Transcriptome-wide distribution and function of RNA hydroxymethylcytosine

Benjamin Delatte, Fei Wang, Long Vo Ngoc, Evelyne Collignon, Elise Bonvin, Rachel Deplus, Emilie Calonne, Bouchra Hassabi, Pascale Putmans, Stephan Awe, Collin Wetzel, Judith Kreher, Romuald Soin, Catherine Creppe, Patrick A. Limbach, Cyril Gueydan, Véronique Kruys, Alexander Brehm, Svetlana Minakhina, Matthieu DefranceRuth Steward, François Fuks

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Abstract

Hydroxymethylcytosine, well described in DNA, occurs also in RNA. Here, we show that hydroxymethylcytosine preferentially marks polyadenylated RNAs and is deposited by Tet in Drosophila. We map the transcriptome-wide hydroxymethylation landscape, revealing hydroxymethylcytosine in the transcripts ofmany genes, notably in coding sequences, and identify consensus sites for hydroxymethylation.We found that RNA hydroxymethylation can favor mRNA translation.Tet and hydroxymethylated RNA are found to be most abundant in the Drosophila brain, and Tet-deficient fruitflies suffer impaired brain development, accompanied by decreased RNA hydroxymethylation. This study highlights the distribution, localization, and function of cytosine hydroxymethylation and identifies central roles for this modification in Drosophila.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)282-285
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume351
Issue number6270
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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