MAPP unravels frequent co-regulation of splicing and polyadenylation by RNA-binding proteins and their dysregulation in cancer

Maciej Bak, Erik Nimwegen, Ian U. Kouzel, Tamer Gur, Ralf Schmidt, Mihaela Zavolan and Andreas J. Gruber ()
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Maciej Bak: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Erik Nimwegen: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Ian U. Kouzel: University of Konstanz
Tamer Gur: University of Konstanz
Ralf Schmidt: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Mihaela Zavolan: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Andreas J. Gruber: University of Konstanz

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Maturation of eukaryotic pre-mRNAs via splicing and polyadenylation is modulated across cell types and conditions by a variety of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Although there exist over 1,500 RBPs in human cells, their binding motifs and functions still remain to be elucidated, especially in the complex environment of tissues and in the context of diseases. To overcome the lack of methods for the systematic and automated detection of sequence motif-guided pre-mRNA processing regulation from RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data we have developed MAPP (Motif Activity on Pre-mRNA Processing). Applying MAPP to RBP knock-down experiments reveals that many RBPs regulate both splicing and polyadenylation of nascent transcripts by acting on similar sequence motifs. MAPP not only infers these sequence motifs, but also unravels the position-dependent impact of the RBPs on pre-mRNA processing. Interestingly, all investigated RBPs that act on both splicing and 3’ end processing exhibit a consistently repressive or activating effect on both processes, providing a first glimpse on the underlying mechanism. Applying MAPP to normal and malignant brain tissue samples unveils that the motifs bound by the PTBP1 and RBFOX RBPs coordinately drive the oncogenic splicing program active in glioblastomas demonstrating that MAPP paves the way for characterizing pre-mRNA processing regulators under physiological and pathological conditions.

Date: 2024
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