TERRA expression is regulated by the telomere-binding proteins POT-1 and POT-2 in Caenorhabditis elegans. 2023

Caterina Manzato, and Luca Larini, and Claudio Oss Pegorar, and Maria Rosaria Dello Stritto, and Katarina Jurikova, and Verena Jantsch, and Emilio Cusanelli
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department CIBIO, University of Trento, 38123, Trento, Italy.

Several aspects of telomere biology are regulated by the telomeric repeat-containing RNA TERRA. While TERRA expression is conserved through evolution, species-specific mechanisms regulate its biogenesis and function. Here we report on the expression of TERRA in Caenorhabditis elegans. We show that C. elegans TERRA is regulated by the telomere-binding proteins POT-1 and POT-2 which repress TERRA in a telomere-specific manner. C. elegans TERRA transcripts are heterogeneous in length and form discrete nuclear foci, as detected by RNA FISH, in both postmitotic and germline cells; a fraction of TERRA foci localizes to telomeres. Interestingly, in germ cells, TERRA is expressed in all stages of meiotic prophase I, and it increases during pachytene, a stage in meiosis when homologous recombination is ongoing. We used the MS2-GFP system to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of single-telomere TERRA molecules. Single particle tracking revealed different types of motilities, suggesting complex dynamics of TERRA transcripts. Finally, we unveiled distinctive features of C. elegans TERRA, which is regulated by telomere shortening in a telomere-specific manner, and it is upregulated in the telomerase-deficient trt-1; pot-2 double mutant prior to activation of the alternative lengthening mechanism ALT. Interestingly, in these worms TERRA displays distinct dynamics with a higher fraction of fast-moving particles.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008540 Meiosis A type of CELL NUCLEUS division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells. M Phase, Meiotic,Meiotic M Phase,M Phases, Meiotic,Meioses,Meiotic M Phases,Phase, Meiotic M,Phases, Meiotic M
D004268 DNA-Binding Proteins Proteins which bind to DNA. The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases. DNA Helix Destabilizing Proteins,DNA-Binding Protein,Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Binding Protein,DNA Single-Stranded Binding Protein,SS DNA BP,Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein,Binding Protein, DNA,DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Single Stranded Binding Protein,DNA-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded,Protein, DNA-Binding,Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein,Single Stranded DNA Binding Proteins
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D016615 Telomere A terminal section of a chromosome which has a specialized structure and which is involved in chromosomal replication and stability. Its length is believed to be a few hundred base pairs. Telomeres
D017173 Caenorhabditis elegans A species of nematode that is widely used in biological, biochemical, and genetic studies. Caenorhabditis elegan,elegan, Caenorhabditis
D062085 RNA, Long Noncoding A class of untranslated RNA molecules that are typically greater than 200 nucleotides in length and do not code for proteins. Members of this class have been found to play roles in transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional processing, CHROMATIN REMODELING, and in the epigenetic control of chromatin. LincRNA,RNA, Long Untranslated,LINC RNA,LincRNAs,Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA,Long Non-Coding RNA,Long Non-Protein-Coding RNA,Long Noncoding RNA,Long ncRNA,Long ncRNAs,RNA, Long Non-Translated,lncRNA,Long Intergenic Non Protein Coding RNA,Long Non Coding RNA,Long Non Protein Coding RNA,Long Non-Translated RNA,Long Untranslated RNA,Non-Coding RNA, Long,Non-Protein-Coding RNA, Long,Non-Translated RNA, Long,Noncoding RNA, Long,RNA, Long Non Translated,RNA, Long Non-Coding,RNA, Long Non-Protein-Coding,Untranslated RNA, Long,ncRNA, Long,ncRNAs, Long
D019098 Telomerase An essential ribonucleoprotein reverse transcriptase that adds telomeric DNA to the ends of eukaryotic CHROMOSOMES. Telomerase Catalytic Subunit,Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase,Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Catalytic Subunit,Catalytic Subunit, Telomerase,Reverse Transcriptase, Telomerase,Subunit, Telomerase Catalytic,Transcriptase, Telomerase Reverse
D029742 Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins Proteins from the nematode species CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS. The proteins from this species are the subject of scientific interest in the area of multicellular organism MORPHOGENESIS. C elegans Proteins
D034501 Telomere-Binding Proteins Proteins that specifically bind to TELOMERES. Proteins in this class include those that perform functions such as telomere capping, telomere maintenance and telomere stabilization. Telomere-Binding Protein,Double-Stranded Telomere-Binding Proteins,Double-Stranded Telomeric Binding Protein,Single-Stranded Telomere-Binding Protein,Single-Stranded Telomere-Binding Proteins,Telomer-Binding Protein, alpha-Subunit,Telomer-Binding Protein, beta-Subunit,Telomere End-Binding Protein (TEBP),Telomere Repeat Binding Factor,Telomere Repeat Binding Factors,Telomere Repeat Binding Proteins,Telomere-Binding Proteins, Double Stranded,Telomere-Binding Proteins, Single-Stranded,alpha-Telomere-Binding Protein,beta-Telomere-Binding Protein,Double Stranded Telomere Binding Proteins,Double Stranded Telomeric Binding Protein,Protein, Telomere-Binding,Single Stranded Telomere Binding Protein,Single Stranded Telomere Binding Proteins,Telomer Binding Protein, alpha Subunit,Telomer Binding Protein, beta Subunit,Telomere Binding Protein,Telomere Binding Proteins,Telomere Binding Proteins, Double Stranded,Telomere Binding Proteins, Single Stranded,Telomere-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded,Telomere-Binding Proteins, Double-Stranded,alpha Telomere Binding Protein,alpha-Subunit Telomer-Binding Protein,beta Telomere Binding Protein,beta-Subunit Telomer-Binding Protein

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