Dynamic MicroRNA Gene Transcription and Processing during T Cell Development
- Author(s)
- Kirigin, FF; Lindstedt, K; Sellars, M; Ciofani, M; Low, SL; Jones, L; Bell, F; Pauli, F; Bonneau, R; Myers, RM; Littman, DR; Chong, MMW;
- Details
- Publication Year 2012-04-01,Volume 188,Issue #7,Page 3257-3267
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- By disrupting microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis, we previously showed that this pathway is critical for the differentiation and function of T cells. Although various cloning studies have shown that many miRNAs are expressed during T cell development, and in a dynamic manner, it was unclear how comprehensive these earlier analyses were. We therefore decided to profile miRNA expression by next generation sequencing. Furthermore, we profiled miRNA expression starting from the hematopoietic stem cell. This analysis revealed that miRNA expression during T cell development is extremely dynamic, with 645 miRNAs sequenced, and the expression of some varying by as much as 3 orders of magnitude. Furthermore, changes in precursor processing led to altered mature miRNA sequences. We also analyzed the structures of the primary miRNA transcripts expressed in T cells and found that many were extremely long. The longest was pri-mir-29b-1/29a at similar to 168 kb. All the long pri-miRNAs also displayed extensive splicing. Our findings indicate that miRNA expression during T cell development is both a highly dynamic and a highly regulated process. The Journal of Immunology, 2012, 188: 3257-3267.
- Publisher
- AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
- Keywords
- NONCODING RNAS; POLYMERASE-II; HUMAN GENOME; IDENTIFICATION; BIOGENESIS; EXPRESSION; PROMOTERS; SEQUENCES; SELECTION; MIR-181A
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1103175
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Creation Date: 2012-04-01 12:00:00