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ArticleNature communications2014

MicroRNA-302b augments host defense to bacteria by regulating inflammatory responses via feedback to TLR/IRAK4 circuits.

Xikun Zhou, Xuefeng Li, Yan Ye, Kelei Zhao, Yan Zhuang, Yi Li, Yuquan Wei, Min Wu

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in Nature communications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 68 papers.

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68citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xikun Zhou1] Department of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA [2] State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China [3].
Xuefeng Li1] Department of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA [2] State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China [3].
Yan YeDepartment of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA.
Kelei ZhaoDepartment of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA.
Yan ZhuangDepartment of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA.
Yi Li1] Department of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA [2] State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yuquan WeiState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Min WuDepartment of Basic Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-9037, USA.
University of North Dakota · USSichuan University · CN

Funding

Pilot Projects CoreP30GM103329 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI GEIGER, JONATHAN DAVID · 2012 to 2016
$5.1M
Lung epithelium collaborates with alveolar macrophages in host defenseR15AI101973 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI WU, MIN · 2012 to 2012
$414k
DNA Based Repair and MAP kinasesR03ES014690 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI WU, MIN · 2006 to 2007
$138k
NIAID NIH HHS NIH AI101973-01NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI101973NIEHS NIH HHS R03 ES014690NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103329
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in a spectrum of physiological and pathological conditions, including immune responses. miR-302b has been implicated in stem cell differentiation but its role in immunity remains unknown. Here we show that miR-302b is induced by Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 through ERK-p38-NF-κB signalling upon Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Suppression of inflammatory responses to bacterial infection is mediated by targeting IRAK4, a protein required for the activation and nuclear translocation of NF-κB. Through negative feedback, enforced expression of miR-302b or IRAK4 siRNA silencing inhibits downstream NF-κB signalling and airway leukocyte infiltration, thereby alleviating lung injury and increasing survival in P. aeruginosa-infected mice. In contrast, miR-302b inhibitors exacerbate inflammatory responses and decrease survival in P. aeruginosa-infected mice and lung cells. These findings reveal that miR-302b is a novel inflammatory regulator of NF-κB activation in respiratory bacterial infections by providing negative feedback to TLRs-mediated immunity.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDactinomycinFemaleGene Expression RegulationInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMicroscopy, ConfocalPseudomonas aeruginosaRNA, Small InterferingToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4DactinomycinInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesIrak4 protein, mouseMicroRNAsRNA, Small InterferingToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4

Identifiers

PMID24717937
PMCPMC4011559
OpenAlexW1988125711

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