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Ube3a-ATS is an atypical RNA polymerase II transcript that represses the paternal expression of Ube3a
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The Angelman syndrome gene, UBE3A, is subject to genomic imprinting controlled by mechanisms that are only partially understood. Its antisense transcript, UBE3A-ATS, is also imprinted and hypothesized to suppress UBE3A in cis. In this research, we showed that the mouse antisense ortholog, Ube3a-ATS, was transcribed by RNA polymerase (RNAP) II. However, unlike typical protein-coding transcripts, Ube3a-ATS was not poly-adenylated and was localized exclusively in the nucleus. It was relatively unstable with a half-life of 4 h, shorter than most protein-coding RNAs tested. To understand the role of Ube3a-ATS in vivo, a mouse model with a 0.9-kb genomic deletion over the paternal Snrpn major promoter was studied. The mice showed partial activation of paternal Ube3a, with decreased expression of Ube3a-ATS but not any imprinting defects in the Prader-Willi syndrome/Angelman syndrome region. A novel cell culture model was also generated with a transcriptional termination cassette inserted downstream of Ube3a on the paternal chromosome to reduce Ube3a-ATS transcription. In neuronally differentiated embryonic stem (ES) cells, paternal Ube3a was found to be expressed at a high level, comparable with that of the maternal allele. To further characterize the antisense RNA, a strand-specific microarray was performed. Ube3a-ATS was detectable across the entire locus of Ube3a and extended beyond the transcriptional start site of Ube3a. In summary, we conclude that Ube3a-ATS is an atypical RNAPII transcript that represses Ube3a on the paternal chromosome. These results suggest that the repression of human UBE3A-ATS may activate the expression of UBE3A from the paternal chromosome, providing a potential therapeutic strategy for patients with Angelman syndrome.
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“Similarly, paternal-specific deletion of multiple imprinted, paternally expressed genes on the 15q11–q13 region results in Prader–Willi syndrome, whereas maternal deletion of a single, imprinted, maternally expressed gene encoding a ubiquitin-protein ligase (UBE3A) on this same region gives rise to the Angelman syndrome phenotype.”
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- Authors
- Meng, L., Person, R. E., & Beaudet, A. L.
- Affiliations
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Beaudet, Arthur L.
- Venue
- Human Molecular Genetics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-04-05
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 3001-3012
- ISSN
- 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2083
- PMC
- PMC3465693
- OpenAlex
- W2155623567
- Cited by
- 202
- References
- 48
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- FWCI
- 11.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD037283)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Keywords
- UBE3A, genomic imprinting, antisense RNA, RNA polymerase II, paternal gene expression, Angelman syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, RNA stability, transcription termination, embryonic stem cells, treatment options
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cells, Cultured, Female, Humans, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neurons, Promoter Regions, Genetic, RNA Polymerase II, Transcription, Genetic, RNA, Antisense, Angelman Syndrome, Genomic Imprinting, Polyadenylation, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Mice, Embryonic Stem Cells, snRNP Core Proteins
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