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Mavrakis KJ Van Der Meulen J Wolfe AL Liu X Mets E Taghon T Khan AA Setty M Setti M Rondou P Vandenberghe P Delabesse E Benoit Y Socci NB Leslie CS Van Vlierberghe P Speleman F Wendel HG 《Nature genetics》2011,43(7):673-678
The importance of individual microRNAs (miRNAs) has been established in specific cancers. However, a comprehensive analysis of the contribution of miRNAs to the pathogenesis of any specific cancer is lacking. Here we show that in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), a small set of miRNAs is responsible for the cooperative suppression of several tumor suppressor genes. Cross-comparison of miRNA expression profiles in human T-ALL with the results of an unbiased miRNA library screen allowed us to identify five miRNAs (miR-19b, miR-20a, miR-26a, miR-92 and miR-223) that are capable of promoting T-ALL development in a mouse model and which account for the majority of miRNA expression in human T-ALL. Moreover, these miRNAs produce overlapping and cooperative effects on tumor suppressor genes implicated in the pathogenesis of T-ALL, including IKAROS (also known as IKZF1), PTEN, BIM, PHF6, NF1 and FBXW7. Thus, a comprehensive and unbiased analysis of miRNA action in T-ALL reveals a striking pattern of miRNA-tumor suppressor gene interactions in this cancer. 相似文献
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MicroRNAs can generate thresholds in target gene expression 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Mukherji S Ebert MS Zheng GX Tsang JS Sharp PA van Oudenaarden A 《Nature genetics》2011,43(9):854-859
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, highly conserved noncoding RNA molecules that repress gene expression in a sequence-dependent manner. We performed single-cell measurements using quantitative fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry to monitor a target gene's protein expression in the presence and absence of regulation by miRNA. We find that although the average level of repression is modest, in agreement with previous population-based measurements, the repression among individual cells varies dramatically. In particular, we show that regulation by miRNAs establishes a threshold level of target mRNA below which protein production is highly repressed. Near this threshold, protein expression responds sensitively to target mRNA input, consistent with a mathematical model of molecular titration. These results show that miRNAs can act both as a switch and as a fine-tuner of gene expression. 相似文献
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de Pontual L Yao E Callier P Faivre L Drouin V Cariou S Van Haeringen A Geneviève D Goldenberg A Oufadem M Manouvrier S Munnich A Vidigal JA Vekemans M Lyonnet S Henrion-Caude A Ventura A Amiel J 《Nature genetics》2011,43(10):1026-1030
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of gene expression in animals and plants. Studies in a variety of model organisms show that miRNAs modulate developmental processes. To our knowledge, the only hereditary condition known to be caused by a miRNA is a form of adult-onset non-syndromic deafness, and no miRNA mutation has yet been found to be responsible for any developmental defect in humans. Here we report the identification of germline hemizygous deletions of MIR17HG, encoding the miR-17~92 polycistronic miRNA cluster, in individuals with microcephaly, short stature and digital abnormalities. We demonstrate that haploinsufficiency of miR-17~92 is responsible for these developmental abnormalities by showing that mice harboring targeted deletion of the miR-17~92 cluster phenocopy several key features of the affected humans. These findings identify a regulatory function for miR-17~92 in growth and skeletal development and represent the first example of an miRNA gene responsible for a syndromic developmental defect in humans. 相似文献
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Numerous microRNAs (miRNAs) have been discovered in the genomes of higher eukaryotes, and functional studies indicate that they are important during development. However, little is known concerning the function of individual miRNAs. We approached this problem in zebrafish by combining identification of miRNA expression, functional analyses and experimental validation of potential targets. We show that miR-214 is expressed during early segmentation stages in somites and that varying its expression alters the expression of genes regulated by Hedgehog signaling. Inhibition of miR-214 results in a reduction or loss of slow-muscle cell types. We show that su(fu) mRNA, encoding a negative regulator of Hedgehog signaling, is targeted by miR-214. Through regulation of su(fu), miR-214 enables precise specification of muscle cell types by sharpening cellular responses to Hedgehog. 相似文献
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Imprinted microRNA genes transcribed antisense to a reciprocally imprinted retrotransposon-like gene 总被引:18,自引:0,他引:18
Seitz H Youngson N Lin SP Dalbert S Paulsen M Bachellerie JP Ferguson-Smith AC Cavaillé J 《Nature genetics》2003,34(3):261-262
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of RNAs that are approximately 21-25 nucleotides (nt) long, interact with mRNAs and trigger either translation repression or RNA cleavage (RNA interference, RNAi) depending on the degree of complementarity with their targets. Here we show that the imprinted mouse distal chromosome 12 locus encodes two miRNA genes expressed from the maternally inherited chromosome and antisense to a retrotransposon-like gene (Rtl1) expressed only from the paternal allele. 相似文献
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Evolution of microRNA genes by inverted duplication of target gene sequences in Arabidopsis thaliana 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
Allen E Xie Z Gustafson AM Sung GH Spatafora JW Carrington JC 《Nature genetics》2004,36(12):1282-1290
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Franco-Zorrilla JM Valli A Todesco M Mateos I Puga MI Rubio-Somoza I Leyva A Weigel D García JA Paz-Ares J 《Nature genetics》2007,39(8):1033-1037
MicroRNAs (miRNA) regulate key aspects of development and physiology in animals and plants. These regulatory RNAs act as guides of effector complexes to recognize specific mRNA sequences based on sequence complementarity, resulting in translational repression or site-specific cleavage. In plants, most miRNA targets are cleaved and show almost perfect complementarity with the miRNAs around the cleavage site. Here, we examined the non-protein coding gene IPS1 (INDUCED BY PHOSPHATE STARVATION 1) from Arabidopsis thaliana. IPS1 contains a motif with sequence complementarity to the phosphate (Pi) starvation-induced miRNA miR-399, but the pairing is interrupted by a mismatched loop at the expected miRNA cleavage site. We show that IPS1 RNA is not cleaved but instead sequesters miR-399. Thus, IPS1 overexpression results in increased accumulation of the miR-399 target PHO2 mRNA and, concomitantly, in reduced shoot Pi content. Engineering of IPS1 to be cleavable abolishes its inhibitory activity on miR-399. We coin the term 'target mimicry' to define this mechanism of inhibition of miRNA activity. Target mimicry can be generalized beyond the control of Pi homeostasis, as demonstrated using artificial target mimics. 相似文献
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Diversity of microRNAs in human and chimpanzee brain 总被引:21,自引:0,他引:21
Berezikov E Thuemmler F van Laake LW Kondova I Bontrop R Cuppen E Plasterk RH 《Nature genetics》2006,38(12):1375-1377
We used massively parallel sequencing to compare the microRNA (miRNA) content of human and chimpanzee brains, and we identified 447 new miRNA genes. Many of the new miRNAs are not conserved beyond primates, indicating their recent origin, and some miRNAs seem species specific, whereas others are expanded in one species through duplication events. These data suggest that evolution of miRNAs is an ongoing process and that along with ancient, highly conserved miRNAs, there are a number of emerging miRNAs. 相似文献
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Morphogenesis in skin is governed by discrete sets of differentially expressed microRNAs 总被引:24,自引:0,他引:24
Yi R O'Carroll D Pasolli HA Zhang Z Dietrich FS Tarakhovsky A Fuchs E 《Nature genetics》2006,38(3):356-362
During embryogenesis, multipotent progenitors within the single-layered surface epithelium differentiate to form the epidermis and its appendages. Here, we show that microRNAs (miRNAs) have an essential role in orchestrating these events. We cloned more than 100 miRNAs from skin and show that epidermis and hair follicles differentially express discrete miRNA families. To explore the functional significance of this finding, we conditionally targeted Dicer1 gene ablation in embryonic skin progenitors. Within the first week after loss of miRNA expression, cell fate specification and differentiation were not markedly impaired, and in the interfollicular epidermis, apoptosis was not markedly increased. Notably, however, developing hair germs evaginate rather than invaginate, thereby perturbing the epidermal organization. Here we characterize miRNAs in skin, the existence of which was hitherto unappreciated, and demonstrate their differential expression and importance in the morphogenesis of epithelial tissues within this vital organ. 相似文献
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AID is required for germinal center-derived lymphomagenesis 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Pasqualucci L Bhagat G Jankovic M Compagno M Smith P Muramatsu M Honjo T Morse HC Nussenzweig MC Dalla-Favera R 《Nature genetics》2008,40(1):108-112
Most human B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (B-NHLs) derive from germinal centers (GCs), the structure in which B cells undergo somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR) before being selected for high-affinity antibody production. The pathogenesis of B-NHL is associated with distinct genetic lesions, including chromosomal translocations and aberrant SHM, which arise from mistakes occurring during CSR and SHM. A direct link between these DNA remodeling events and GC lymphoma development, however, has not been demonstrated. Here we have crossed three mouse models of B cell lymphoma driven by oncogenes (Myc, Bcl6 and Myc/Bcl6; refs. 5,6) with mice lacking activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), the enzyme required for both CSR and SHM. We show that AID deficiency prevents Bcl6-dependent, GC-derived B-NHL, but has no impact on Myc-driven, pre-GC lymphomas. Accordingly, abrogation of AID is associated with the disappearance of CSR- and SHM-mediated structural alterations. These results show that AID is required for GC-derived lymphomagenesis, supporting the notion that errors in AID-mediated antigen-receptor gene modification processes are principal contributors to the pathogenesis of human B-NHL. 相似文献
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The role of microRNA-1 and microRNA-133 in skeletal muscle proliferation and differentiation 总被引:57,自引:0,他引:57
Chen JF Mandel EM Thomson JM Wu Q Callis TE Hammond SM Conlon FL Wang DZ 《Nature genetics》2006,38(2):228-233
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MicroRNA-responsive 'sensor' transgenes uncover Hox-like and other developmentally regulated patterns of vertebrate microRNA expression 总被引:18,自引:0,他引:18
Mansfield JH Harfe BD Nissen R Obenauer J Srineel J Chaudhuri A Farzan-Kashani R Zuker M Pasquinelli AE Ruvkun G Sharp PA Tabin CJ McManus MT 《Nature genetics》2004,36(10):1079-1083
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short ( approximately 22-nt) noncoding RNA molecules that downregulate expression of their mRNA targets. Since their discovery as regulators of developmental timing in Caenorhabditis elegans, hundreds of miRNAs have been identified in both animals and plants. Here, we report a technique for visualizing detailed miRNA expression patterns in mouse embryos. We elucidate the tissue-specific expression of several miRNAs during embryogenesis, including two encoded by genes embedded in homeobox (Hox) clusters, miR-10a and miR-196a. These two miRNAs are expressed in patterns that are markedly reminiscent of those of Hox genes. Furthermore, miR-196a negatively regulates Hoxb8, indicating that its restricted expression pattern probably reflects a role in the patterning function of the Hox complex. 相似文献
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Altered brain microRNA biogenesis contributes to phenotypic deficits in a 22q11-deletion mouse model 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Stark KL Xu B Bagchi A Lai WS Liu H Hsu R Wan X Pavlidis P Mills AA Karayiorgou M Gogos JA 《Nature genetics》2008,40(6):751-760
Individuals with 22q11.2 microdeletions show behavioral and cognitive deficits and are at high risk of developing schizophrenia. We analyzed an engineered mouse strain carrying a chromosomal deficiency spanning a segment syntenic to the human 22q11.2 locus. We uncovered a previously unknown alteration in the biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs) and identified a subset of brain miRNAs affected by the microdeletion. We provide evidence that the abnormal miRNA biogenesis emerges because of haploinsufficiency of the Dgcr8 gene, which encodes an RNA-binding moiety of the 'microprocessor' complex and contributes to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with the 22q11.2 microdeletion. 相似文献
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Lee JS Chu IS Mikaelyan A Calvisi DF Heo J Reddy JK Thorgeirsson SS 《Nature genetics》2004,36(12):1306-1311
Genetically modified mice have been extensively used for analyzing the molecular events that occur during tumor development. In many, if not all, cases, however, it is uncertain to what extent the mouse models reproduce features observed in the corresponding human conditions. This is due largely to lack of precise methods for direct and comprehensive comparison at the molecular level of the mouse and human tumors. Here we use global gene expression patterns of 68 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) from seven different mouse models and 91 human HCCs from predefined subclasses to obtain direct comparison of the molecular features of mouse and human HCCs. Gene expression patterns in HCCs from Myc, E2f1 and Myc E2f1 transgenic mice were most similar to those of the better survival group of human HCCs, whereas the expression patterns in HCCs from Myc Tgfa transgenic mice and in diethylnitrosamine-induced mouse HCCs were most similar to those of the poorer survival group of human HCCs. Gene expression patterns in HCCs from Acox1(-/-) mice and in ciprofibrate-induced HCCs were least similar to those observed in human HCCs. We conclude that our approach can effectively identify appropriate mouse models to study human cancers. 相似文献
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A conserved microRNA module exerts homeotic control over Petunia hybrida and Antirrhinum majus floral organ identity 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Cartolano M Castillo R Efremova N Kuckenberg M Zethof J Gerats T Schwarz-Sommer Z Vandenbussche M 《Nature genetics》2007,39(7):901-905
It is commonly thought that deep phylogenetic conservation of plant microRNAs (miRNAs) and their targets indicates conserved regulatory functions. We show that the blind (bl) mutant of Petunia hybrida and the fistulata (fis) mutant of Antirrhinum majus, which have similar homeotic phenotypes, are recessive alleles of two homologous miRNA-encoding genes. The BL and FIS genes control the spatial restriction of homeotic class C genes to the inner floral whorls, but their ubiquitous early floral expression patterns are in contradiction with a potential role in patterning C gene expression. We provide genetic evidence for the unexpected function of the MIRFIS and MIRBL genes in the center of the flower and propose a dynamic mechanism underlying their regulatory role. Notably, Arabidopsis thaliana, a more distantly related species, also contains this miRNA module but does not seem to use it to confine early C gene expression to the center of the flower. 相似文献
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