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The methyltransferase SETD2 couples transcription and splicing by engaging mRNA processing factors through its SHI domain

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  • Saikat Bhattacharya

    (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

  • Michaella J. Levy

    (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

  • Ning Zhang

    (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

  • Hua Li

    (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

  • Laurence Florens

    (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

  • Michael P. Washburn

    (University of Kansas Medical Center)

  • Jerry L. Workman

    (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

Abstract

Heterogeneous ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) are RNA binding molecules that are involved in key processes such as RNA splicing and transcription. One such hnRNP protein, hnRNP L, regulates alternative splicing (AS) by binding to pre-mRNA transcripts. However, it is unclear what factors contribute to hnRNP L-regulated AS events. Using proteomic approaches, we identified several key factors that co-purify with hnRNP L. We demonstrate that one such factor, the histone methyltransferase SETD2, specifically interacts with hnRNP L in vitro and in vivo. This interaction occurs through a previously uncharacterized domain in SETD2, the SETD2-hnRNP Interaction (SHI) domain, the deletion of which, leads to a reduced H3K36me3 deposition. Functionally, SETD2 regulates a subset of hnRNP L-targeted AS events. Our findings demonstrate that SETD2, by interacting with Pol II as well as hnRNP L, can mediate the crosstalk between the transcription and the splicing machinery.

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  • Saikat Bhattacharya & Michaella J. Levy & Ning Zhang & Hua Li & Laurence Florens & Michael P. Washburn & Jerry L. Workman, 2021. "The methyltransferase SETD2 couples transcription and splicing by engaging mRNA processing factors through its SHI domain," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-21663-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21663-w
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    1. Saikat Bhattacharya & Suman Wang & Divya Reddy & Siyuan Shen & Ying Zhang & Ning Zhang & Hua Li & Michael P. Washburn & Laurence Florens & Yunyu Shi & Jerry L. Workman & Fudong Li, 2021. "Structural basis of the interaction between SETD2 methyltransferase and hnRNP L paralogs for governing co-transcriptional splicing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Patricia González-Rodríguez & Daniel J. Klionsky & Bertrand Joseph, 2022. "Autophagy regulation by RNA alternative splicing and implications in human diseases," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, December.

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