Reciprocal regulation of m6A modification and miRNA production machineries via phase separation-dependent and -independent mechanisms
Zhong, S.; Li, X.; Li, C.; Bai, H.; Chen, J.; Gan, L.; Zhu, J.; Oh, T.; Yan, X.; Zhu, J.; Li, N.; Koiwa, H.; Meek, T.; Peng, X.; Yu, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, X.
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Methyltransferase complex (MTC) deposits N6-adenosine (m6A) onto RNA, whereas microprocessor produces miRNA. Whether and how these two distinct complexes cross-regulate each other has been poorly studied. Here we report that the MTC subunit B (MTB) tends to form insoluble condensates with poor activity, with its level monitored by 20S proteasome. Conversely, the microprocessor component SERRATE (SE) forms liquid-like condensates, which in turn promotes solubility and stability of MTB, leading to increased MTC activity. Consistently, the hypomorphic lines expressing SE variants, defective in MTC interaction or liquid-like phase behavior, exhibit reduced m6A level. Reciprocally, MTC can recruit microprocessor to MIRNA loci, prompting co-transcriptional cleavage of primary miRNA (pri-miRNAs) substrates. Additionally, pri-miRNAs carrying m6A modifications at their single-stranded basal regions are enriched by m6A readers, which retain microprocessor in the nucleoplasm for continuing processing. This reveals an unappreciated mechanism of phase separation in RNA modification and processing through MTC and microprocessor coordination.
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