MicroRNA-184 distribution and consequences on glial septate junctions and the blood-brain barrier.

ABSTRACT: Cellular permeability barriers restrict the diffusion of solutes, pathogens, and cells across tissues. In Drosophila melanogaster, septate and tricellular junctions create permeability barriers in epithelia and the blood-brain barrier in glia. In vitro, and in vivo studies in the epithelia of the Drosophila wing imaginal discs identified microRNA-184 (miR-184) as a potential regulator of a subset of pleated septate and tricellular junction proteins. However, which tissues express miR-184, and the consequences of miR-184 expression on the blood-brain barrier has not been examined. Using a miR-184 sensor, we found that miR-184 is absent in tissues with pleated septate junctions but is present in tissues with smooth septate junctions. When expressed in the subperineurial glia that form the bl

SUBMITTER: Paluri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12677480 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature