Chromatin-release of the long ncRNA A-ROD is required for transcriptional activation of its target gene DKK1
Abstract
Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are involved in both positive and negative regulation of transcription. Long ncRNAs are often enriched in the nucleus and at chromatin but whether chromatin-release plays a functional role is unknown. Here, we used epigenetic marks, expression level and strength of chromatin interactions to group long ncRNAs and find that those engaged in strong chromatin interactions are less enriched at chromatin in MCF-7 cells, suggesting a functional involvement of chromatin-release of long ncRNAs in transcriptional regulation. To study this further, we identify the long ncRNA A-ROD , an a ctivating r egulator o f the Wnt signaling inhibitor D KK1. We show that A-ROD enhances transcription elongation of DKK1 in an RNA-dependent manner and that A-ROD recruits EBP1 to the DKK1 promoter. Our data suggest that the activating function depends on the release of A-ROD from chromatin, and further identify a functional regulatory interaction mediated by A-ROD in the transcription activation of DKK1. We propose that the release of a subset of long ncRNAs is important for their function, adding a new mechanistic perspective to the subcellular localization of long ncRNAs.
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