Vitamins are essential metabolic cofactors, yet their roles in epitranscriptomic regulation, particularly N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) modification, remain unclear. Here, we investigate the effects of various vitamins (VB2, VB6, and VB12) on the mRNA m 6 A epitranscriptome in multiple mouse tissues (brain, liver, and testis). Clustering analyses reveal closer similarity between the brain and testis m 6 A profiles, whereas the liver exhibits a unique pattern, reflecting tissue-specific regulatory dynamics. More than 90% of m 6 A sites are independent of mRNA abundance, highlighting the post-transcriptional role of m 6 A modification. Additionally, alternative splicing (AS) variations reveal complex interactions between vitamins, m 6 A modification, and AS, with tissue- and vitamin-specific effects on biological pathways. We identify 22 comethylation modules, associated with pathways such as neurodegenerative diseases and immune regulation. Key vitamin-responsive genes are found as central regulators of m 6 A dynamics, aligning with known roles of vitamins in metabolism, neural plasticity, and gene expression. Together, our findings provide the first comprehensive atlas of vitamin-driven, tissue-specific m 6 A modifications, offering new insights into the post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms underlying vitamin-mediated cellular functions and their implications for nutritional or pharmacological modulation of the epitranscriptome in health and disease.
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Jia Li
Anrui Liu
Runzhou Liu
Genome Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
South China Normal University
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0414a279e20c90b444493d — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.280968.125