Principles for RNA metabolism and alternative transcription initiation within closely spaced promoters

Yun Chen, Athma A. Pai, Jan Herudek, Michal Lubas, Nicola Meola, Aino I. Järvelin, Robin Andersson, Vicent Pelechano, Lars M. Steinmetz, Torben Heick Jensen*, Albin Sandelin

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Abstract

Mammalian transcriptomes are complex and formed by extensive promoter activity. In addition, gene promoters are largely divergent and initiate transcription of reverse-oriented promoter upstream transcripts (PROMPTs). Although PROMPTs are commonly terminated early, influenced by polyadenylation sites, promoters often cluster so that the divergent activity of one might impact another. Here we found that the distance between promoters strongly correlates with the expression, stability and length of their associated PROMPTs. Adjacent promoters driving divergent mRNA transcription support PROMPT formation, but owing to polyadenylation site constraints, these transcripts tend to spread into the neighboring mRNA on the same strand. This mechanism to derive new alternative mRNA transcription start sites (TSSs) is also evident at closely spaced promoters supporting convergent mRNA transcription. We suggest that basic building blocks of divergently transcribed core promoter pairs, in combination with the wealth of TSSs in mammalian genomes, provide a framework with which evolution shapes transcriptomes.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNature Genetics
Vol/bind48
Nummer9
Sider (fra-til)984-994
Antal sider11
ISSN1061-4036
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 sep. 2016

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