRNA methylomes for human, mouse and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, the molecular function, or functions of this mRNA ‘epimark’ remain to be discovered. There is supportive evidence that m6 A could be a mark for mRNA degradation due to its binding to YTH domain proteins, and consequently being chaperoned to P bodies. Nonetheless, only a subpopulation of the methylome was found binding to YTHDF2 in HeLa cells.The model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has only one YTH domain protein (Pho92, Mrb1), which targets PHO4 transcripts for degradation under phosphate starvation. However, mRNA methylation is only found under meiosis inducing conditions, and PHO4 transcripts are apparently non-methylated. In this paper we set out to investigate if m6 A could function alternatively to being a degradation mark in S. cerevisiae; we also sought to test whether it can be induced under non-standard sporulation conditions. We find a positive association between the presence of m6 A and message translatability. We also find m6 A induction following prolonged rapamycin treatment.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/756658
Additional Information: Bodi Z, Bottley A, Archer N, May ST, Fray RG (2015) Yeast m6A Methylated mRNAs Are Enriched on Translating Ribosomes during Meiosis, and under Rapamycin Treatment. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0132090. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132090
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Biosciences > Division of Plant and Crop Sciences
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132090
Depositing User: Fray, Rupert
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2016 14:08
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:12
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/37456

Actions (Archive Staff Only)

Edit View Edit View