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MiR-370 is stage-specifically expressed during mouse embryonic development and regulates Dnmt3a

  • Liu Qi
  • , He Hongjuan
  • , Gu Ning
  • , Han Zhengbin
  • , Xing Yanjiang
  • , Zeng Tiebo
  • , Huang Zhijun
  • , Wu Qiong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that participate in a large variety of biological processes. In this paper, the spatiotemporal expression pattern of miR-370 was characterized during mouse embryonic development, and was found to be stage- and tissue-specifically expressed. In addition, through luciferase reporter assays and western blot analyses, DNA methyltransferase 3A (Dnmt3a) was identified as a directly regulated target of miR-370. Altogether, our results indicate that miR-370 may play important roles in the morphogenesis of diverse organs, especially brain and adrenal glands, by mediating Dnmt3a expression during mouse development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)775-781
Number of pages7
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume587
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dnmt3a
  • Embryonic development
  • Spatiotemporal expression
  • miR-370

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