Project description:In placental mammals, adaptation to extra-uterine life requires complex metabolic adjustments linked to the abrupt transition from the transplacental transfer of glucose toward the use of fat originating from the motherM-bM-^@M-^Ys milk as a major energy source. The study of a novel knock-out mouse model led us to identify the biological roles of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region during this metabolic transition. The miR-379/miR-410 cluster is the largest mammalian-specific miRNA cluster composed of 39 pre-miRNA and expressed from the maternally-inherited allele. We unexpectedly found that ~ 35% of heterozygous neonates with a maternal - but not paternal - deletion of the entire 40kb-long miRNA cluster die shortly after birth due to defects in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, as evidenced by impaired hepatic glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis. This maladaptive metabolic response is accompanied by profound changes in the neonatal hepatic gene expression program, notably a decrease in the activation of a large set of metabolic genes linked to lipid metabolism. Our study unveils essential roles for the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the transition from fetal to postnatal life, revealing new layers of RNA-mediated gene regulation at the Dlk1-Dio3 domain that impose parent-of-origin effects on postnatal metabolic functions. Liver gene expression at P1 was measured in neonates with a maternally-inherited deletion of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster (KO) and compared to that of wild-type littermates (n=5). KO_normoglycemic and KO_hypoglycemic individuals correspond to mutant pups wild mild hypoglycemia (n=3) and with severe hypoglycemia (n =7), respectively.
Project description:In placental mammals, adaptation to extra-uterine life requires complex metabolic adjustments linked to the abrupt transition from the transplacental transfer of glucose toward the use of fat originating from the mother’s milk as a major energy source. The study of a novel knock-out mouse model led us to identify the biological roles of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region during this metabolic transition. The miR-379/miR-410 cluster is the largest mammalian-specific miRNA cluster composed of 39 pre-miRNA and expressed from the maternally-inherited allele. We unexpectedly found that ~ 35% of heterozygous neonates with a maternal - but not paternal - deletion of the entire 40kb-long miRNA cluster die shortly after birth due to defects in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, as evidenced by impaired hepatic glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis. This maladaptive metabolic response is accompanied by profound changes in the neonatal hepatic gene expression program, notably a decrease in the activation of a large set of metabolic genes linked to lipid metabolism. Our study unveils essential roles for the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the transition from fetal to postnatal life, revealing new layers of RNA-mediated gene regulation at the Dlk1-Dio3 domain that impose parent-of-origin effects on postnatal metabolic functions.
Project description:In placental mammals, adaptation to extra-uterine life requires complex metabolic adjustments linked to the abrupt transition from the transplacental transfer of glucose toward the use of fat originating from the motherM-bM-^@M-^Ys milk as a major energy source. The study of a novel knock-out mouse model led us to identify the biological roles of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region during this metabolic transition. The miR-379/miR-410 cluster is the largest mammalian-specific miRNA cluster composed of 39 pre-miRNA and expressed from the maternally-inherited allele. We unexpectedly found that ~ 35% of heterozygous neonates with a maternal - but not paternal - deletion of the entire 40kb-long miRNA cluster die shortly after birth due to defects in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, as evidenced by impaired hepatic glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis. This maladaptive metabolic response is accompanied by profound changes in the neonatal hepatic gene expression program, notably a decrease in the activation of a large set of metabolic genes linked to lipid metabolism. Our study unveils essential roles for the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the transition from fetal to postnatal life, revealing new layers of RNA-mediated gene regulation at the Dlk1-Dio3 domain that impose parent-of-origin effects on postnatal metabolic functions. Liver gene expression was measured in mice with a maternally-inherited deletion of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster (KO) and in wild-type littermates (WT) at embryonic day E19.5 (n=3 per genotype) and on the day of birth (P0, n=4 WT and 5 KO).
Project description:In placental mammals, adaptation to extra-uterine life requires complex metabolic adjustments linked to the abrupt transition from the transplacental transfer of glucose toward the use of fat originating from the mother’s milk as a major energy source. The study of a novel knock-out mouse model led us to identify the biological roles of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region during this metabolic transition. The miR-379/miR-410 cluster is the largest mammalian-specific miRNA cluster composed of 39 pre-miRNA and expressed from the maternally-inherited allele. We unexpectedly found that ~ 35% of heterozygous neonates with a maternal - but not paternal - deletion of the entire 40kb-long miRNA cluster die shortly after birth due to defects in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, as evidenced by impaired hepatic glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis. This maladaptive metabolic response is accompanied by profound changes in the neonatal hepatic gene expression program, notably a decrease in the activation of a large set of metabolic genes linked to lipid metabolism. Our study unveils essential roles for the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the transition from fetal to postnatal life, revealing new layers of RNA-mediated gene regulation at the Dlk1-Dio3 domain that impose parent-of-origin effects on postnatal metabolic functions.
