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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2012

Interaction between microRNAs and actin-associated protein Arpc5 regulates translational suppression during male germ cell differentiation.

Yao-Fu Chang, Jennifer S Lee-Chang, J Saadi Imam, Kalyan Chakravarthy Buddavarapu, Sarah S Subaran, Amiya P Sinha-Hikim, Myriam Gorospe, Manjeet K Rao

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of actin cytoskeleton component Arp2/3 in inflammatory response.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  9. The roles of microRNAs in regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yao-Fu ChangGreehey Children's Cancer Research Institute and Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
Jennifer S Lee-Chang
J Saadi Imam
Kalyan Chakravarthy Buddavarapu
Sarah S Subaran
Amiya P Sinha-Hikim
Myriam Gorospe
Manjeet K Rao
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USNational Institute on Aging · USCancer Research Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences · SKCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science · US

Funding

Post-transcriptional Regulation Of Proliferative and Stress Response GenesZIAAG000511 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI GOROSPE, MYRIAM · 2009 to 2025
$25.4M
Cancer Biology Training ProgramT32CA148724 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Pei Wang, Feng-Chun Yang · 2011 to 2026
$3.3M
Catenins: A role in spertmatogenesis and sperm maturationR01HD057118 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI RAO, MANJEET KUMAR · 2009 to 2010
$594k
Intramural NIH HHSNICHD NIH HHS HD057118NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD057118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decoupling of transcription and translation during postmeiotic germ cell differentiation is critical for successful spermatogenesis. Here we establish that the interaction between microRNAs and actin-associated protein Arpc5 sets the stage for an elaborate translational control mechanism by facilitating the sequestration of germ cell mRNAs into translationally inert ribonucleoprotein particles until they are later translated. Our studies reveal that loss of microRNA-dependent regulation of Arpc5, which controls the distribution of germ cell mRNAs between translationally active and inactive pools, results in abnormal round spermatid differentiation and impaired fertility. Interestingly, Arpc5 functions as a broadly acting translational suppressor, as it inhibits translation initiation by blocking 80S formation and facilitates the transport of mRNAs to chromatoid/P bodies. These findings identify a unique role for actin-associated proteins in translational regulation, and suggest that mRNA-specific and general translational control mechanisms work in tandem to regulate critical germ cell differentiation events and diverse somatic cell functions.

Indexed as

Actin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexAnimalsBase SequenceCell DifferentiationChromatinEnzyme ActivationGene Expression RegulationHaploidyHeLa CellsHumansMaleMeiosisMiceMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataProtaminesActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexArpc5 protein, mouseChromatinMicroRNAsProtaminesRibonuclease IIIRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID22447776
PMCPMC3326518
OpenAlexW1967922137

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