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MicroRNA expression profiling of NGF-treated PC12 cells revealed a critical role for miR-221 in neuronal differentiation
Authors:Hamada Nanako  Fujita Yasunori  Kojima Toshio  Kitamoto Aya  Akao Yukihiro  Nozawa Yoshinori  Ito Masafumi
Affiliation:Department of Longevity and Aging Research, Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology, Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan.
Abstract:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that control protein expression through translational inhibition or mRNA degradation. MiRNAs have been implicated in diverse biological processes such as development, proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. Upon treatment with nerve growth factor (NGF), rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells elicit neurite outgrowth and differentiate into neuron-like cells. NGF plays a critical role not only in neuronal differentiation but also in protection against apoptosis. In an attempt to identify NGF-regulated miRNAs in PC12 cells, we performed miRNA microarray analysis using total RNA harvested from cells treated with NGF. In response to NGF treatment, expression of 8 and 12 miRNAs were up- and down-regulated, respectively. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of 11 out of 20 miRNAs verified increased expression of miR-181a, miR-221 and miR-326, and decreased expression of miR-106b, miR-126, miR-139-3p, miR-143, miR-210 and miR-532-3p after NGF treatment, among which miR-221 was drastically up-regulated. Functional annotation analysis of potential target genes of 7 out of 9 miRNAs excluding the passenger strands (*) revealed that NGF may regulate expression of various genes by controlling miRNA expression, including those whose functions and processes are known to be related to NGF. Overexpression of miR-221 induced neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells in the absence of NGF treatment, and also enhanced neuronal differentiation caused by low-dose NGF. Furthermore, miR-221 potentiated formation of neurite network, which was associated with increased expression of synapsin I, a marker for synapse formation. More importantly, knockdown of miR-221 expression by antagomir attenuated NGF-mediated neuronal differentiation. Finally, miR-221 decreased expression of Foxo3a and Apaf-1, both of which are known to be involved in apoptosis in PC12 cells. Our results suggest that miR-221 plays a critical role in neuronal differentiation as well as protection against apoptosis in PC12 cells.
Keywords:miRNA, microRNA   3′-UTR, 3′-untranslated region   AD, Alzheimer’s diseases   NGF, nerve growth factor   MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase   DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium   HS, horse serum   FBS, fetal bovine serum   GEO, Gene Expression Omnibus   Foxo3a, forkhead box O3a   Apaf-1, apoptosis protease activator protein-1   KSR, kinase suppressor of Ras
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