GSE210278
Dynamics of m6A RNA methylome during leukemogenesis reveals a role of IGF2BP2-PRMT6-MFSD2A signaling axis in maintaining AML stem cells [IGF2BP2 RNA-seq]
Our data reveal that RNA m6A displays a sharp transition during leukemogenesis and involves in acquiring stem cell properties of leukemia stem cells (LSCs). We find that m6A reader IGF2BP2 and protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT6 play key roles in the acquisition of LSCs properties. Genetical deletion and pharmacological inhibition of PRMT6 delayed AML development. Mechanistically, IGF2BP2 regulates PRMT6 expression by stabilizing its mRNA in an m6A-dependent manner. PRMT6 further suppresses the expression of lipid transporter MFSD2A by establishing inactive H3R2me2a in its promoter region. Loss of PRMT6 and IGF2BP2 upregulates the expression of MFSD2A that increases the uptake of docosahexaenoic acid. Collectively, our findings uncover a critical role of IGF2BP2-PRMT6-MFSD2A signaling axis in AML development, and provide a promising therapeutic strategy for targeting LSCs. Overall design: RNAseq of AML leukemia cell line (Molm13).