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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2013

MicroRNA-92a negatively regulates Toll-like receptor (TLR)-triggered inflammatory response in macrophages by targeting MKK4 kinase.

Lihua Lai, Yinjing Song, Yang Liu, Qingyun Chen, Quan Han, Weilin Chen, Ting Pan, Yuanyuan Zhang, Xuetao Cao, Qingqing Wang

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lihua LaiInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Yinjing SongInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Yang LiuInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Qingyun ChenInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Quan HanInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Weilin ChenInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Ting PanInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Yuanyuan ZhangInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Xuetao CaoInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Qingqing WangInstitute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China. Electronic address: wqq@zju.edu.cn.
Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in the initiation of immune responses against invading pathogens. MicroRNAs have been shown to be important regulators of TLR signaling. In this study, we have found that the stimulation of multiple TLRs rapidly reduced the levels of microRNA-92a (miRNA-92a) and some other members of the miRNA-92a family in macrophages. miR-92a mimics significantly decreased, whereas miR-92a knockdown increased, the activation of the JNK/c-Jun pathway and the production of inflammatory cytokines in macrophages when stimulated with ligands for TLR4. Furthermore, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4), a kinase that activates JNK/stress-activated protein kinase, was found to be directly targeted by miR-92a. Similar to the effects of the miR-92a mimics, knockdown of MKK4 inhibited the activation of JNK/c-Jun signaling and the production of TNF-α and IL-6. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that TLR-mediated miR-92a reduction feedback enhances TLR-triggered production of inflammatory cytokines in macrophages, thus outlining new mechanisms for fine-tuning the TLR-triggered inflammatory response.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsHumansInflammationLigandsMacrophagesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 43' Untranslated RegionsLigandsMAP2K4 protein, humanMap2k4 protein, mouseMAP Kinase Kinase 4MicroRNAsMIRN92 microRNA, humanMirn92 microRNA, mouseRNA, Small InterferingTLR4 protein, humanTlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID23355465
PMCPMC3597832
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