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SAM homeostasis is regulated by CFIm-mediated splicing of MAT2A

  1. Anna M Scarborough
  2. Juliana N Flaherty
  3. Olga V Hunter
  4. Kuanqing Liu
  5. Ashwani Kumar
  6. Chao Xing
  7. Benjamin P Tu
  8. Nicholas K Conrad  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64930
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  1. Anna M Scarborough
  2. Juliana N Flaherty
  3. Olga V Hunter
  4. Kuanqing Liu
  5. Ashwani Kumar
  6. Chao Xing
  7. Benjamin P Tu
  8. Nicholas K Conrad
(2021)
SAM homeostasis is regulated by CFIm-mediated splicing of MAT2A
eLife 10:e64930.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64930
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Abstract

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is the methyl donor for nearly all cellular methylation events. Cells regulate intracellular SAM levels through intron detention of MAT2A, the only SAM synthetase expressed in most cells. The N6-adenosine methyltransferase METTL16 promotes splicing of the MAT2A detained intron by an unknown mechanism. Using an unbiased CRISPR knock-out screen, we identified CFIm25 (NUDT21) as a regulator of MAT2A intron detention and intracellular SAM levels. CFIm25 is a component of the cleavage factor Im (CFIm) complex that regulates poly(A) site selection, but we show it promotes MAT2A splicing independent of poly(A) site selection. CFIm25-mediated MAT2A splicing induction requires the RS domains of its binding partners, CFIm68 and CFIm59 as well as binding sites in the detained intron and 3´ UTR. These studies uncover mechanisms that regulate MAT2A intron detention and reveal a previously undescribed role for CFIm in splicing and SAM metabolism.

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Raw and unedited CRISPR screen data is deposited on GEO (GSE172217). Raw and unedited Poly(A)-ClickSeq data is deposited on GEO (GSE158591). Analysis of Poly(A)-ClickSeq is found in Supplementary File 2.

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  1. Anna M Scarborough

    Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  2. Juliana N Flaherty

    Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Irving, United States
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  3. Olga V Hunter

    Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  4. Kuanqing Liu

    Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  5. Ashwani Kumar

    Eugine McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  6. Chao Xing

    Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  7. Benjamin P Tu

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  8. Nicholas K Conrad

    Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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Welch Foundation (I-1915-20170325)

  • Nicholas K Conrad

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01 GM127311)

  • Nicholas K Conrad

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01 GM127311-S1)

  • Juliana N Flaherty

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32 GM007062)

  • Anna M Scarborough

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R35 GM136370)

  • Benjamin P Tu

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  1. Anna M Scarborough
  2. Juliana N Flaherty
  3. Olga V Hunter
  4. Kuanqing Liu
  5. Ashwani Kumar
  6. Chao Xing
  7. Benjamin P Tu
  8. Nicholas K Conrad
(2021)
SAM homeostasis is regulated by CFIm-mediated splicing of MAT2A
eLife 10:e64930.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64930

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