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Coordination of rhythmic RNA synthesis and degradation orchestrates 24-hour and 12-hour RNA expression patterns in mouse fibroblasts
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Circadian RNA expression is essential to ultimately regulate a plethora of downstream rhythmic biochemical, physiological, and behavioral processes. Both transcriptional and post transcriptional mechanisms are considered important to drive rhythmic RNA expression, however, the extent to which each regulatory process contributes to the rhythmic RNA expression remains controversial. To systematically address this, we monitored RNA dynamics using metabolic RNA labeling technology during a circadian cycle in mouse fibroblasts. We find that rhythmic RNA synthesis is the primary contributor of 24 hr RNA rhythms, while rhythmic degradation is more important for 12 hr RNA rhythms. These rhythms were predominantly regulated by Bmal1 and/or the core clock mechanism, and interplay between rhythmic synthesis and degradation has a significant impact in shaping rhythmic RNA expression patterns. Interestingly, core clock RNAs are regulated by multiple rhythmic processes and have the highest amplitude of synthesis and degradation, presumably critical to sustain robust rhythmicity of cell-autonomous circadian rhythms. Our study yields invaluable insights into the temporal dynamics of both 24 hr and 12 hr RNA rhythms in mouse fibroblasts.
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![Fig. 4. Effects of rhythmic RNA synthesis and degradation on the phase and amplitude of RNA rhythms. 685 rhythmic mature RNAs in control cells were analyzed in all datasets. (A and B) Phase difference between mature RNA expression and RNA synthesis (ΔPhase [mat-syn] in h) when the relative amplitude of RNA synthesis (rAMP [syn]) is higher than that of RNA degradation (rAMP [deg]) (green) or the relative amplitude of RNA degradation (rAMP [deg]) is higher than that of RNA synthesis (rAMP [syn]) (red) (A) or when RNA synthesis is rhythmic (green), degradation is rhythmic (red), and neither is rhythmic (gray) (B.H. q < 0.25) (B). ***; P < 0.001, *; P < 0.05 (Watson–Wheeler test). (C) Relationship between RNA half-lives (average of all time points) and phase difference between mature RNA expression and RNA synthesis (ΔPhase [mat-syn]). (D) Relationship between the phase difference between mature RNA levels and RNA synthesis (ΔPhase [mat-syn]) and the phase difference between RNA synthesis and degradation (ΔPhase [deg-syn]). (E) Phase difference (h) between mature RNA levels and RNA synthesis (light gray), RNA synthesis and degradation (dark gray), and mature RNA and RNA degradation (black). (F) Peak phases of RNA synthesis (green), mature RNA (blue), and degradation (red). (G and H) Relationship between the relative amplitude of mature RNA expression (rAMP [mat]) and the phase difference between RNA synthesis and degradation (ΔPhase [deg-syn]) (G) or RNA half-lives (H). (I and J) Correlation between the level of mature RNA and relative amplitude of RNA degradation rate (rAMP [deg]) (I) or synthesis rate (rAMP [syn]) (J). All values are log2 transformed. (K and L) Correlation between the relative amplitude of mature RNA (rAMP [mat]) and that of RNA synthesis (K) or degradation rate (L). r: Pearson correlation coefficient. Colored dots represent those that are statistically rhythmic (B.H. q < 0.25) for synthesis (J and K) or degradation (I and L), whereas gray dots are statistically not rhythmic.](/paper-figures/fdf4fe1056d440bc9f280989d0669429/coordination-of-rhythmic-rna-synthesis-and-degradation-orchestrates-24-hour-and-figure-4.jpg)



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Metadata
- Authors
- Unruh, B. A., Weidemann, D. E., & Kojima, S.
- Affiliations
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kojima, Shihoko
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- openRxiv
- Published
- 2023-07-26
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- e2314690121-e2314690121
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10873638
- OpenAlex
- W4391527909
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4
- FWCI
- 2.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Université de Genève
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (F31AG071393)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM126223)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Keywords
- RNA degradation, Bmal1, mouse fibroblasts, post-transcriptional regulation
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