MicroRNA miR-137 regulates neuronal maturation by targeting ubiquitin ligase mind bomb-1.

ABSTRACT: The maturation of young neurons is regulated by complex mechanisms and dysregulation of this process is frequently found in neurodevepmental disorders. MicroRNAs have been implicated in several steps of neuronal maturation including dendritic and axonal growth, spine development, and synaptogenesis. We demonstrate that one brain-enriched microRNA, miR-137, has a significant role in regulating neuronal maturation. Overexpression of miR-137 inhibits dendritic morphogenesis, phenotypic maturation, and spine development both in brain and cultured primary neurons. On the other hand, a reduction in miR-137 had opposite effects. We further show that miR-137 targets the Mind bomb one (Mib1) protein through the conserved target site located in the 3' untranslated region of Mib1 messenger RNA. Mib1

SUBMITTER: Smrt RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3140955 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature