腹侧前脑祖细胞的单细胞转录组学通过直接RNA结合和RNP募集结构域鉴定了Evf2增强子lncRNA-增强子基因导向。
Single-cell transcriptomics of ventral forebrain progenitors identifies Evf2 enhancer lncRNA-enhancer gene guidance through direct RNA binding and RNP recruitment domains.
作者信息
Li Edward, Chakraborty Abhijit, Kohtz Sara J, Cajigas Ivelisse, Hinojosa-Gonzalez Laura, Shiau Fion, Bertossi Ryan, Vassar Robert J, Kessler Jack A, Ay Ferhat, Clark Brian S, Kohtz Jhumku D
机构信息
Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Centers for Autoimmunity & Cancer Immunotherapy, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
出版信息
Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 26;16(1):6902. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62205-y.
During mouse embryonic brain development, the Evf2 ultraconserved enhancer (UCE) lncRNA guides the Dlx5/6UCE to ~129 sites across chr6. However, previous work identified only 4 transcriptionally regulated targets associated with Evf2-Dlx5/6UCE-gene guidance, raising questions about the significance of Evf2-regulated Dlx5/6UCE-gene interactions. Here, single-cell transcriptomics reveal far greater alignment between Evf2-Dlx5/6UCE-gene guidance and transcriptional regulation than previously reported. Evf2 divides chr6 into short-range ( <10 Mb distant), activated genes, and long/super-long-range (10-129 Mb distant), repressed genes, identifying seizure regulating genes in the embryonic subventricular zone that predict adult phenotypes. Evf2-regulated Dlx5/6UCE-gene distances and directions (closer to or further from gene targets) can be decoupled from gene target transcriptional effects. Evf2 regulates Evf2-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) binding in a combinatorial manner to key regulatory sites, including chr6 Evf2-Dlx5/6UCE-gene guided sites, Evf1/2 RNA-directly bound sites (RBSs), and inter-chromosomal HiC looping interactions. RBSs divide chromosomes into multi-megabase domains enriched for Evf2-regulated RNP recruitment, transcription factor motifs, and HiC looping interactions. Together with Evf2-controlled homeobox motif recognition at Evf2-RNP recruitment sites and transcription factor motif enrichment in RBSs with DNA identity, this work supports direct roles for Evf2 in enhancer-gene guidance and transcriptional regulation, with the potential for both site-specific and chromosomal domain specific RNP recruitment.
在小鼠胚胎脑发育过程中,Evf2超保守增强子(UCE)长链非编码RNA(lncRNA)将Dlx5/6UCE引导至6号染色体上的约129个位点。然而,先前的研究仅鉴定出4个与Evf2-Dlx5/6UCE-基因引导相关的转录调控靶点,这引发了关于Evf2调控的Dlx5/6UCE-基因相互作用重要性的疑问。在这里,单细胞转录组学揭示了Evf2-Dlx5/6UCE-基因引导与转录调控之间的一致性比先前报道的要高得多。Evf2将6号染色体分为短程(距离<10 Mb)、激活基因和长程/超长程(距离10 - 129 Mb)、抑制基因,在胚胎脑室下区鉴定出癫痫调节基因,这些基因可预测成年后的表型。Evf2调控的Dlx5/6UCE-基因距离和方向(更接近或远离基因靶点)可以与基因靶点的转录效应解耦。Evf2以组合方式调控Evf2-核糖核蛋白(RNP)与关键调控位点的结合,包括6号染色体上的Evf2-Dlx5/6UCE-基因引导位点、Evf1/2 RNA直接结合位点(RBS)以及染色体间的HiC环化相互作用。RBS将染色体分为多个兆碱基域,这些区域富含Evf2调控的RNP募集、转录因子基序和HiC环化相互作用。结合Evf2在Evf2-RNP募集位点对同源框基序的识别以及RBS中具有DNA同一性的转录因子基序富集,这项研究支持了Evf2在增强子-基因引导和转录调控中的直接作用,具有位点特异性和染色体域特异性RNP募集的潜力。