Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing

Abstract Background The dynamic process of transcription termination produces transient RNA intermediates that are difficult to distinguish from each other via short-read sequencing methods. Results Here, we use single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing to characterize the various forms of transient RN...

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Autores principales: Weipeng Mo, Bo Liu, Hong Zhang, Xianhao Jin, Dongdong Lu, Yiming Yu, Yuelin Liu, Jinbu Jia, Yanping Long, Xian Deng, Xiaofeng Cao, Hongwei Guo, Jixian Zhai
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:81b9f74ccc1949c2a14114ff7a68c2382021-11-28T12:40:52ZLandscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing10.1186/s13059-021-02543-41474-760Xhttps://doaj.org/article/81b9f74ccc1949c2a14114ff7a68c2382021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02543-4https://doaj.org/toc/1474-760XAbstract Background The dynamic process of transcription termination produces transient RNA intermediates that are difficult to distinguish from each other via short-read sequencing methods. Results Here, we use single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing to characterize the various forms of transient RNAs during termination at genome-wide scale in wildtype Arabidopsis and in atxrn3, fpa, and met1 mutants. Our data reveal a wide range of termination windows among genes, ranging from ~ 50 nt to over 1000 nt. We also observe efficient termination before downstream tRNA genes, suggesting that chromatin structure around the promoter region of tRNA genes may block pol II elongation. 5′ Cleaved readthrough transcription in atxrn3 with delayed termination can run into downstream genes to produce normally spliced and polyadenylated mRNAs in the absence of their own transcription initiation. Consistent with previous reports, we also observe long chimeric transcripts with cryptic splicing in fpa mutant; but loss of CG DNA methylation has no obvious impact on termination in the met1 mutant. Conclusions Our method is applicable to establish a comprehensive termination landscape in a broad range of species.Weipeng MoBo LiuHong ZhangXianhao JinDongdong LuYiming YuYuelin LiuJinbu JiaYanping LongXian DengXiaofeng CaoHongwei GuoJixian ZhaiBMCarticleTranscription terminationNascent RNANanopore sequencingArabidopsisBiology (General)QH301-705.5GeneticsQH426-470ENGenome Biology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Transcription termination
Nascent RNA
Nanopore sequencing
Arabidopsis
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Genetics
QH426-470
spellingShingle Transcription termination
Nascent RNA
Nanopore sequencing
Arabidopsis
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Genetics
QH426-470
Weipeng Mo
Bo Liu
Hong Zhang
Xianhao Jin
Dongdong Lu
Yiming Yu
Yuelin Liu
Jinbu Jia
Yanping Long
Xian Deng
Xiaofeng Cao
Hongwei Guo
Jixian Zhai
Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing
description Abstract Background The dynamic process of transcription termination produces transient RNA intermediates that are difficult to distinguish from each other via short-read sequencing methods. Results Here, we use single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing to characterize the various forms of transient RNAs during termination at genome-wide scale in wildtype Arabidopsis and in atxrn3, fpa, and met1 mutants. Our data reveal a wide range of termination windows among genes, ranging from ~ 50 nt to over 1000 nt. We also observe efficient termination before downstream tRNA genes, suggesting that chromatin structure around the promoter region of tRNA genes may block pol II elongation. 5′ Cleaved readthrough transcription in atxrn3 with delayed termination can run into downstream genes to produce normally spliced and polyadenylated mRNAs in the absence of their own transcription initiation. Consistent with previous reports, we also observe long chimeric transcripts with cryptic splicing in fpa mutant; but loss of CG DNA methylation has no obvious impact on termination in the met1 mutant. Conclusions Our method is applicable to establish a comprehensive termination landscape in a broad range of species.
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author Weipeng Mo
Bo Liu
Hong Zhang
Xianhao Jin
Dongdong Lu
Yiming Yu
Yuelin Liu
Jinbu Jia
Yanping Long
Xian Deng
Xiaofeng Cao
Hongwei Guo
Jixian Zhai
author_facet Weipeng Mo
Bo Liu
Hong Zhang
Xianhao Jin
Dongdong Lu
Yiming Yu
Yuelin Liu
Jinbu Jia
Yanping Long
Xian Deng
Xiaofeng Cao
Hongwei Guo
Jixian Zhai
author_sort Weipeng Mo
title Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing
title_short Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing
title_full Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing
title_fullStr Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing
title_full_unstemmed Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing
title_sort landscape of transcription termination in arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent rna sequencing
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/81b9f74ccc1949c2a14114ff7a68c238
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