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DNA plasticity and RNA engrams by G-quadruplexes

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K21400
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 43:Biology at molecular to cellular levels, and related fields
Research InstitutionKumamoto University

Principal Investigator

Shioda Norifumi  熊本大学, 発生医学研究所, 准教授 (00374950)

Project Period (FY) 2020-07-30 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Keywordsグアニン四重鎖 / RNA高次構造 / 神経機能 / ストレス顆粒 / 脳機能 / DNA 可塑性 / RNA エングラム
Outline of Research at the Start

「グアニン四重鎖 (G-quadruplex; G4) 構造」は、特殊な核酸高次構造として細胞内に存在する。本研究では、G4 構造による「DNA 可塑性」と「RNA エングラム」の存在を証明する。つまり、G4 構造が脳機能における学習・記憶の分子実態のひとつであることを生物学的に明らかにすることを目的とする。エングラムは、動物の脳内に学習によって核酸やタンパク質などに暗号化されているとされているが、その分子実態は不明である。G4 構造が記憶の分子実態であることを解明できれば、これまでの科学における「記憶≒シナプス可塑性」仮説に一石を投じる革新的な研究となる。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Sequences within RNA that are rich in consecutive guanine residues can adopt quadruple-stranded structures, RNA G-quadruplexes (G4RNAs). G4RNAs have profound implications for RNA metabolism, and prolonged disequilibrium of G4RNA formation is associated with neurodegeneration. Although G4RNA-forming sequences are abundant in transcriptomes, the comprehensive roles of G4RNAs remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that a newly identified G4RNA-binding protein undergoes G4RNA-dependent phase separation and contributes to the assembly of stress granules (SGs), a cellular phase-separated compartment. Importantly, we showed that G4-forming mRNAs undergo phase separation in a G4 structure-dependent manner, thereby coordinating SG assembly in cells. Consistent with these results, the bioinformatics approach revealed that G4-forming mRNAs are significantly enriched within SGs compared with non-G4 mRNAs. Cumulatively, G4RNA-dependent phase separation plays a critical role in SG assembly.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究代表者は、未だ生物学的機能が不明である「グアニン四重鎖」に着目し研究を行っている。グアニン四重鎖はグアニンが豊富な配列領域でDNA・RNAが形成する特殊な核酸高次構造のひとつである。しかしながら、mRNAグアニン四重鎖と「精神疾患の認知障害」との関連性は未だ詳細に明らかにされていない。本研究では、グアニン四重鎖を形成し、神経機能維持のために必要なタンパク質をコードするmRNA群と神経細胞に高発現する新たなグアニン四重鎖結合タンパク質を同定した。それらはストレス顆粒の形成に重要であり、神経細胞死に関与することが本研究により明らかになった。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 12 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Antiviral activity of 5-aminolevulinic acid against variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 22022

    • Author(s)
      Ngwe Tun Mya Myat、Sakura Takaya、Sakurai Yasuteru、Kurosaki Yohei、Inaoka Daniel Ken、Shioda Norifumi、Yasuda Jiro、Kita Kiyoshi、Morita Kouichi
    • Journal Title

      Tropical Medicine and Health

      Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Pages: 6-6

    • DOI

      10.1186/s41182-021-00397-x

    • NAID

      120007190850

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Father-to-offspring transmission of extremely long NOTCH2NLC repeat expansions with contractions: genetic and epigenetic profiling with long-read sequencing2021

    • Author(s)
      Fukuda H, Yamaguchi D, Nyquist K, Yabuki Y, Miyatake S, Uchiyama Y, Hamanaka K, Saida K, Koshimizu E, Tsuchida N, Fujita A, Mitsuhashi S, Ohbo K, Satake Y, Sone J, Doi H, Morihara K, Okamoto T, Takahashi Y, Wenger AM, Shioda N, Tanaka F, Matsumoto N, Mizuguchi T
    • Journal Title

      Clin Epigenetics

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 204-204

    • DOI

      10.1186/s13148-021-01192-5

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Potential roles of G-quadruplex structures in RNA granules for physiological and pathological phase separation2021

    • Author(s)
      Asamitsu Sefan、Shioda Norifumi
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Biochemistry

      Volume: mvab018 Issue: 5 Pages: 527-533

    • DOI

      10.1093/jb/mvab018

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Cav3.1 t‐type calcium channel is critical for cell proliferation and survival in newly generated cells of the adult hippocampus2021

    • Author(s)
      Yabuki Yasushi、Matsuo Kazuya、Yu Mengze、Xu Jing、Sakimura Kenji、Shioda Norifumi、Fukunaga Kohji
    • Journal Title