Project description:In placental mammals, adaptation to extra-uterine life requires complex metabolic adjustments linked to the abrupt transition from the transplacental transfer of glucose toward the use of fat originating from the motherM-bM-^@M-^Ys milk as a major energy source. The study of a novel knock-out mouse model led us to identify the biological roles of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region during this metabolic transition. The miR-379/miR-410 cluster is the largest mammalian-specific miRNA cluster composed of 39 pre-miRNA and expressed from the maternally-inherited allele. We unexpectedly found that ~ 35% of heterozygous neonates with a maternal - but not paternal - deletion of the entire 40kb-long miRNA cluster die shortly after birth due to defects in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, as evidenced by impaired hepatic glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis. This maladaptive metabolic response is accompanied by profound changes in the neonatal hepatic gene expression program, notably a decrease in the activation of a large set of metabolic genes linked to lipid metabolism. Our study unveils essential roles for the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the transition from fetal to postnatal life, revealing new layers of RNA-mediated gene regulation at the Dlk1-Dio3 domain that impose parent-of-origin effects on postnatal metabolic functions. Liver gene expression was measured in mice with a maternally-inherited deletion of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster and in wild-type littermates at embryonic day E19.5, 4h following the caesarean delivery (n=4 biological replicates per genotype)
Project description:In placental mammals, adaptation to extra-uterine life requires complex metabolic adjustments linked to the abrupt transition from the transplacental transfer of glucose toward the use of fat originating from the mother’s milk as a major energy source. The study of a novel knock-out mouse model led us to identify the biological roles of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region during this metabolic transition. The miR-379/miR-410 cluster is the largest mammalian-specific miRNA cluster composed of 39 pre-miRNA and expressed from the maternally-inherited allele. We unexpectedly found that ~ 35% of heterozygous neonates with a maternal - but not paternal - deletion of the entire 40kb-long miRNA cluster die shortly after birth due to defects in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, as evidenced by impaired hepatic glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis. This maladaptive metabolic response is accompanied by profound changes in the neonatal hepatic gene expression program, notably a decrease in the activation of a large set of metabolic genes linked to lipid metabolism. Our study unveils essential roles for the miR-379/miR-410 cluster at the transition from fetal to postnatal life, revealing new layers of RNA-mediated gene regulation at the Dlk1-Dio3 domain that impose parent-of-origin effects on postnatal metabolic functions.
Project description:Non-coding RNAs from the Dlk1-Dio3 locus are critical for the maturation of metabolic tissues in early stages of postnatal development; however, their role in the mature organs remains elusive. Herein, we show that microRNAs from the miR-379/miR-410 cluster are robustly upregulated in livers of obese human subjects and various mouse models of metabolic dysfunction. Adult-onset, combinatorial inhibition of this miRNA cluster by hepatocyte-specific expression of a decoy sequence induced profound reductions in triglyceride, total and LDL cholesterol circulating levels, as well as decreased basal glycemia and improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Consistent with the decoy-triggered enhancement of PI3K/mTOR signaling in these mice, hepatocytes expressing the combinatorial decoy showed augmented mitochondrial mass and function. Notably, decoy therapy led to vast improvements in glucose and lipid homeostasis in both type 1 diabetic and diet-induced, type 2 pre-diabetic, obese animals with no discernable side effects. Collectively, our results demonstrate that microRNAs from the miR-379/miR-410 cluster are critical regulators of metabolic homeostasis in the mature liver. Given the preservation of miRNA dysfunction in human obesity, combinatorial inhibition of an entire miRNA cluster by decoy-mediated targeting represents an unprecedented approach towards multi-parameter improvements in diabetes and obesity.
Project description:The miR-379/miR-410 cluster, belonging to the Dlk1-Dio3 locus, is the largest cluster of miRNAs in mammals. Most of its components are predicted to regulate insulin signaling, and we found consistent upregulation of the cluster in the livers of obese subjects as well as of different experimental models of insulin resistance. We have engineered a tool, a TuD, able to target two microRNAs from the cluster in a liver-specific manner. As a result, the cluster is repressed, which activates insulin signaling in the liver and leads to enhanced hepatic insulin sensitivity and reduced hepatic glucose output. This dataset includes transcriptomics data from liver tissue of young male mice carrying hepatic-specific expression of a TuD inhibitor able to repress the miR-379/miR-410 cluster (n=6) or a negative control sequence (n=5).
Project description:Combinatorial targeting of the miR-379/miR-410 cluster normalizes glucose and lipid homeostasis in male models of diabetes and obesity
Project description:We recently reported that the loss of the microRNA cluster miR-379-410 leads to hypersocial behavior and anxiety in mice. With this study, we show that ablating miR-379-410 in excitatory neurons of the postnatal mouse hippocampus recapitulates hypersociability, but not anxiety. At the cellular level, miR-379-410 loss in excitatory neurons leads to increased excitatory synaptic transmission and upregulation of an actomyosin gene network. Re-expression of three cluster miRNAs, as well as pharmacological inhibition of the actomyosin activator ROCK, was sufficient to reinstate normal sociability in miR-379-410 knockout mice. Our results unveil a novel microRNA-actomyosin pathway involved in the control of sociability.