UV irradiation induces a non-coding RNA that functionally opposes the protein encoded by the same gene
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Laura Williamson Marco Saponaro Stefan Boeing Phil East Richard Mitter Theodoros Kantidakis Gavin Kelly Anna Lobley Jane Walker Bradley Spencer-Dene Michael Howell Aengus Stewart Jesper SvejstrupAbstract
The transcription-related DNA damage response was analyzed on a genome-wide scale with great spatial and temporal resolution. Upon UV irradiation, a slowdown of transcript elongation and restriction of gene activity to the promoter-proximal ∼25 kb is observed. This is associated with a shift from expression of long mRNAs to shorter isoforms, incorporating alternative last exons (ALEs) that are more proximal to the transcription start site. Notably, this includes a shift from a protein-coding ASCC3 mRNA to a shorter ALE isoform of which the RNA, rather than an encoded protein, is critical for the eventual recovery of transcription. The non-coding ASCC3 isoform counteracts the function of the protein-coding isoform, indicating crosstalk between them. Thus, the ASCC3 gene expresses both coding and non-coding transcript isoforms with opposite effects on transcription recovery after UV-induced DNA damage.
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Journal Cell
Volume 168
Issue number 5
Pages 843-855
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1016/j.cell.2017.01.019
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Europe PubMed Central 28215706
Pubmed 28215706