Abstract

Background

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is an important epigenetic modification involved in RNA stability and translation regulation. Manipulating the expression of RNA m6A methyltransferases or demethylases makes it difficult to study the effect of specific RNA methylation.

Results

In this study, we report the development of Plant m6A Editors (PMEs) using dLwaCas13a (from L. wadei) and human m6A demethylase ALKBH5 catalytic domain. PMEs specifically demethylates m6A of targeted mRNAs (WUS, STM, FT, SPL3 and SPL9) to increase mRNAs stability. In addition, we discovered that a double ribozyme system can significantly improve the efficiency of RNA editing.

Conclusion

PMEs specifically demethylates m6A of targeted mRNAs to increase mRNAs stability, suggesting that this engineered tool is instrumental for biotechnological applications.

Details

Title
Targeted mRNA demethylation in Arabidopsis using plant m6A editor
Author
Fang, Ruiqiu; Chen, Xiaolong; Shen, Jie; Wang, Bin
Pages
1-8
Section
Research
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
17464811
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2852214903
Copyright
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