Tan Ye-Ya, Ou Yang-Wen, Zuo Qin, Luo Yi, Chen Wei-Cai, Chen Wan-Xin, Zhi Xin-Wang, Lin Pei-Wen, Lu Jia-Xing, Liu Peng, Liang Si-Min, Lian Qing-Hai, Zuo Lian-Dong, Xu Hong-Wen, Xie Shu-Juan
GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Science, The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Cell Fate Regulation and Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou, University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Commun Biol. 2025 Aug 30;8(1):1317. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-08759-5.
The regulatory role of N-methyladenosine (mA) modification in skeletal muscle myogenesis and muscle homeostasis remains poorly characterized, particularly regarding the functional significance of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), the catalytic subunit of the mA methyltransferase complex (MTC), in myogenic regulation. Through systematic investigation of mA epitranscriptomic remodeling during myogenesis, we demonstrate that METTL3-mediated mAs orchestrates myoblast fusion processes in both differentiation and regeneration contexts. Notably, we observed marked induction of Mettl3 expression post-injury, accompanied by substantial transcriptomic alterations in myogenesis-related pathways. High-resolution mA mapping revealed distinct dynamic patterns of METTL3-regulated mAs during differentiation, exhibiting dichotomous regulation across target transcripts. Mechanistically, we identified myogenic fusion factors Mymx and Mymk as direct targets of METTL3, showing concomitant upregulation of both transcript abundance and mA deposition during myogenesis. This study provides comprehensive multi-omics resources delineating the mechanistic landscape of METTL3-regulated mAs in myogenic programming, establishing METTL3 as a critical regulatory node governing myoblast fusion dynamic.
N-甲基腺苷(mA)修饰在骨骼肌生成和肌肉稳态中的调节作用仍未得到充分表征,特别是关于mA甲基转移酶复合物(MTC)的催化亚基甲基转移酶样3(METTL3)在肌源性调节中的功能意义。通过对肌生成过程中mA表观转录组重塑的系统研究,我们证明METTL3介导的mAs在分化和再生环境中协调成肌细胞融合过程。值得注意的是,我们观察到损伤后Mettl3表达显著诱导,同时肌生成相关途径发生大量转录组改变。高分辨率mA图谱揭示了分化过程中METTL3调节的mAs的不同动态模式,在靶转录本上表现出二分法调节。从机制上讲,我们确定成肌融合因子Mymx和Mymk是METTL3的直接靶标,显示在肌生成过程中转录本丰度和mA沉积同时上调。本研究提供了全面的多组学资源,描绘了METTL3调节的mAs在肌源性编程中的机制图景,确立了METTL3作为控制成肌细胞融合动态的关键调节节点。
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