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PRC2 is dispensable for HOTAIR-mediated transcriptional repression
Authors:Manuela Portoso  Raphaël Margueron  Manuela Portoso  Roberta Ragazzini  Živa Brenčič  Arianna Moiani  Audrey Michaud  Ivaylo Vassilev  Michel Wassef  Nicolas Servant  Bruno Sargueil  Raphaël Margueron
Affiliation:Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
Abstract:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play diverse roles in physiological and pathological processes. Several lncRNAs have been suggested to modulate gene expression by guiding chromatin-modifying complexes to specific sites in the genome. However, besides the example of Xist, clear-cut evidence demonstrating this novel mode of regulation remains sparse. Here, we focus on HOTAIR, a lncRNA that is overexpressed in several tumor types and previously proposed to play a key role in gene silencing through direct recruitment of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) to defined genomic loci. Using genetic tools and a novel RNA-tethering system, we investigated the interplay between HOTAIR and PRC2 in gene silencing. Surprisingly, we observed that forced overexpression of HOTAIR in breast cancer cells leads to subtle transcriptomic changes that appear to be independent of PRC2. Mechanistically, we found that artificial tethering of HOTAIR to chromatin causes transcriptional repression, but that this effect does not require PRC2. Instead, PRC2 recruitment appears to be a consequence of gene silencing. We propose that PRC2 binding to RNA might serve functions other than chromatin targeting.
Keywords:chromatin  lincRNA  Polycomb  transcription
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