S-Adenosylmethionine Synthesis Is Regulated by Selective N6-Adenosine Methylation and mRNA Degradation Involving METTL16 and YTHDC1 | Zendy

Hiroki Shima | Zendy; Mitsuyo Matsumoto | Zendy; Yuma Ishigami | Zendy; Masayuki Ebina | Zendy; Akihiko Muto | Zendy; Yuho Sato | Zendy; Sayaka Kumagai | Zendy; Kyoko Ochiai | Zendy; Tsutomu Suzuki | Zendy; Kazuhiko Igarashi | Zendy

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S-Adenosylmethionine Synthesis Is Regulated by Selective N6-Adenosine Methylation and mRNA Degradation Involving METTL16 and YTHDC1

Author(s) -

Hiroki Shima,

Mitsuyo Matsumoto,

Yuma Ishigami,

Masayuki Ebina,

Akihiko Muto,

Yuho Sato,

Sayaka Kumagai,

Kyoko Ochiai,

Tsutomu Suzuki,

Kazuhiko Igarashi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

cell reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.264

H-Index - 154

eISSN - 2639-1856

pISSN - 2211-1247

DOI - 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.092

Subject(s) - methylation , gene knockdown , methionine adenosyltransferase , methyltransferase , messenger rna , intracellular , biology , regulation of gene expression , histone , adenosine , dna methylation , methionine , untranslated region , downregulation and upregulation , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biochemistry , gene expression , gene , amino acid

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is an important metabolite as a methyl-group donor in DNA and histone methylation, tuning regulation of gene expression. Appropriate intracellular SAM levels must be maintained, because methyltransferase reaction rates can be limited by SAM availability. In response to SAM depletion, MAT2A, which encodes a ubiquitous mammalian methionine adenosyltransferase isozyme, was upregulated through mRNA stabilization. SAM-depletion reduced N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) in the 3' UTR of MAT2A. In vitro reactions using recombinant METTL16 revealed multiple, conserved methylation targets in the 3' UTR. Knockdown of METTL16 and the m 6 A reader YTHDC1 abolished SAM-responsive regulation of MAT2A. Mutations of the target adenine sites of METTL16 within the 3' UTR revealed that these m 6 As were redundantly required for regulation. MAT2A mRNA methylation by METTL16 is read by YTHDC1, and we suggest that this allows cells to monitor and maintain intracellular SAM levels.

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