本研究是由中國科學(xué)院動(dòng)物研究所生物膜與膜生物工程國家重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗室與北京307醫院青藤轉化醫學(xué)中心腫瘤學(xué)實(shí)驗室共同合作完成,文章的通訊作者是中科院動(dòng)物所的劉峰研究院。
研究者首先以斑馬魚(yú)為研究對象,進(jìn)行一系列功能學(xué)實(shí)驗,發(fā)現miR-142a-3p在造血細胞中特異性表達,推測它可能在造血中起了重要的作用。為進(jìn)一步的證實(shí)以上推論,研究者通過(guò)敲除miR-142a-3p基因,進(jìn)行了一系列loss of function的實(shí)驗,實(shí)驗數據表明miR-142a-3p是HSC形成和T細胞分化過(guò)程中不可或缺的因子。進(jìn)一步研究發(fā)現,敲除miR-142a-3p基因影響了造血內皮細胞,進(jìn)而延緩了最早的HSCs細胞在胚胎中出現的時(shí)間。
那么irf7下游又調控什么呢?為了使整個(gè)故事更加完整,研究者試圖探究更多,最終發(fā)現irf7與Gcsfr-Nitric Oxide (NO)炎癥信號通路可能相關(guān)。同時(shí),他們還發(fā)現miR-142a-3p在小鼠造血中也發(fā)揮了重要的作用。
原文出處:
miR-142-3p regulates the formation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells in vertebrates.
Abstract: Previous studies on developmental hematopoiesis have mainly focused on signaling and transcription factors,while the appreciation of epigenetic regulation including that of microRNAs is recent. Here, we show that in zebrafish and mouse, miR-142-3p is specifically expressed in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Knockdown of miR-142a-3p in zebrafish led to a reduced population of HSCs in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros (AGM) region as well as T-cell defects in the thymus. Mechanistically, miR-142a-3p regulates HSC formation and differentiation through the repression of interferon regulatory factor 7 (irf7)-mediated inflammation signaling. Finally, we show that miR-142-3p is also involved in the development of HSCs in mouse AGM, suggesting that it has a highly conserved role in vertebrates. Together, these findings unveil the pivotal roles that miR-142a-3p plays in the formation and differentiation of HSCs by repressing irf7 signaling.
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