Splicing of enhancer-associated lincRNAs contributes to enhancer activity.

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Title
Splicing of enhancer-associated lincRNAs contributes to enhancer activity.
Journal
Life science alliance
Author(s)
Tan J.Y., Biasini A., Young R.S., Marques A.C.
ISSN
2575-1077 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2575-1077
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
3
Number
4
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Transcription is common at active mammalian enhancers sometimes giving rise to stable enhancer-associated long intergenic noncoding RNAs (elincRNAs). Expression of elincRNA is associated with changes in neighboring gene product abundance and local chromosomal topology, suggesting that transcription at these loci contributes to gene expression regulation in cis Despite the lack of evidence supporting sequence-dependent functions for most elincRNAs, splicing of these transcripts is unexpectedly common. Whether elincRNA splicing is a mere consequence of cognate enhancer activity or if it directly impacts enhancer function remains unresolved. Here, we investigate the association between elincRNA splicing and enhancer activity in mouse embryonic stem cells. We show that multi-exonic elincRNAs are enriched at conserved enhancers, and the efficient processing of elincRNAs is strongly associated with their cognate enhancer activity. This association is supported by their enrichment in enhancer-specific chromatin signatures; elevated binding of co-transcriptional regulators; increased local intra-chromosomal DNA contacts; and strengthened cis-regulation on target gene expression. Our results support the role of efficient RNA processing of enhancer-associated transcripts to cognate enhancer activity.
Keywords
Animals, Chromatin/genetics, Chromosomes/metabolism, Exons/genetics, Gene Expression Regulation/genetics, Mice, Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism, Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics, RNA Splicing/genetics, RNA Splicing/physiology, RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics, RNA, Long Noncoding/metabolism, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid/genetics, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid/physiology
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