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MiR-146a wild-type 3' sequence identity is dispensable for proper innate immune function in vivo.


ABSTRACT: The prevailing model of microRNA function is that the "seed region" (nt 2-8) is sufficient to mediate target recognition and repression. However, numerous recent studies have challenged this model, either by demonstrating extensive 3' pairing between physically defined miRNA-mRNA pairs or by showing in Caenorhabditis elegans that disrupted 3' pairing can result in impaired function in vivo. To test the importance of miRNA 3' pairing in a mammalian system in vivo, we engineered a mutant murine mir-146a allele in which the 5' half of the mature microRNA retains its wild-type sequence, but the 3' half's sequence has been altered to robustly disrupt predicted pairing to this latter region. Mice homozygous or hemizygous for this mutant allele are phenotypically indistinguishable from wild-type controls and do not recapitulate any of the immunopathology previously described for mir-146a-null mice. Our results indicate that 3' pairing is dispensable for the established myeloid function of this key mammalian microRNA.

SUBMITTER: Bertolet G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379685 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MiR-146a wild-type 3' sequence identity is dispensable for proper innate immune function in vivo.

Bertolet Grant G   Kongchan Natee N   Miller Rebekah R   Patel Ravi K RK   Jain Antrix A   Choi Jong Min JM   Saltzman Alexander B AB   Christenson Amber A   Jung Sung Yun SY   Malovannaya Anna A   Grimson Andrew A   Neilson Joel R JR  

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The prevailing model of microRNA function is that the "seed region" (nt 2-8) is sufficient to mediate target recognition and repression. However, numerous recent studies have challenged this model, either by demonstrating extensive 3' pairing between physically defined miRNA-mRNA pairs or by showing in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> that disrupted 3' pairing can result in impaired function in vivo. To test the importance of miRNA 3' pairing in a mammalian system in vivo, we engineered a mutant mu  ...[more]

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