The critical role of mRNA destabilizing protein heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein d in 3' untranslated region-mediated decay of low-density lipoprotein receptor mRNA in liver tissue.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous studies showed that low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mRNA 3' untranslated region (UTR) contains regulatory elements responsible for rapid mRNA turnover in hepatic cells and mediates the mRNA stabilization induced by berberine (BBR). Here, we elucidate the underlying mechanism of BBR's action by characterizing mRNA-binding proteins that modulate LDLR mRNA decay via 3'UTR in liver tissue in vivo.

Approach and results

We generated a transgenic mouse model (Alb-Luc-UTR) that expresses Luc-LDLR3'UTR reporter gene driven by the albumin promoter to study 3'UTR function in mediating LDLR mRNA decay in liver tissue. We show that treating Alb-Luc-UTR mice with BBR led to significant increases in hepatic bioluminescence signals, Luc-UTR mRNA, and LDLR mRNA lev

SUBMITTER: Singh AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4032120 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature