MicroRNA-128 downregulates Bax and induces apoptosis in human embryonic kidney cells |
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Authors: | Yogita?K?Adlakha Email author" target="_blank">Neeru?SainiEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India; |
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Abstract: | MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short ~21-nt non-coding RNA molecules that have been shown to regulate a number of biological processes.
Previous reports have shown that overexpression of miR-128 in glioma cells inhibited cell proliferation. Literature also suggests
that miR-128 negatively regulates prostate cancer cell invasion. Here, we show that overexpression of hsa-miR-128, a brain-enriched
microRNA, induces apoptosis in HEK293T cells as elucidated by apoptosis assay, cell cycle changes, loss of mitochondrial membrane
potential and multicaspase assay. By in silico analysis, we identified a putative target site within the 3′ untranslated region
(UTR) of Bax, a proapoptotic member of the apoptosis pathway. We found that ectopic expression of hsa-miR-128 suppressed a
luciferase reporter containing the Bax-3′ UTR and reduced the levels of Bax in HEK293T cells. Taken together, our study demonstrates
that overexpression of hsa-miR-128 not only induces apoptosis in HEK293T cells but also is an endogenous regulator of Bax
protein. |
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