      Acta Physiologica

      Volume: e13613 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1111/apha.13613

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] CGG repeat RNA G-quadruplexes interact with FMRpolyG to cause neuronal dysfunction in fragile X-related tremor/ataxia syndrome2021

    • Author(s)
      Asamitsu Sefan、Yabuki Yasushi、Ikenoshita Susumu、Kawakubo Kosuke、Kawasaki Moe、Usuki Shingo、Nakayama Yuji、Adachi Kaori、Kugoh Hiroyuki、Ishii Kazuhiro、Matsuura Tohru、Nanba Eiji、Sugiyama Hiroshi、Fukunaga Kohji、Shioda Norifumi
    • Journal Title

      Science Advances

      Volume: 7 Issue: 3

    • DOI

      10.1126/sciadv.abd9440

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Establishment of FXS-A9 panel with a single human X chromosome from fragile X syndrome-associated individual2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakayama Yuji、Adachi Kaori、Shioda Nofirifumi、Maeta Shoya、Nanba Eiji、Kugoh Hiroyuki
    • Journal Title

      Experimental Cell Research

      Volume: 398 Issue: 2 Pages: 112419-112419

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112419

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A newly identified NES sequence present in spastin regulates its subcellular localization and microtubule severing activity2021

    • Author(s)
      Sakoe Kumi、Shioda Norifumi、Matsuura Tohru
    • Journal Title

      Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research

      Volume: 1868 Issue: 1 Pages: 118862-118862

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118862

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Anti-Epileptic Effects of FABP3 Ligand MF1 through the Benzodiazepine Recognition Site of the GABAA Receptor2020

    • Author(s)
      Yabuki Yasushi、Liu Jiaqi、Kawahata Ichiro、Izumi Hisanao、Shinoda Yasuharu、Koga Kohei、Ueno Shinya、Shioda Norifumi、Fukunaga Kohji
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 21 Issue: 15 Pages: 5525-5525

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms21155525

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fatty acid binding protein 3 enhances the spreading and toxicity of a-synuclein in mouse brain.2020

    • Author(s)
      Yabuki Y, Matsuo K, Kawahata I, Fukui N, Mizobata T, Kawata Y, Owada Y, Shioda N, Fukunaga K.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Mol Sci

      Volume: - Issue: 6 Pages: 2230-2230

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms21062230

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Identification and immunohistochemical characterization of G-quadruplexes in mouse brain.2020

    • Author(s)
      Asamitsu S, Imai Y, Yabuki Y, Ikenoshita S, Takeuchi M, Kashiwagi H, Tanoue Y, Fukuda T, Shioda N.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun.

      Volume: in press Issue: 1 Pages: 67-74

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.01.145

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pharmacological prospects of G-quadruplexes for neurological diseases using porphyrins.2020

    • Author(s)
      Asamitsu S, Yabuki Y, Ikenoshita S, Wada T, Shioda N.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun.

      Volume: - Issue: 1 Pages: 51-55

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.01.054

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 5-Aminolevulinic acid can ameliorate language dysfunction of patients with ATR-X syndrome.2019

    • Author(s)
      Wada T, Suzuki S, Shioda N.
    • Journal Title

      Congenit Anom.

      Volume: - Issue: 5 Pages: 147-148

    • DOI

      10.1111/cga.12365

    • NAID

      50014579011

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 神経疾患の新しい治療標的 ~グアニン四重鎖~2021

    • Author(s)
      塩田 倫史
    • Organizer
      第44回日本神経科学大会・CJK第1回国際会議
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 神経生物学におけるDNA・RNA 高次構造の機能解明を目指して.2021

    • Author(s)
      塩田 倫史
    • Organizer
      日本ケミカルバイオロジー学会第15回年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] DNA・RNA 高次構造を標的とした神経疾患の病態解明と創薬研究2021

    • Author(s)
      塩田 倫史
    • Organizer
      第30回 神経行動薬理若手研究者の集い
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 脳神経におけるDNA・RNA 高次構造の機能解明2021

    • Author(s)
      塩田 倫史
    • Organizer
      三融会・武田神経科学シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 脳神経におけるグアニン四重鎖の機能解明を目指して2020

    • Author(s)
      塩田 倫史
    • Organizer
      Chem for研究会(Chemistry for Complex Processes in Cells)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] リピート結合剤2020

    • Inventor(s)
      杉山弘、坂東俊和、池田修司、塩田倫史、矢吹悌、朝光世煌
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      杉山弘、坂東俊和、池田修司、塩田倫史、矢吹悌、朝光世煌
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2020-110752
    • Filing Date
      2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-08-03   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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