Progressive lengthening of 3′ untranslated regions of mRNAs by alternative polyadenylation during mouse embryonic development

被引：460

作者：

Ji, Zhe ^{[1
]}

Lee, Ju Youn ^{[1
]}

Pan, Zhenhua ^{[1
]}

Jiang, Bingjun ^{[1
]}

Tian, Bin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, New Jersey Med Sch, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Newark, NJ 07103 USA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 2009年 / 106卷 / 17期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

mRNA processing; post-translational gene regulation; MICRORNAS; REPRESSION; TISSUES; GENES; SITE;

D O I：

10.1073/pnas.0900028106

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The 3' untranslated regions (3' UTRs) of mRNAs contain cis-acting elements for posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Here, we report that mouse genes tend to express mRNAs with longer 3' UTRs as embryonic development progresses. This global regulation is controlled by alternative polyadenylation and coordinates with initiation of organogenesis and aspects of embryonic development, including morphogenesis, differentiation, and proliferation. Using myogenesis of C2C12 myoblast cells as a model, we recapitulated this process in vitro and found that 3' UTR lengthening is likely caused by weakening of mRNA polyadenylation activity. Because alternative 3' UTR sequences are typically longer and have higher AU content than constitutive ones, our results suggest that lengthening of 3' UTR can significantly augment posttranscriptional control of gene expression during embryonic development, such as microRNA-mediated regulation.

引用

页码：7028 / 7033

页数：6

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