Dynamic landscape and regulation of m5C methylation in human tissues
摘要
5-methylcytosine (m5C) is a prevalent RNA modification that has various impacts on mRNA fate. Here, we generated 30 single-base resolution RNA m5C methylomes and revealed the dynamic nature of m5C of heart, muscle, lung, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, colon, jejunum, and rectum from 7 adult human individuals using RNA-BisSeq. Based on clustering analysis, the heart and muscle formed one cluster, while the remaining tissues constituted another cluster. Intriguingly, we observed a discrepancy pattern between m5C levels and gene expression in these tissues when comparing the m5C methylome and transcriptome. Moreover, we identified differences in NSUN2-mediated m5C modifications between esophageal paracancerous tissues and healthy individual tissues. Notably, NSUN2 was found to interact with