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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2014

MicroRNA 340 is involved in UVB-induced dendrite formation through the regulation of RhoA expression in melanocytes.

Qiang Jian, Qing An, Dongning Zhu, Kun Hui, Ying Liu, Sumin Chi, Chengxin Li

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Qiang JianDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Qing AnDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Dongning ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Kun HuiDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China Department of Dermatology, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Sumin ChiDepartment of Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China chxinli@fmu.edu.cn chengxinderm@163.com.
Chengxin LiDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China Department of Dermatology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China chxinli@fmu.edu.cn chengxinderm@163.com.
Air Force Medical University · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CNShaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNXijing Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The influence of UV irradiation on pigmentation is well established, but the molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling dendrite formation remain incompletely understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small RNAs that participate in various cellular processes by suppressing the expression of target mRNAs. In this study, we investigated the expression of miRNAs in response to UVB irradiation using a microarray screen and then identified potential mRNA targets for differentially expressed miRNAs among the genes governing dendrite formation. We subsequently determined the ability of miRNA 340 (miR-340) to suppress the expression of RhoA, which is a predicted miR-340 target gene that regulates dendrite formation. The overexpression of miR-340 promoted dendrite formation and melanosome transport, and the downregulation of miR-340 inhibited UVB-induced dendrite formation and melanosome transport. Moreover, a luciferase reporter assay demonstrated direct targeting of RhoA by miR-340 in the immortalized human melanocyte cell line Pig1. In conclusion, this study has established an miRNA associated with UVB irradiation. The significant downregulation of RhoA protein and mRNA expression after UVB irradiation and the modulation of miR-340 expression suggest a key role for miR-340 in regulating UVB-induced dendrite formation and melanosome transport.

Indexed as

Base SequenceBinding Sitescdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell LineDendritesGene Expression RegulationHumansMelanocytesMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated KinasesRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSkin Pigmentationcdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinMicroRNAsMIRN340 microRNA, humanrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated KinasesRNA, MessengerROCK1 protein, human

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PMID24980435
PMCPMC4135612
OpenAlexW2126408367

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