MicroRNA binding by wildtype Ago2 and mutant Ago2 in human cells
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ABSTRACT: Ago2 binds mature microRNAs (miRNAs) to regulate gene expression. A mutant Ago2 is constructed to render it unable to bind miRNAs and inhibit mRNA translation.
Project description:Ago2 binds mature microRNAs (miRNAs) to regulate gene expression. A mutant Ago2 is constructed to render it unable to bind miRNAs and inhibit mRNA translation. Human 293T cells were transiently transfected with a plasmid that encoded a FLAG-tagged wildtype human Ago2 or mutant Ago2. FLAG IP was preformed, and assoicated RNA was isolated and subjected miRNA microarray analysis.
Project description:As a core RISC component, Ago2 associates with miRNAs and target mRNAs. To identify these mRNAs, we ran lysate from HEK293T cells over a FLAG resin from 2 conditions: +FLAG-Ago2, +mock transfection. To identify mRNAs associated with specific miRNAs, we ran lysate from HEK293T cells over a FLAG resin from 2 conditions: +FLAG-Ago2 & miR-1, and +FLAG-Ago2 & miR-124. Set of arrays that are part of repeated experiments Compound Based Treatment: mock transfected Keywords: Biological Replicate
Project description:miRNAs were enriched from HEK293T cells using the ambion FLASHPAGE fractionater after mock transfection, Ago2 transfection, and FLAG-Ago2 IP. miRNAs were labeled and hybridized: Ago2 transfected vs. mock transfection and Ago2 transfected vs. Ago2 IPs. Set of arrays that are part of repeated experiments Keywords: Biological Replicate
Project description:Small RNAs were cloned from wildtype and Ago2 catalytic dead mouse fetal liver to uncover slicing dependent miRNAs in hematopoietic tissue
Project description:As a core RISC component, Ago2 associates with miRNAs and target mRNAs. To identify these mRNAs, we ran lysate from HEK293T cells over a FLAG resin from 2 conditions: +FLAG-Ago2, +mock transfection. To identify mRNAs associated with specific miRNAs, we ran lysate from HEK293T cells over a FLAG resin from 2 conditions: +FLAG-Ago2 & miR-1, and +FLAG-Ago2 & miR-124. Set of arrays that are part of repeated experiments Compound Based Treatment: mock transfected Keywords: Biological Replicate Biological Replicate Computed
Project description:miRNAs were enriched from HEK293T cells using the ambion FLASHPAGE fractionater after mock transfection, Ago2 transfection, and FLAG-Ago2 IP. miRNAs were labeled and hybridized: Ago2 transfected vs. mock transfection and Ago2 transfected vs. Ago2 IPs. Set of arrays that are part of repeated experiments Keywords: Biological Replicate Biological Replicate Computed
Project description:Here, seeking to gain insight into the array of transcripts engaged with miRNAs in human brain, we performed HITS-CLIP to profile transcriptome-wide Ago2:RNA interactions in a panel of eleven post-mortem adult human brain samples harvested from adult motor cortex and cingulate gyrus, regions associated with movement and psychiatric disorders .
Project description:In this study we aimed to uncover which miRNAs are changed in the Ago2-amygdala complex following chronic social defeat in mice We used microarrays to determine which miRNAs are changed in the Ago2-amygdala complexof mice following chronic social defeat compared to control
Project description:In mammals, RNA interference (RNAi) is mostly studied as a cytoplasmic event, however, numerous reports convincingly show nuclear localization of the AGO proteins. Nevertheless, the mechanism of nuclear entry remains to be fully elucidated, and the extent of nuclear RNAi further explored. We found that reduced Lamin A levels significantly induced nuclear influx of AGO2 in SHSY5Y neuroblastoma and A375 melanoma cancer cell lines, which normally have no nuclear AGO2. The translocation of AGO2 was accompanied by aggravated cell proliferation and we further found that the loss of Lamin A leads to EGFR and Src kinase activation, which regulates the turnover and stability of cytoplasmic AGO2. Furthermore, Lamin A KO significantly reduced the activity of nuclear RNAi. This was evident by AGO fPAR-CLIP in WT and Lamin A KO cells, where we observed ca 60% less efficiency of RNAi. Mass spectrometry of AGO interactome, from the nuclear fraction, indicated that AGO2 is in complex with FAM120A, a known interactor of AGO2 that reduces the activity of RNAi by competing with AGO2 transcript binding. Therefore, loss of Lamin A starts a signaling cascade that mediates nuclear AGO2 translocation to rapidly inhibit RNAi in order to facilitate cancer proliferation
Project description:Here, seeking to gain insight into the array of transcripts engaged with miRNAs in human brain, we performed HITS-CLIP to profile transcriptome-wide Ago2:RNA interactions in a panel of eleven post-mortem adult human brain samples harvested from adult motor cortex and cingulate gyrus, regions associated with movement and psychiatric disorders . High-throughput sequencing of RNA isolated by crosslinking immunoprecipitation (HITS-CLIP) Eleven post-mortem adult human brain tissues were subjected to ultraviolet radiation to crosslink proteins with nucleic acids, and HITS-CLIP was performed as previously described by Chi et al Nature. 2009 Jul 23;460(7254):479-86 using an anti-Ago2 polyclonal antibody and some additional modifications.