In:
Nature Communications, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 13, No. 1 ( 2022-03-02)
Abstract:
The methyltransferase complex (m 6 A writer), which catalyzes the deposition of N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) in mRNAs, is highly conserved across most eukaryotic organisms, but its components and interactions between them are still far from fully understood. Here, using in vivo interaction proteomics, two HAKAI-interacting zinc finger proteins, HIZ1 and HIZ2, are discovered as components of the Arabidopsis m 6 A writer complex. HAKAI is required for the interaction between HIZ1 and MTA (mRNA adenosine methylase A). Whilst HIZ1 knockout plants have normal levels of m 6 A, plants in which it is overexpressed show reduced methylation and decreased lateral root formation. Mutant plants lacking HIZ2 are viable but have an 85% reduction in m 6 A abundance and show severe developmental defects. Our findings suggest that HIZ2 is likely the plant equivalent of ZC3H13 (Flacc) of the metazoan m 6 A-METTL Associated Complex.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2041-1723
DOI:
10.1038/s41467-022-28753-3
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2022
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2553671-0
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