Figure 5.
Knockout of NSUN2 decreased m5C methylation on IRF3 mRNA but increased IRF3 and IFNB1 and downstream ISGs mRNA levels. (a) RNA-seq analysis from SeV-infected A549 wild-type cells or A549 NSUN2 knockout cells. GO-term functional enrichment by biological process of up-regulated genes. Data show the top 10 biological processes. (b) The heatmap shows the expression levels of ISGs and several signalling molecules. The genes that we focus on are labelled with asterisks. (c) The column diagram shows the SeV replication levels. (d) The m5C-RIP-qPCR analysis of the m5C methylated mRNA levels immunoprecipitated by m5C antibody from A549 wild-type cells or A549 NSUN2 knockout cells. Data are representative of three independent experiments and were analysed by two-tailed unpaired t test. Graphs show the mean ± SD (n = 3) derived from three independent experiments. NS, not significant for P > 0.05, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.